-Governance Now ... and of planning to counter it. Climate change and economic growth will worsen water shortage, says an MIT study. But there are solutions – even now One billion people will be facing severe water shortage in India and neighbouring areas by 2050 thanks to climate change and expansion of economic growth, according to a projection made by the researchers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Their new study...

-The Indian Express 92 more than 2015, Govt taskforce says crisis too big, will take time to turn things around. Latur/ Pune: The farmer suicides, which have remained unstoppable for past few years in eight districts of Marathwada, have crossed the staggering 400-mark in just over four month period in 2016. Compared to 2015, as many as 92 more farmers have embraced deaths in the first four and half months of 2016, highlighting...

-The Times of India Ranchi: Jharkhand government is yet to act on a Supreme Court order of May 13 that had asked Drought-hit states to ensure midday meal in schools even during summer vacation. Local activists of the right to food campaign claimed that of the 10 Drought-hit states - Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh - Jharkhand is the only state that has...

-Hindustan Times India’s below-average and a largely flat food production this year is sure to keep prices of pulses high, prompting the government to take a slew of steps aimed at taming prices. Yet there is widening demand-supply deficit of one of the commonest protein item on an average Indian’s plate. * What happened? Lentils, the commonest protein item in an average Indian’s meal, are low on supplies. * What does it mean? Pulses could...

-Business Standard Water harvesting needs attention, not just irrigation The charter of demands recently submitted by chief ministers of Drought-hit states to the central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeks liberal assistance for the states' Drought relief efforts. These focus on managing the immediate crisis. While that is a valid concern, too few states sought aid for medium and long-term Drought mitigation and adaptation measures which are vital to blunt the...