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World Water Day: How mining is depleting groundwater in Rajasthan’s Alwar
Alwar
Illegal mining in the Aravalli Hills has destroyed hillocks, brought prosperity to locals …
March 22, 2019
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Water

How recycled water could revolutionise sustainable development
Water recycling
Collecting and exploiting waste water is both technically feasible and financially justifiable
March 22, 2019
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Water

Harappa to Harsud: water management in India
Harappa to Harsud: water management in India
We have turned water, the free gift of nature, into one of its dearest commodities, says …
March 22, 2017
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Climate Change

Puri may have no water left in a decade
Puri Jagannath temple
Rapid construction and encroachment in Odisha’s main tourist hub threaten water supplies
February 25, 2019
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GENERAL ELECTIONS 2019

Punjab Dalit women workers
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Eye-opening study on Punjab's rural women labourers poses many questions in poll season

High debts, sexual exploitation, gender disparity, caste discrimination and exclusion from the political process continue to bedevil these mostly Dalit women
Photo: Vivek Gupta / Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch
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Land injustice, Aadhaar problems dog Jharkhand. Is the Opposition listening
Photo: Vikas Choudhary
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One in five voters in Odisha are tribals. But do they get their due?
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Assam schoolchildren draw up agenda for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
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Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy

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Water

Water budget: Accounting of water at the time of climate change

When most of Maharashtra was facing drought in 2016, this tiny village called Kumbharwadi in Ahmednagar district was watersufficient. This was because in 2015 they had started a programme to budget their water resources. They were guided by a Pune-based think tank called Watershed Organisation Trust.

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भारतनेट परियोजना ने आधा लक्ष्य भी प्राप्त नहीं किया

एक लाख गांवों को ब्रॉडबैंड कनेक्शन से जोड़ दिया गया और मार्च 2019 तक देश के 2.50 लाख ग्राम पंचायतों में इंटरनेट सेवा शुरू हो जाएगी
मध्य प्रदेश में डीएमएफ का काम आधा-अधूरा
Governance

मध्य प्रदेश में डीएमएफ का काम आधा-अधूरा

कैग के अनुसार, राज्य के खनिज संसाधन विभाग ने पर्यावरण पर रेत खनन के प्रभावों का आकलन गंभीरता से नहीं किया
गंगा नदी में औद्योगिक प्रदूषण मछलियों को खत्म कर रहा है
Governance

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Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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Water

World Water Day: Drawing to a close

Groundwater level has dipped in almost all parts of India, with the maximum depletion observed in and around Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Telangana, and Maharashtra. This has resulted in …

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Natural Disasters
Drought

Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail

March 20, 2019
Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought and the same districts are …
Environment
Court digest

Court digest: Major environment hearings in February

March 18, 2019
While every week, Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme …
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All you need to know about Universal Basic Income

March 04, 2019
Here’s a lowdown on what the basic income scheme is and what it entails

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