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Digging deeper to cope with droughts
Posted on 01 Jul, 2019 09:14 PMIndia is witnessing the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years. As the country eagerly eyes the monsoon clouds, the delay so far has now widened the rain deficit to 43%.
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Women hold the key to water for food security and nutrition
Posted on 01 Jul, 2019 12:34 PMThe water sector remains male dominated at different scales, from engineers and technocrats responsible for designing irrigation systems, to upper caste and upper class men who decide on the location of canals, borewells, tanks, and other water systems at the grassroots level.
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Nal se Jal: hit or miss?
Posted on 28 Jun, 2019 02:52 PMWater scarcity has a history … and that history is nothing less than the history of government. – Alatout, 2008.
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Economics of land degradation: India’s new environment targets
Posted on 28 Jun, 2019 09:38 AMManaging natural resources, the sustainable way
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Temperatures in India becoming more extreme
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 03:51 PMThe frequency and severity of heatwaves have risen considerably in India. Our cities are facing periods of ‘extreme’ weather as urbanization continues to modify the landscape.
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High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 11:36 AMHigh Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai
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Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
Posted on 26 Jun, 2019 10:53 AMMonsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)
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Engage local communities to protect marine life: study
Posted on 25 Jun, 2019 12:00 AMNew Delhi, June 25 (India Science Wire): A new study by Wildlife Conservation Society-India has emphasised the need for awareness campaigns, involvement of local stakeholders in decision-making and empowerment of authorities to help promote protection of marine species.
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Twenty-six states under threat of desertification
Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:23 PMThe threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states
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Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government
Posted on 18 Jun, 2019 08:04 PMGovernment to launch rural piped water scheme
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