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Nidhi Jamwal is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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In Sikkim, a spring rejuvenation scheme is helping villages tide over summer water shortage
Dhara Vikas involves villagers in reviving springs and streams that provide drinking water to over 80% of the state’s rural households.
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Human-wildlife conflicts are on the rise in Sikkim – and climate change may be partly to blame
There’s no established cause-and-effect relation between the two, but various reports of the state government point towards such a linkage.
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In India, it is a ‘normal’ monsoon so far – with droughts in some states and floods in others
There is a high chance of 2018 being an El Nino year, but experts are divided about its effect on the southwest monsoon in India.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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In a Bihar village, residents have to keep relocating to avoid being swallowed by the Gandak river
As the river keeps changing course, villagers in Naika tola fear they’ll soon have nowhere to go.
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Changing rainfall patterns in India are posing a threat to food and water security
An IMD study has analysed trends across the country from 1961 to 2013.
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What’s behind the intense storms battering North West India? Experts divided, call for more research
Some believe the ‘peculiar’ thunderstorms and dust storms are because of a change in the pattern of winter storms, or rising heat.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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As North India braces for thunderstorms, vague weather alerts are of little help
The storms – common for the region at this time of the year – have killed 150 people over the past month.
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India’s Met department has forecast normal monsoon this summer – but don’t start celebrating yet
The margin of error in its model is too big to offer a clear picture at the regional level. Some regions may get too much rain, others may receive too little.
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Hailstorms pelt more troubles on Maharashtra’s farmers reeling from drought and pest attacks
Sudden hailstorms have extensively damaged the winter crop in Marathwada and Vidarbha.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Himalayan Rhododendron flowers are blooming in winter instead of spring. Is climate change to blame?
The changing pattern of western disturbances is leading to warmer and shorter Himalayan winters.
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India’s criteria for classifying drought-hit regions are causing many cases to go unreported
Strict parameters set by the Centre has made it tougher for the states to declare a drought and seek relief funds from New Delhi.
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A disease in Dhanbad has left children without smiles
High fluoride content in groundwater is crippling entire generations in several Dhanbad villages, leaving them with weak bones and stained teeth.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains