Bihar

“There is a special type of black ant that is visible just before (and during) the onset of heavy rains.

CWC data shows water storage in major river basins depleting

Agriculture in Bihar has languished primarily because of high input costs, especially that of energy due to inadequate grid electricity supply and a high price of diesel. Rural electrification through grid supply is not happening in Bihar due to lack of public investment. Also, the existing groundwater markets are neither increasing irrigation nor achieving equity.

In a decade, only a quarter of centrally funded major to medium irrigation schemes completed: Report

As we enter the narrow lanes of Muskan gali, after wading through the unruly traffic in a rapidly urbanising Muzaffarpur, we are greeted by Noorjehan outside her house. Between the gali and the main road, the city has grown. It has a population of 3.5 lakhs as per 2011 Census. This has risen now to five lakhs, say estimates.

Until a few decades ago, the Ganga flowed with gay abandon and descended with rapidity into the plains. Today the waters have withdrawn from its banks and downstream of the hydropower and irrigation projects that have hindered its flow, the Ganga is totally dry.

Mazhapolima wins accolades for offering sustainable solution to overcome water scarcity

Artificial lake in Brahmaputra in China, flood threat in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam wanes

Cyclone causes rain in 18 states; floods, landslides reported in North India

As the Ganga emerges from the glaciers and glides along the foothills of the mighty Himalayas through the towns and cities with their sprawling ghats, engineered embankments, hydroelectric dams, and interrupted flows at barrages, the icy chilliness of its waters is lost.