India braces for drought
India is bracing for possible drought after monsoon rain recorded a 22 per cent deficit by directing all departments and ministries to co-ordinate efforts with state governments to meet any eventuality and monitor the situation on a weekly basis.
NEW DELHI - India is facing its worst drought in nearly 40 years because of a once-in-a-generation shortfall in summer rains, a meteorologist said Wednesday, a shortage that threatens to stall the country's recovery from the global economic downturn.