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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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Madras High Court Tells Tamil Nadu To Waive All Farm Loans Amid Protest In Delhi
In an order that would bring relief to thousands of farmers in drought hit Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed the state government to expand its farm loan waiver scheme to include farmers who own more than five acres.
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Where's The Relief? Top Babus From 10 States Summoned By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has summoned top bureaucrats from 10 states to explain why they have not provided food grains, loan waivers and compensation for crop losses to millions of people hit by a drought last year.
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Designer Tent, 30,000 Guests: BJP Lawmaker's Lavish Wedding In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Even as calls for austerity during weddings grow stronger, a Maharashtra legislator and son of state BJP chief is being criticised for his opulent wedding
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Tamil Nadu Will Be Declared Drought Hit: Chief Minister Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu will declare all its 32 districts drought hit, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has said. The state receives rain from the returning monsoon in December, but with a 60 per cent deficit this year, the state government has announced a detailed plan to reduce the burden on farmers.
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Interlinking Rivers Only Solution To Drought: Government
Acknowledging that several states were badly hit by drought, the central government on Wednesday said that interlinking rivers was the only solution to the problem.
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Gujarat Government To Provide Ample Water To All Regions, Says Chief Minister
The Gujarat government will provide "ample water" to all regions of the state, where nearly 1,000 villages have been declared scarcity-hit, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said today.
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Zimbabwe Declares 'State Of Disaster' Over Drought
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of the population facing food shortages.
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Rs 2,550 Crore Grant Approved To Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Andhra, Odisha
The Centre today approved grant of about Rs 2,550 crore to drought-affected states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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Water Crisis Hits Maharashtra Villages Despite State's Drought-Free Goal
A village in Aurangabad, some 400 km from state capital Mumbai, is grappling with severe water crisis after the canals here ran dry recently.
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Madras High Court Tells Tamil Nadu To Waive All Farm Loans Amid Protest In Delhi
In an order that would bring relief to thousands of farmers in drought hit Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed the state government to expand its farm loan waiver scheme to include farmers who own more than five acres.
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Where's The Relief? Top Babus From 10 States Summoned By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has summoned top bureaucrats from 10 states to explain why they have not provided food grains, loan waivers and compensation for crop losses to millions of people hit by a drought last year.
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Designer Tent, 30,000 Guests: BJP Lawmaker's Lavish Wedding In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Even as calls for austerity during weddings grow stronger, a Maharashtra legislator and son of state BJP chief is being criticised for his opulent wedding
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Tamil Nadu Will Be Declared Drought Hit: Chief Minister Panneerselvam
Tamil Nadu will declare all its 32 districts drought hit, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has said. The state receives rain from the returning monsoon in December, but with a 60 per cent deficit this year, the state government has announced a detailed plan to reduce the burden on farmers.
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PM Modi To Meet Chief Ministers Of 3 Drought-Hit States Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka on Saturday for discussions on drought and water scarcity situation which has hit these states badly.
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Interlinking Rivers Only Solution To Drought: Government
Acknowledging that several states were badly hit by drought, the central government on Wednesday said that interlinking rivers was the only solution to the problem.
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Gujarat Government To Provide Ample Water To All Regions, Says Chief Minister
The Gujarat government will provide "ample water" to all regions of the state, where nearly 1,000 villages have been declared scarcity-hit, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said today.
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Zimbabwe Declares 'State Of Disaster' Over Drought
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe today declared a "state of disaster" in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26 percent of the population facing food shortages.
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Rs 2,550 Crore Grant Approved To Drought-Hit Uttar Pradesh, Andhra, Odisha
The Centre today approved grant of about Rs 2,550 crore to drought-affected states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
