-NDTV Tumkur (Karnataka): At a goshala or shelter for cows run by a private trust in Southern Karnataka's Tumkur district, its caretaker Suresh has an unenviable job. He has been instructed to serve only two portions of fodder, not the requisite meal of at least 3-5 kilograms of dry grass per day. "The smaller ones fight among themselves and they scream. Sometimes there is not enough water. I feel sad leaving...
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Managing the monsoon-MS Swaminathan
-The Hindu Aberrations in monsoon behaviour are not uncommon. What is new is the difficulty in forecasting caused by factors coming under the generic title, ‘Climate change.' Forecasts by the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum and the India Meteorological Department indicate that the south-west monsoon rainfall may be deficient. Also, there is a possibility of the evolution of an El Niño event during June to September. There is a 45 per cent...
More »Check dams a boon for parched villages -Sumita Sarkar
-The Times of India NASHIK: Two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Nashik have provided relief to some drought-prone villages in Nashik, by constructing check dams or by reviving the ancient ones. Ten villages have benefited from these projects and more check dams are in the offing. The NGOs had conducted independent research in Sinnar and in Peth, given that these areas suffered from acute water scarcity in the summer months. In 2007, the...
More »Rs. 2,000-crore relief for rain-hit farmers, says Chouhan
-The Hindu ‘Loss of crops, deaths in heavy rains, a national calamity' Madhya Pradesh: Calling the loss of crops and deaths in this week's torrential rain and hailstorm a national calamity, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan has said that Rs. 2,000 crore would be set aside for relief in the Vote-on-Account in the Vidhan Sabha starting on Monday. Forty-nine of the State's 51 districts have witnessed hailstorm and heavy rains due to...
More »Good news: Vidarbha suicides fall 50% -Vivek Deshpande
-The Indian Express Nagpur: Seven years after the suicide spiral in Vidarbha's six cotton-growing districts touched a record 1,449 in 2006, here's something to celebrate the new year with: the number of deaths fell to about half that number in 2013. The year gone by recorded only 752 suicides , although that number could rise by a few due to some late reporting. It also reflects a markedly improving suicide-to-population ratio considering...
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