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Grow Trees is increasing India's forest cover

Growing trees means much more than strewing seeds around; it takes an understanding of local climatic conditions, indigenous strains and partnership with local communities.Arundhuti Dasgupta and......

What makes Tuticorin agitation different from others

Mass agitations are not particularly uncommon in India. But a mass agitation led by an environment-related issue that has gone out of hand is not something that can be easily recalled. Ishita Ayan......

'Vital to look at Cauvery beyond water disputes'

'Sharing of water from a river which flows through several states is a crucial challenge which comes in the way of maintaining the spirit of good neighbourly relations.' IMAGE: The Cauvery flows......

Are we on the brink of water wars?

'Nature does not send us a bill, so we ignore them in decision making until we hit a moment of crisis, such as the current shortage of water.' IMAGE: A child victim of Maharashtra's drought.In any......

63 million Indians don't have access to clean water

The report by WaterAid states that 663 million people globally are without clean water and the vast majority of them -- 522 million -- live in rural areas. Parched Maharashtra village looks......

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee. The ministry of......

Looking beyond loan writeoffs for farmers

Governments must encourage micro-irrigation, use of natural manure and pesticides in a big way. Farm income can be doubled by reducing cost as much as by increasing MSP, says Sanjeev Nayyar.......

Climate change may cut farm income by 20-25%: Survey

India needs to spread irrigation and do so against a backdrop of rising water scarcity and depleting groundwater resources Climate change could adversely affect farmers income by up to 20-25 per......

Skymet offers no silver lining: Brace for weak monsoon

The monsoon this year in India was likely to be ‘below normal’ at 95% of LPA: Skymet Private weather forecasting agency Skymet on Monday said the monsoon this year in India was likely......

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations, says Raghu Krishnan. The ninth of a 11-part series......

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Maharashtra Groundwater Development

News for Maharashtra Groundwater Development

Grow Trees is increasing India's forest cover

What makes Tuticorin agitation different from others

'Vital to look at Cauvery beyond water disputes'

Are we on the brink of water wars?

63 million Indians don't have access to clean water

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Looking beyond loan writeoffs for farmers

Climate change may cut farm income by 20-25%: Survey

Skymet offers no silver lining: Brace for weak monsoon

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

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