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Water guards of Rajasthan
Posted on 20 Sep, 2015 07:29 PMWe were driving down the long desert road that runs parallel to the Indo-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. There was little else to see except the surrounding sand dunes and desert grass.
Piped water scheme changes the lives of Odisha villagers
Posted on 19 Sep, 2015 05:55 PMIn India, about Rs.70,000 crore
Godavari, Krishna rivers are interlinked
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 10:21 PMGodavari, Krishna rivers interlinked
Long-delayed Teesta-III project in Sikkim gets cleared
Posted on 14 Sep, 2015 08:26 PMTeesta-III project in Sikkim gets a green signal
Parched lips, barren lands and the scramble for water in Maharashtra
Posted on 13 Sep, 2015 07:44 AMWhat does being 'water stressed' mean for India and her neighbours?
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 06:25 PMA worldwide ranking of water stressed nations by the World Resources Institute
Bisalpur revisited--10 years after protesters were shot, killing 5
Posted on 10 Sep, 2015 01:20 PMTen years ago five farmers were shot protesting the diversion of waters from Bisalpur dam to Jaipur city, located about 130 kms away.
Shimla school goes from students bathing every other day to swimming daily!
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:26 PMMathew Jacob, estate supervisor at Bishop Cotton School (BCS) in Shimla, remembers when he took his students walking in single file to the nearby stream to wash and bathe
2015 is India's driest year since 2009
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:19 PM40% of India still rain deficit
Local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Posted on 07 Sep, 2015 10:11 PMThe Hindu Kush Himalayan region (HKH) is the source of 10 major rivers and is often referred to as the water tower of Asia. However, communities living in this region and downstream face frequent seasonal water scarcity and flooding due to high variations in rainfall.