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New method can help predict reservoir levels three months in advance

Advance warning about likely deficit in reservoir storage could help in water management during droughts

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MGNREGA: Drought-hit India abandoned 18 lakh water works in just one year

India's villages miss a golden chance to become drought-proof as more MGNREGA projects grind to a halt 

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Saurashtra woes: Helpless farmers hope for the miracle of water

Arid Saurashtra in Gujarat has been facing an acute agrarian crisis due to lack of water for irrigation

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India heads to an unprecedented rural economic crisis

Fifth consecutive drought for 1/3 districts, dipping rural wages, El Nino threatening monsoon have squeezed livelihood options for over 500&…

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पहले बूथ लूटे जाते थे, अब चुनाव लूटा जा रहा है : जल जन जोड़ो अभियान

महाराष्ट्र में आजादी के बाद सिंचाई के लिए सबसे अधिक बा…

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Will India’s farmers face another scanty monsoon this year?

Private weather forecaster Skymet Weather predicts ‘below normal’ monsoon on the heels of major international weather agencies …

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Nobody cares for Bihar's drying rivers in poll season

Most of the state's 600 rivers have either dried up or are on the verge

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Low soil moisture posing threat in most river basins

At least half of 16 river basins have been found to be low in soil moisture across India, says a study

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Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail

Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought and the same districts are parched every year. Read all this and much more …

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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, …

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World Water Day: Cities of joy

Last year, the South African city of Cape Town averted Day Zero, but the threat has not disappeared. With changing climate, more cities across …

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General Elections 2019: Whose voice and which issues matter

Agrarian distress, the women electorate and new voters will be crucial to the Lok Sabha polls

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