Not AvailableThe Drought-Prone Areas Programme and the Desert Development Programme launched by the Government of India during the 1970s used rainfall and irrigation as the two criteria to ameliorate the impact of drought in the targeted districts. This article revisits the eligibility criteria in light of the recent climatic classifi cation and irrigation statistics.Not Availabl
Not AvailableWith inadequate water resources for irrigation, India remains at least 50% under rainfe...
Agriculture in India, or “gambling with monsoons,” as it’s often called, is dependent on such weathe...
Not AvailableDry lands in India constitute 68.4 per cent of the cropped area out of the total cultiv...
Not AvailableThe Drought-Prone Areas Programme and the Desert Development Programme launched by the ...
We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a pu...
We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a pu...
Not AvailableDrought agriculture occupies about 68% of India’s cultivated area and supports nearly ...
Not AvailableDrought is temporary reduction in water or moisture availability significantly below th...
Not AvailableDrought is among the more serious problems faced by rain-fed areas in India and is int...
In a country like India, where 69% of arable land is rainfed, drought is a constant threat in one o...
Not AvailableOften the terms ‘drylands’ and ‘rainfed regions’ are used synonymously. Though they ove...
Not AvailableThe state of undivided Andhra Pradesh, India, spent around US$ 20 million per annum on ...
Not AvailableThe drylands in India occupy about 80 million ha, and is spread over arid, semiarid and...
Not AvailableRainfall is the ultimate source of water, affecting production of crops and other biom...
For India, droughts and floods in one or the other parts of the country are regular features every y...
Not AvailableWith inadequate water resources for irrigation, India remains at least 50% under rainfe...
Agriculture in India, or “gambling with monsoons,” as it’s often called, is dependent on such weathe...
Not AvailableDry lands in India constitute 68.4 per cent of the cropped area out of the total cultiv...
Not AvailableThe Drought-Prone Areas Programme and the Desert Development Programme launched by the ...
We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a pu...
We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a pu...
Not AvailableDrought agriculture occupies about 68% of India’s cultivated area and supports nearly ...
Not AvailableDrought is temporary reduction in water or moisture availability significantly below th...
Not AvailableDrought is among the more serious problems faced by rain-fed areas in India and is int...
In a country like India, where 69% of arable land is rainfed, drought is a constant threat in one o...
Not AvailableOften the terms ‘drylands’ and ‘rainfed regions’ are used synonymously. Though they ove...
Not AvailableThe state of undivided Andhra Pradesh, India, spent around US$ 20 million per annum on ...
Not AvailableThe drylands in India occupy about 80 million ha, and is spread over arid, semiarid and...
Not AvailableRainfall is the ultimate source of water, affecting production of crops and other biom...
For India, droughts and floods in one or the other parts of the country are regular features every y...
Not AvailableWith inadequate water resources for irrigation, India remains at least 50% under rainfe...
Agriculture in India, or “gambling with monsoons,” as it’s often called, is dependent on such weathe...
Not AvailableDry lands in India constitute 68.4 per cent of the cropped area out of the total cultiv...