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In popular culture and popular imagination, Shimla has been cast within the columns of its colonial heritage. Credit: Pritam Das Biswas/Unsplash

How Shimla’s Water Crisis Flows Along Spatial and Economic Lines

Soma Sarkar and Geetanjoy Sahu 29/09/2022

The challenges posed by erratic water supply are harder...

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The Imperialist Past That Started Dam Politics Between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

Mahemud Tekuya 22/03/2021

Britain dominated water management on the Nile under the...

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Goa Spent Bulk of Money for Mining-Affected People on COVID-19 Relief

Supriya Vohra 18/03/2021

According to official documents, about Rs 202.5 crore has...

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Coronavirus: Why Frequent Hand Washes Are Not Feasible for Millions of Indians

Kabir Agarwal 30/04/2020

Around 800 million people in the country face high...

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Is Survivor Bias Messing With Our Impression of South India’s Groundwater Crisis?

Gana Kedlaya 28/09/2019

Most studies on rising groundwater levels in south India...

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A Response to the Questions About Groundwater Data in NITI Aayog’s Water Report

Avinash Mishra, Arunima Chandra and Namrata Singh Panwar 20/07/2019

Late last month, Joanna Slater of The Washington Post...

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Doubts Over NITI Aayog Claim That 21 Cities Face Groundwater Extinction by 2020

The Wire Staff 29/06/2019

At a time when both the state and central...