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Climate and Weather
Formulate National Plan on drought management: SC to Centre
Posted on 17 May, 2016 05:28 PMSC directs Centre to prepare National Disaster Plan, implement MGNREGA, Food Security Act to tackle drought
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Delayed by a week, monsoon to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD
Posted on 17 May, 2016 01:57 PMMonsoon delayed by a week, to reach Kerala by June 7: IMD
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Collateral damage: Buffalo herders and privatisation of water
Posted on 17 May, 2016 11:23 AMKishan 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.
![Buffaloes huddle in the meagre shade offered by roadside trees in their search for water](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/buffaloescover.jpg?itok=a7YQufvQ)
A lac cooperative’s success story
Posted on 17 May, 2016 11:04 AMThe 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.
![TRCSC promoting lac based products like bangles through training of over 200 women members of SHGs](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bangles.jpg?itok=8daPJtaf)
Water management for climate resilient agriculture
Posted on 12 May, 2016 11:04 AMAlthough 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
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Heat wave claims 300 lives; Telangana, Odisha and Andhra worst hit
Posted on 03 May, 2016 11:37 AMHeat wave claims 300 lives across the country
![Heat wave engulfs the country (Source: PTI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/heat_wave_man_washes_head_with_cold_water_0.jpg?itok=h5u9OxZo)
33 crore people across 10 States hit by drought: Centre
Posted on 26 Apr, 2016 12:25 PMDrought has hit 33 crore people across 10 states, informs Centre
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Good monsoon expected this year
Posted on 18 Apr, 2016 09:20 PMGood southwest monsoon expected this year as El Nino declines
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Draft of new Wetland Rules 2016 is out
Posted on 12 Apr, 2016 12:37 PMEnvironmentalists unhappy with the draft of new Wetland Rules 2016
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Union Water Minister inaugurates 4th India Water Week 2016
Posted on 05 Apr, 2016 09:56 AMIndia Water Week 2016 with the theme 'Water for All: Striving together' inaugurated in New Delhi
![4th India Water Week 2016 (Source: Embassy of Israel)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/unnamed_1.jpg?itok=KZ75B_Oo)