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Will a New Water Ministry Solve India’s Impending Water Crisis?

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

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Centre Approves Diversion of Chenab’s Water to Jammu but Plan May Not Be Feasible

There are very few agricultural fields remaining in Perumbakkam in the southern reaches of Chennai, with high-rise apartment complexes dotting the skyline. Credit: Author provided

Parched Chennai Suffers as Water Mafia Tightens Hold

The use of standing water to grow rice in India and Pakistan leads to large water loss. Credit: sandeepachethan/Flickr

Pakistan World’s Top Groundwater Exporter, India Ranks Third

Infinite in All Directions: Titanic Chemistry, the Alien Beacon, Geometric GIFs

The Indo-Gangetic Basin is Getting Dirtier Faster Than it is Disappearing