 | Climate change made 2011-2020 decade wetter and warmer for India: WMODroughts between 2011-2020 caused significant socioeconomic and humanitarian impacts, with 82% of households in affected areas facing the risk of food insecurity. |
 | Announce Rs 10,000 crore drought aid or resign: BJP MLC Poojari to Karnataka CMAdmitting that it is the responsibility of the Centre also to grant funds, Poojari, however, said that the State Government must do its share of work first. |
 | AP: Fodder scarcity due to delayed monsoon & deficit rainfall hits milk output in Anantapur; cattle end up in abattoirsIn Anantapur, 3,000 metric tonnes of fodder, 2,500 metric tonnes of feed, and 600 metric tonnes of total mixed ration (TMR) are required. |
 | When elephants and monkeys go for fast foodThe great wildlife policy of the government of India with its crocodile tears for the wildlife has put a stop to killing them and now we are at their mercy. |
 | Andhra Agriculture Minister reassures farmers of drought-affected mandalsRevealing that the Central team will visit the State soon to assess the drought situation, the minister said the State officials have taken up field survey to assess the Kharif loss. |
 | BJP to put pressure on Karnataka government in session to release crop loss aidR Ashoka said, “Gunda culture has increased after the Congress came to power this May.” He also said that if Congress touches the RSS, it is nothing but digging its own grave. |
 | Rs 800 crore released for drought work: CM SiddaramaiahThe CM refuted former CM and state JDS president HD Kumaraswamy’s allegations that drought relief works have not reached people. Kumaraswamy has no information about the relief works, he added. |
 | Maize spared in drought now eaten away by fall armyworms, rue Perambalur, Ariyalur farmers in TNFarmers, however, complain that half the cultivation was damaged owing to deficit rain during the southwest monsoon. |
 | YSRC government ignored drought, says BJP secretaryThe State government can always tell the Centre about the drought situation and urge it to send official teams to assess the situation, besides seeking funds to take up relief measures. |
 | Only 2 of 18 MLAs attend meet to discuss droughtThe meeting held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Friday was to discuss crop loss, a solution to overcome the water crisis, and to find a lasting solution to the agriculture crisis in the district. |
| CM Siddaramaiah writes to FM, seeks early release of drought aidHe said the state government is seeking Rs 12,577 crore as relief towards the subsistence of small and marginal farmers whose families are completely dependent on agriculture. |
| Karnataka to pressure Centre for drought reliefLaw and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil said that the cabinet meeting expressed concern over the step-motherly treatment of Karnataka by the union government. |
 | As drought takes hold, villages in Gadag district empty outAs monsoon failed and farm work ended early, migration of people in the workable age group started to rise. |
 | Task force to prevent child marriages set up in KarnatakaAn official from the district administration said that to prevent child marriages, task forces have been set up in all taluks and officials are now keeping a strict vigil. |
 | Centre not releasing input subsidy for drought: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahHe said that delaying work amounts to corruption and will not be tolerated, and all officials should follow the guidelines of the government. |
 | Go to Centre to get relief instead of drought tour, Karnataka CM tells BJP netasChief Minister Siddaramaiah said if the BJP leaders have any concern for the state and farmers, they must ensure that the Centre releases grants. |
 | Odisha: Drought fear looms large as rainfall deficit hits paddy cropsCultivable lands in the district heavily rely on rainwater for irrigation, as existing irrigation projects serve only around 30 per cent (pc) of the land. |
 | Submit report on drought before November 15: Karnataka CM to district ministers“I have asked the district ministers to visit all the taluks in their districts to study drought. I have asked them to meet the people to know the ground reality. |
 | ‘Whenever Siddu is CM, Karnataka faces drought’: BJP state presidentHe claimed that the state government till date has not submitted details of estimated crop loss to the Centre. |
| Dip into state kitty to tackle drought: Karnataka BJP president to govtDubbing the Siddaramaiah government anti-farmer and anti-poor, he said Congress leaders are fighting among themselves, while those in power have hung on to their chairs. |
