eng Science and Education Publishing Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2328-3920 2022-03-08 10 3 79 87 10.12691/aees-10-3-2 AEES20221032 article Umesh Kumar umeshbtp@gmail.com 1 Naginder Singh 2 Sanu Meena 2 Ketan Jangir 3 Amit Meena 4 Department of Civil Engineering, M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur 342011 Rajasthan, India Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur 342011 Rajasthan, India Department of Chemical Engineering, M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur 342011 Rajasthan, India Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur 342011 Rajasthan, India Over the past few centuries, India has been adversely affected by droughts which have a negative impact on the growth of the country. In this study draught analysis of 32 districts of Rajasthan state is carried out for the time period 1951-2002. Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) are used to detect Meteorological Drought in the study area using Precipitation and potential evapotranspiration. For trend analysis, the well-known statistical method known as the ¡°Mann Kendal Test¡± is used. The result of most of the districts shows a negative trend while a very less number of districts shows a positive trend in drought. Baran district is showing a maximum increasing trend while the Hanumangarh district has a maximum decreasing trend. http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/10/3/2/aees-10-3-2.pdf drought analysis standardized precipitation index standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index rainfall