Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday called for a global approach to respond to climate risks in view of vulnerability and inability of developing nation to cope with the challenge.

Crop water requirement and crop physiology has changed in the recent times. Hence, knowledge on climate change effects need to be updated to work out mitigation strategies, Ashwani Kumar, Director, Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar, said here recently.

Inaugurating a two-day training on “Stakeholders' Consultation on Climate Change Platform” at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, he called for developing new climate change mitigation models that could be field tested on farmer holdings for them to see and believe.

Union Minister of State for Water Resources & Minority Affairs Vincent H Pala has said that pilot and demonstrative artificial recharge studies have encouraging results in recharging the run-of

The State government will extend the repayment period for crop loans taken by farmers from cooperative institutions by one year in taluks that have been declared drought-hit in the State, Cooperati

Ground water levels are depleting fast in the State. Latest studies by the ground water department reveal that all districts in the state have witnessed a critical fall in the water table. Dr K.

Karnataka has sought Rs 2,605.99 cr

Citing that the drought situation in the State is indeed of a serious nature, the Central team which visited the State to assess the drought situation in December has opined that there is no exaggeration in Karnataka’s claims.