Drought  

If immediate action is not taken to limit and adapt to climate change, communities may face drastically elevated "water risks," ranging from flooding to dry taps. Here are the names of those cities around the world where there may soon be a water crisis.

90% of the Himalayan Region might face drought lasting more than a year if the temperature is not stopped from rising by 3 degrees Celsius.

The "Hit for Six" report details how cricket-playing countries such as India and Australia are already being severely impacted by extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves and storms that experts say are being made more common by climate change

From drought to floods in India, disasters, one after the other have forced us to ask ourselves the question that we have all been trying to run away from. Can the country weather climate change? Watch SimplifiedBy on MyNation to find out.

Heavy rains lashed Gujarat leaving as many as 19 people dead. Wall and building collapses were reported in several parts of the state leaving as many as 16 people dead. Chief minister Vijay Rupani has taken stock of the situation and stated that there was no drought anywhere in the region

According to reports, Jharkhand chief secretary DK Tiwari urged officials to prepare a strategy after meeting the farmers in the state, to provide them with relief materials as per their requirements.

At a time of drought, people of a village near Maski in Raichur district drew and poured 550 buckets of water on an idol of God to pray for rains.

Playing her first final of the season, PV Sindhu looked a bit anxious and failed to match the brilliance of the 22-year-old Akane Yamaguchi, whom she had beaten in the last four meetings. Sindhu settled for silver at the Indonesia Open

Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Sadananda Gowda criticised the ruling Karnataka coalition for endorsing delaying tactics and added that it is only the BJP that can solve the burning issues of the state like drought and farmers’ deaths

As per a WWF study, Chennai and Kolkata rank first and second respectively in a list of 20 megacities facing a water crisis while financial capital Mumbai ranks 11 and national capital Delhi, 15.

Water is an invaluable resource. As days wear on, it is becoming more and more scanty. So Capt S Raja Rao, former secretary, environment and minor irrigation has submitted a comprehensive paper, giving as many as 35 suggestions for water management

 

With the northern region of Karnataka suffering from severe drought, several citizens were seen travelling miles to fetch water

Rampant concretisation in cities and unchecked use of groundwater have depleted the groundwater so much that the garden city of Bengaluru might soon turn into a Chennai.

 

Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam requested the Centre to release funds under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
 

Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy has access to five-star facilities in a drought-hit village for his village-stay programme in Yadgir district