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Sambhar Lake, Nawa Lake, avian influenza, avian botulism, Clostridium botulinum, biological oxygen demand, Ramsar site, wetland, saltwater lake, salt manufacturing, groundwater extraction, electrocution, bore wells, Jaipur, H5N8, Rajasthan, crows, avocets, plovers, Indian Wetland Conservation Programme,

Ideas for Cause Pile up but Mystery of Avian Horror at Sambhar Lake Persists

Shruti Jain 19/11/2019

Experts also don't agree with state authorities' idea of...

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Solar Tubewells Suck Water out of Sindh Desert

Zulfiqar Kunbhar 28/10/2019

Cheap and reliable solar technology has bolstered the use...

Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, Isha Foundation, Jaggi Vasudev, tree plantation, Cauvery river, sand mining, groundwater extraction, Medha Patkar, Sardar Sarovar Dam, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Mekedatu dam, Swachh Bharat, Harangi, Kabini, Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavathi, Suvarnavathi, Lakshmana Thirtha, Lokapavani, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravati, Amazon rainforest, Cauvery basin, grasslands,

The Empty Environmentalism of ‘Rally for Rivers’

Nityanand Jayaraman 01/10/2019

Trees are sexy. We don't hear of people planting...

Bengaluru, Cauvery River, Central Ground Water Board, Chennai, Chennai water shortage, drinking water, groundwater, Karnataka, Ministry of Water Resources, National Water Policy, NITI Aayog, Tamil Nadu, The Washington Post, water supply, World Bank, World Resources Institute,

India a ‘Hotspot’ of Freshwater Overuse, Satellite Data Says

A NASA report noted that groundwater extraction for irrigation...