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NGT gets tough over wetland notification

Access to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India

SC directs Centre to prepare National Disaster Plan, implement MGNREGA, Food Security Act to tackle drought

Monsoon delayed by a week, to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD

Kishan Yadav has a lot in common with the popular flute-playing god whose namesake he is. They share a name, a caste, a profession, and the land they live on.

‘Jat’ reservation and the rampage on a canal

The farmers of Jharkhand have long been depending on lac farming for their livelihood. Lac, a resin extensively used in preparation of a range of products - from cosmetics to ammunition - is cultivated on a variety of trees, mostly fruit-bearing and shady trees like Ber, Kusum, Palash and Sal.

The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. A visit to almost any village or small town in India today will serve to confirm that statement. In an undoubtedly laudable attempt to keep the village clean, gram panchayats tend to dump waste in a convenient patch of land on the outskirts.

Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur are among the most vulnerable districts affected by cyclones and climate change in coastal Odisha. In the last few decades, the coasts of Odisha have witnessed three major devastating storms.

Although agriculture is the largest source of livelihood for people in India, its share in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over time with