 | UN lists Pakistan among 23 drought-hit countriesBy 2050, an additional 4 million square kilometres of natural areas, equivalent to the size of India and Pakistan, would require drought restoration measures, the report said. |
 | UN: Horn of Africa drought kills over 1.5 million livestockThe U.N. World Food Program said on February 8 that drought has left an estimated 13 million people in the Horn of Africa facing severe hunger amid the driest conditions since 1981. |
 | Fleeing drought, hunger thousands trek to Somalia's capitalTheir growing ranks are expected to swell further in the coming months as the Horn of Africa region faces its worst drought conditions in a decade. |
 | CM Rao promises salary hikes and promotions for government employeesKCR’s announcements come in the wake of protests against GO 317 |
 | Nagaland disaster management body declares drought of 'moderate' nature in stateIt also considered the distress situation that had developed in almost the entire farming area affected by these conditions through field verification. |
 | Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters demand government action over drought in Iranian citySome videos on social media appeared to show police and protesters clashing in the dry bed of the Zayandehrud River. |
 | Kurnool: Team formed to curb migrationsResponding to a story on migrations published in these columns on Monday, District Collector P Koteswara Rao on Tuesday constituted a special team of officials to look into the matter. |
 | Kurnool drought leads to migrationsThey used to work as construction workers in cities and as farm workers in chilli fields. |
 | Maharashtra's water-starved Marathwada region records excess rainfallOfficials have earlier said that at least 91 people have died, while over 25 lakh hectares of farmland were destroyed due to excess rainfall in Marathwada in the last four months. |
 | Odisha rains: Normal life hit but farmers happyFarmers of Ganjam are relieved after rains lashed the district for the last two days. However, the incessant downpour poured misery on residents of low-lying areas of the district. |
 | Time to Educate the Appeasers of Rain GodEven as cities reel under continued onslaughts of heavy showers that come riding the wild winds, entire parts of the country bake in the relentless heat of an unending summer. |
 | Odisha farmers hit as drought loomsThe monsoon season has entered its last leg and over 210 out of 314 blocks in the state have reported deficit rainfall, leaving farmers in the throes of despair. |
 | Odisha: From Nuapada to Kendrapara, drought spectre loomsIn Kendrapara, a prolonged dry spell is haunting farmers with paddy saplings wilting in large tracts due to water shortage and arable land developing cracks. |
 | Ready with plan to mitigate drought crisis, says Odisha governmentThe State government on Wednesday claimed that the farmers are fully prepared to face the crisis arising out of scanty rainfall due to timely intervention of the administration. |
 | Winter is coming: Afghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban's challengesAbout one third of the country's population of 38 million is facing "emergency" or "crisis" levels of food insecurity, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, the local UN humanitarian coordinator. |
