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Alternative Grains Can Help India Allay Impact of Global Heating on Agriculture

Quick Fixes Are Worsening Chennai’s Water Crisis

With Groundwater on the Decline, Marathwada Villages Turn to RO Plants

Karnataka is in the grips of an acute drought. Will the southwest monsoon save it? Photo: Nidhi Jamwal

Not Just Chennai, India’s Drought Situation Is Far Worse Than We Realise

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After the 2015 Floods, Chennai Only Exploited the People Who Were Cleaning it

Early Monsoon Underwhelms, Rainfall Deficit at 37%, Sowing Down 14%

Residents fill their vessels with potable water from a hand pump at Marina beach, in Chennai on June 20. Photo: PTI

For Chennai, ‘Unless It Rains, Things Are Not Going to Be Normal’