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TN Govt’s Bill to Protect Cauvery Delta Makes the Right Noises, Not Much Else

Aditya Ramesh and Senthil Babu 07/03/2020

The Bill foregrounds large-scale protests in the Cauvery delta...

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There’s a Severe Drought in Tamil Nadu – and the Govt Thinks Yagnas Will Fix It

Kavitha Muralidharan 03/05/2019

The government has asked the 4,000-plus temples under its...

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Northeast Monsoon Flops, Triggering Drought-Like Conditions Across South India

Nidhi Jamwal 30/01/2019

Analysis of monsoon data suggests South India is headed...

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Climate Change Harming Agriculture, India’s Wheat Production Could Fall By 23%: Ministry

Dheeraj Mishra 04/01/2019

In the absence of effective and timely intervention, the...

All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee members and farmers at the rally at Ramlila Maidan on November 29, 2018. Credit: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

Kisan Movement: The Necessity of Making Climate Change a Political Issue

N. Sai Balaji 01/12/2018

The moment for revisiting the grammar of the farmer's...

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As Farmers March to Delhi, Climate Change Fuels Their Larger Crisis

Nagraj Adve 28/11/2018

Perhaps we can visualise a farmers’ march 20 years...

Women return disappointed with empty pots after the only borewell is shut after the pump overheats at Peddarpally village. Credit: Meena Menon.

In Spite of Mega Projects, Water Is Scarce in Rural Telangana

Meena Menon 24/11/2018

As the Telangana assembly goes to polls in December,...