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Dewas' former district collector Umakant Umrao (extreme left) with the farmers of Kharda village

How ponds brought prosperity in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas

By
Amarendra Kishore
5 min read
Members of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities caucuses protest outside the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, demanding inclusion in decision-making processes during the meeting

Global drought framework stalled as impacts worsen

By
Shagun
2 min read
A farm in Kurla village, Beed district, Maharashtra, where the cotton plants had not even reached knee height.

Maharashtra earmarks Rs 6,728 crore for rural employment as drought grips nearly three-quarters of state

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Eucalyptus monoculture plantation in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley linked to water table drop of 4.5 metres in 45 years

Eucalyptus monoculture plantation in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley linked to water table drop of 4.5 metres in 45 years

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 16, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

India’s groundwater in persistent decline, warns UN report

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
The project involves a 232.6-metre-high concrete gravity dam on the Tons River along the Uttarakhand-Himachal Pradesh border.

Six states sign Kishau water agreement, but experts question dam’s risks and utility

By
Vivek Mishra
6 min read
A fisher selling dried marine food in Amalapuram.

Economics of changing waters: Poor catch, rough seas and rising costs leave Andhra fishers struggling

By
Kavitha Yarlagadda
6 min read
Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

By
Bhagirath
3 min read
As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

By
Raju Sajwan
5 min read
Punjab’s groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution

Punjab’s groundwater crisis: 52% more groundwater extraction than annual availability, canals being sought as a solution

By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Data centre water consumption could triple to 644 billion litres by 2030

Data centre water consumption could triple to 644 billion litres by 2030

By
Puja Das
4 min read
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