Environment

High Cost Of Climate Change: Droughts Reduced India's GDP By 2 To 5%, Says UN Report

Ratika Rana

A report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has mentioned that the increased duration and number of droughts since 2000 has reduced India's gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 5 per cent. The number of droughts has increased by a massive 29 per cent in the last two...