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10 million people battle drought in China
Nearly 10 million people in China's central Hubei province, accounting for one-sixth of the country's population, have been hit by a severe drought that dried up water sources and destroyed thousands of hectares of crops.A survey conducted by the provincial civil affairs department showed that some 9.8 million people were reeling under the drought,...
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Is drought in north India inevitable?
There are chances that rain in the deficient north western parts of the country could pick up after the July 15 but it may be too little too late.
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Fear of a drought
People are waiting for the rain in Bundelkhand, just a small part of India's grain bowl.
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Hope fades, farmers tap groundwater
Normally, Gurmail Singh would cultivate paddy around the last week of June but with below normal rainfall this year, he is late by three weeks already.
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10 million people battle drought in China
Nearly 10 million people in China's central Hubei province, accounting for one-sixth of the country's population, have been hit by a severe drought that dried up water sources and destroyed thousands of hectares of crops.A survey conducted by the provincial civil affairs department showed that some 9.8 million people were reeling under the drought,...
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Is drought in north India inevitable?
There are chances that rain in the deficient north western parts of the country could pick up after the July 15 but it may be too little too late.
-
Fear of a drought
People are waiting for the rain in Bundelkhand, just a small part of India's grain bowl.
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Hope fades, farmers tap groundwater
Normally, Gurmail Singh would cultivate paddy around the last week of June but with below normal rainfall this year, he is late by three weeks already.
