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‘We Fear Drought More Than War,’ Say Border Villagers in Gujarat

Kabir Agarwal 25/03/2019

In Mota and Jaloya villages, people are now dependent...

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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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The World Needs More Energy but Has Less Water to Spare for It

Deepak Krishnan 05/12/2018

Over 70% of India’s existing thermal-power utilities are likely...

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,...

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Climate Change Leads to Bonded Labour in Bangladesh

Kamran Reza Chowdhury 15/09/2018

Farmers shift from paddy to mango as water dwindles...

A scheme of ‘conserve and use’, if applied correctly, could allow the Aravalli forests to be sustained as a mineral water sanctuary. Credit: meandmyshadow/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How Far-Fetched Is the Idea of a Perennial Supply of Natural Mineral Water?

Vikram Soni and Aditi Veena 02/07/2018

Using meteorological data and mapping the Aravalli thorn forest...

Eucalyptus plant taking root on sand dunes near Lompoul. In an effort to prevent the desert from engulfing fertile land, the Government has undertaken tree-planting projects such as this with help from the UN Environment Programme and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). 1983. Credit: UN, CC BY 2.0

As India Runs out of Water, Its Desertified Land Comes Into View

Rashme Sehgal 21/06/2018

The tipping point of a major ecological crisis is...