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Above-Average Monsoon Rains For Third Straight Week: Weather Office
Monsoon rains in India in the week through Wednesday were above average for a third straight week, the weather office said, easing concerns of drought, although excessive rainfall flooded many districts in the southern and western parts.
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Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
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Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters End Win Drought, Beat Chennaiyin FC 3-0
Matej Poplatnik scored a brace (23rd, 55th minutes) to put Kerala Blasters in the driving seat.
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Rivers, Wells Dry Up In Kerala After Floods, Government Orders Study
With mercury levels rising and abnormal drying up of rivers and wells reported in flood-hit Kerala, the state government has decided to conduct scientific studies on the post-flood phenomenon in the state.
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Kerala Government To Declare 9 Districts As Drought-Hit
The Kerala government today decided to declare nine of its 14 districts as drought-hit in view of scarcity of rains, shortage of surface and ground water, and intrusion of saline water.
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In Drought-Hit Kerala, 300 Women Dug 195 Wells In A Year
Digging wells has traditionally been considered a man’s job in India. However, a group of 300 women from Kerala, are wading the uncharted waters. By digging 195 wells, some as deep as 15 feet, within a time period of one year, these women have displayed strength and determination at a time when the state is reeling under the worst ever drought in...
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41 Elephants Die In Kerala's Forests In 6 Months
At least 41 wild elephants have died in Kerala's forest ranges in the last six months however, none of these deaths were due to wither drought conditions or due to the lack of food and water in the forest, according to Forest Minister K Raju in a written reply in the Assembly.
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In South India, Drought Pushes Farmers And Their Families Into Debts, Demeaning Labour
Chennai: One of the worst droughts in decades across south India is forcing tens of thousands of farmers and labourers to take out loans to survive, pushing them into debt bondage and increasing the risk that they may be exploited for work, activists said. Villages across southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have be...
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Drought In Kerala: Reservoirs Half Empty, Deficit Rainfall
In Wayanad, many farmers have started using sprinklers to irrigate his crops. Paddy cultivator KP John said he has been forced to adopt it due to scarcity of water for irrigation.
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Drought-Hit Kerala To Approach Centre For Aid
Kerala Government today declared the state as drought-hit in view of the sharp decrease in rainfall during the South West Monsoon and said that Centre would be approached for necessary assistance tomeet the emergency situation.
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Above-Average Monsoon Rains For Third Straight Week: Weather Office
Monsoon rains in India in the week through Wednesday were above average for a third straight week, the weather office said, easing concerns of drought, although excessive rainfall flooded many districts in the southern and western parts.
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Randeep Hooda Volunteers For Relief Efforts In Drought-Hit Maharashtra
Randeep, along with UK-based international humanitarian relief organisation Khalsa Aid, recently visited drought hit Vele village
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Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters End Win Drought, Beat Chennaiyin FC 3-0
Matej Poplatnik scored a brace (23rd, 55th minutes) to put Kerala Blasters in the driving seat.
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Rivers, Wells Dry Up In Kerala After Floods, Government Orders Study
With mercury levels rising and abnormal drying up of rivers and wells reported in flood-hit Kerala, the state government has decided to conduct scientific studies on the post-flood phenomenon in the state.
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Kerala Government To Declare 9 Districts As Drought-Hit
The Kerala government today decided to declare nine of its 14 districts as drought-hit in view of scarcity of rains, shortage of surface and ground water, and intrusion of saline water.
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In Drought-Hit Kerala, 300 Women Dug 195 Wells In A Year
Digging wells has traditionally been considered a man’s job in India. However, a group of 300 women from Kerala, are wading the uncharted waters. By digging 195 wells, some as deep as 15 feet, within a time period of one year, these women have displayed strength and determination at a time when the state is reeling under the worst ever drought in...
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41 Elephants Die In Kerala's Forests In 6 Months
At least 41 wild elephants have died in Kerala's forest ranges in the last six months however, none of these deaths were due to wither drought conditions or due to the lack of food and water in the forest, according to Forest Minister K Raju in a written reply in the Assembly.
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In South India, Drought Pushes Farmers And Their Families Into Debts, Demeaning Labour
Chennai: One of the worst droughts in decades across south India is forcing tens of thousands of farmers and labourers to take out loans to survive, pushing them into debt bondage and increasing the risk that they may be exploited for work, activists said. Villages across southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have be...
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Drought In Kerala: Reservoirs Half Empty, Deficit Rainfall
In Wayanad, many farmers have started using sprinklers to irrigate his crops. Paddy cultivator KP John said he has been forced to adopt it due to scarcity of water for irrigation.
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Drought-Hit Kerala To Approach Centre For Aid
Kerala Government today declared the state as drought-hit in view of the sharp decrease in rainfall during the South West Monsoon and said that Centre would be approached for necessary assistance tomeet the emergency situation.
