The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to amend the drought manual following erratic southwest monsoon this year. The drought rules stipulate that the state should record 50 per cent deficient

This year's drought during kharif season has adversely affected production of oilseed, especially of the sunflower, in the district. Sunflower and groundnut are the major oilseed crops cultivated in

Victims of the massive earthquake that hit Jammu and Kashmir exactly an year ago staged a protest here today against the slow pace of the rehabilitation of those affected by the disaster that

For a city that has one of the most vulnerable coastlines in the country, here is more cause for worry: a major part of Chennai is seismically prone and is a 'high hazard' earthquake area, according

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was high time Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata followed New Delhi's way and switched to LNG (liquefied natural gas) as rising pollution levels posed

The cumulative rainfall during the monsoon in northeastern India has been significantly in deficit. Data of the India Meteorological Department shows that 26 of the 57 districts of the region are

The incidence of moderate drought will double to affect half the world by the end of the century unless green house gas emission are curbed according to a study backed by the British

Floods in many parts of the country

For the Raje government, the floods are a testing time but more could have been done to minimise the losses