Fixing the drought

To uplift the poor it is important to understand the root cause of poverty

Fuelling a food crisis

Don't smell a rat

Organic fish farms

Ration shops to go hi-tech

Smart cards to plug leak in public distribution system

Going to town with agriculture

Helped by a proactive government, residents of Havana resort to urban agriculture to solve their food crisis

Drying up of an empire

Water crisis behind the decline of Angkor Wat

Agartala wants malls, multiplexes

Saving future

Solution to crisis: start planning now

Hard rain down the drain

What's eating up the state's water

COVID-19 lockdowns may be over but poor still go hungry

At least 4,000 vulnerable and marginalised populations surveyed across 11 states; 2/3 say they eat less now 

Houses damaged, power supply and road transport hit due to tornado in Odisha

The tornado hit seaside villages in Kendrapara district at 4 pm on June 15

कोविड-19 महामारी से कैसे बचेगा ग्रामीण भारत?

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देश के 80 फीसदी घरों को मुहैया नहीं है पानी का पाइप कनेक्शन

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Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report

Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains

No land to farm

With urbanisation of rural areas, space for food production in India is decreasing

We can’t afford to lose farmers

It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit the farmers who grow our food

Life in the dry Thar desert

In the dry Sam region of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan, there are villages which rely on water harvesting structures for regular water needs. …

Karnataka pinning hopes on unseasonal rain to tide over drought, water crisis

The state is staring at a severe drought for second consecutive year with coastal Karnataka experiencing a shortfall in southwest and northeast …

Slums on rent

Dhaka has seen a sharp rise in privately owned slums. Are these a better alternative to 'squatter settlements' common in India?

Not ready to till

Insurance against dirty water supply

Make water utilities accountable to public first, say activists

Property industry in trouble in Punjab

A look at world urban population