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Emergency

Chennai, crippled by water crisis, is also a metaphor for what Indian cities are experiencing in sourcing and managing the most precious natural …

The past and present of rivers

Author(s): Karuna Futane We are a generation that has turned flowing fresh water rivers to rivers of sewage and garbage. We have lost rivers. …

WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream

Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report 

Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report

Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; says pandemic will make things worse

Rivers, up close and personal

Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …

Coal India to be probed for supply of low grade coal to sponge iron, power plants

Poor quality coal pollutes more; anti-competitive fuel supply agreements also under scanner of Competition Commission of India

Lakes do the disappearing act

Several lakes in Hyderabad have shrunk or vanished due to encroachment and pollution

Muddy Water

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From water to water

Hidden hunger?

There is a rush to cash in on micronutrient deficiency in India through fortification of food

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

Coonoor hill city without water for past one month

Prolonged heat spell has dried up reservoirs. Could the crisis have been averted?

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war  

Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge

For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…

Bill will push PDS reform

Development economist JEAN DREZE, known for his work on issues such as hunger, famine, social and human development in India, child health and …

Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

India downplays scare over stem rust threat to wheat crops from Uganda

Turkmenistan dismisses five governors over food shortage unrest

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South Asia

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Prime Minister’s Logic

Is India ready?

Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer