Over one-third of India's districts drought-hit
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that 256 of 675 (over one-third) of India’s districts have been declared drought-hit. The court, hearing a PIL filed by NGO Swaraj Abhiyan, was also told that at least 33 crore people (25% of the population) are affected. Further, the apex court criticised Gujarat for not submitting data on its drought-affected districts.