Punjab Drought

Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...

Indian Premier League has been amidst controversies ever since it began in 2008. From spot fixing to drought crisis, Preity Zinta feels the problems have affected the Twenty20 tournament.

Kings XI Punjab are considering shifting their three Indian Premier League matches away from Maharashtra due to the drought crisis.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.

Punjab may be heading for its worst drought in almost three decades, fear authorities, after the state's meteorological department predicted a 60 per cent deficit in monsoon this year.

A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said ahead of a meeting called by the Prime Minister to review the impact of poor rainfall.

Onions are now Rs 60 a kilogram across India. While production has been affected because of drought conditions in Maharashtra, the largest onion producing state in the country, experts say hoarding of onions by many traders has caused an artificial crisis.

"The EGoM meeting on drought is scheduled for August 8," a source said.

With just 12 mm of rain in all of July, people in Punjab's Sangrur district are hoping for divine intervention. One of the main districts for producing rice, their crop is now dangerously delayed. Monsoon in Punjab is a whopping 68 per cent below normal and Sangrur and adjoining is close to a 75 per cent deficit.

Kerala lad Denson Devadas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beat Punjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy on Sunday.

Kerala lad Denson Devadas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beat Punjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the 64th National Footba

As the country battles drought we bring you the story of a farmer from Punjab who is falling into the vicious cycle of debt and poverty.

Over 20,000 farmers have started a two-day march from Thane to Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan, eight months after a similar protest saw a sea of red - formed by farmers in red caps - on a long march through Maharashtra. The farmers are demanding compensation for drought, an unconditional farm loan waiver and the transfer of forest rights to tribals. I...

Indian Premier League has been amidst controversies ever since it began in 2008. From spot fixing to drought crisis, Preity Zinta feels the problems have affected the Twenty20 tournament.

Kings XI Punjab are considering shifting their three Indian Premier League matches away from Maharashtra due to the drought crisis.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.

Punjab may be heading for its worst drought in almost three decades, fear authorities, after the state's meteorological department predicted a 60 per cent deficit in monsoon this year.

A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said ahead of a meeting called by the Prime Minister to review the impact of poor rainfall.

Onions are now Rs 60 a kilogram across India. While production has been affected because of drought conditions in Maharashtra, the largest onion producing state in the country, experts say hoarding of onions by many traders has caused an artificial crisis.

"The EGoM meeting on drought is scheduled for August 8," a source said.

With just 12 mm of rain in all of July, people in Punjab's Sangrur district are hoping for divine intervention. One of the main districts for producing rice, their crop is now dangerously delayed. Monsoon in Punjab is a whopping 68 per cent below normal and Sangrur and adjoining is close to a 75 per cent deficit.

Kerala lad Denson Devadas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beat Punjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy on Sunday.

Kerala lad Denson Devadas struck twice as Bengal made a spectacular comeback to beat Punjab 2-1, ending their 11 years title drought in the 64th National Footba

As the country battles drought we bring you the story of a farmer from Punjab who is falling into the vicious cycle of debt and poverty.