The crisis has underscored the problems facing Indian agriculture as the population expands at the same time that water resources come under greater pressure. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via New York Times (Most Emailed)
Interesting look at massive drought from an economic perspective, but skips over the broader issues: without water, food, or money, what will the farmers do? And what will the educated urban entrepreneurs eat?
This story warrants substantial follow-up and long-term monitoring, as drought is an issue of growing importance worldwide. Though not mentioned at all in this article "climate change" is underway. It has been simplified and diminished lately in media to a vague threat of rising tides and warmer weather, but droughts are becoming increasingly serious in food-producing regions globally--including the western U.S.A. With crop failure in India comes famine and further environmental ... More »
But the cautious optimism about the broader economy has been tempered by a historic summertime drought that has underscored the stubborn fact that many people are largely ... More »
India’s new economy may be based on software, services and high technology, but hundreds of millions of Indians still look to the sky for their livelihoods; more than ... More »
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