Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, ministers embark on ''drought tours''
The ministers will take stock of the grim water shortages that has severely hit the people in these areas of the dry Marathwada region and submit their detailed reports to Fadnavis.
Mar 03, 2016, 19:45 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar wants to help drought-hit Marathwada
He reportedly wants to help with creation of irrigation facilities, power supply, road construction, drinking water supply etc.
Feb 21, 2016, 21:53 PM IST
Odisha protests 'reduction' in drought assistance
The Odisha Government has strongly protested the Centre's decision to cut the financial assistance for drought in 2015 by Rs 214 crore.
Feb 17, 2016, 16:25 PM IST
Bundelkhand's dalit women join hands to build water banks
Farmers of the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh started facing acute water shortage this year, too, with the onset of summer.
Jan 30, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
Over 100 infants died in Pakistan's Sindh of viral diseases
Over 100 newborn babies and several women have died in Pakistan's drought-hit southern Sindh province this month of water-borne and viral diseases, according to health officials.
Jan 28, 2016, 05:32 AM IST
DNA: The plight of Bundelkhand farmers
Watch how poor farmers in Bundelkhand live a life of struggles and hardship.
Jan 01, 2016, 00:33 AM IST
Telangana CM KCR spends Rs 7 crore on yagam, ignores drought-hit farmers' plight
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has said that the no government funds have been used for `Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam`.
Dec 23, 2015, 10:07 AM IST
DNA: Bundelkhand—the worst place in India to be a farmer
Watch how poor farmers in Bundelkhand live their life.
Dec 23, 2015, 00:01 AM IST
DNA: The heart-wrenching reality of drought-hit Bundelkhand
As per the Exclusive Zee Media report, the people of Bundelkhand are so poor that they are forced to eat 'Ghas ki Roti' (grass bread) to beat their hunger pangs.
Dec 23, 2015, 00:01 AM IST
Shocking! People of Bundelkhand are forced to eat 'Ghaas ki Roti' – Zee Media Exclusive
Here is a shocking revelation by Zee Media which narrates a heart wrenching survival story of poor farmers of Simra village situated in Bundelkhand's Tikampur region in Uttar Pradesh.
Dec 22, 2015, 22:56 PM IST
Why are people of Bundelkhand forced to eat roti made of grass?-Part 4
In some villages in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, which has been hit by drought for the third time in a row due to deficient rainfall, people are now forced to eat chapatis made of grass and
Dec 22, 2015, 21:30 PM IST
Why are people of Bundelkhand forced to eat roti made of grass?- Part 3
In some villages in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, which has been hit by drought for the third time in a row due to deficient rainfall, people are now forced to eat chapatis made of grass and
Dec 22, 2015, 21:28 PM IST
Why are people of Bundelkhand forced to eat roti made of grass?-Part 2
In some villages in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, which has been hit by drought for the third time in a row due to deficient rainfall, people are now forced to eat chapatis made of grass and
Dec 22, 2015, 21:25 PM IST
Why are people of Bundelkhand forced to eat roti made of grass?
In some villages in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, which has been hit by drought for the third time in a row due to deficient rainfall, people are now forced to eat chapatis made of grass and
Dec 22, 2015, 21:23 PM IST
Aurangabad's 'Roti Bank' to fight against hunger
'Roti Bank' collects and provides food for at least 300 people every day in the Aurangabad.
Dec 22, 2015, 20:57 PM IST
DNA: Look what the poor in Uttar Pradesh are eating to survive- Part-II
In Lalwadi village in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, they show us where they forage for the next meal: a parched field on the outskirts.
Dec 21, 2015, 23:38 PM IST
DNA: Look what the poor in Uttar Pradesh are eating to survive
In Lalwadi village in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, they show us where they forage for the next meal: a parched field on the outskirts.
Dec 21, 2015, 23:37 PM IST
Drought hits 207 districts in nine states, major steps taken
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said all farmers in the country would get soil health cards by 2017.
Dec 11, 2015, 23:32 PM IST
Drought-hit India's quest for water hampered by thirsty crops
Back-to-back droughts for the first time in nearly 30 years mean some rural areas in the north are running out of water for human consumption and agriculture, prompting warnings of serious consequences if urgent action is not taken.
Nov 28, 2015, 12:54 PM IST
Children bear brunt of climate change: UNICEF
Climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe weather conditions.
Nov 25, 2015, 11:54 AM IST
