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Fearing a drought of tourists, Cape Town tries to form a new relationship with water
Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Feb 24, 2018 · 11:30 pm
South Africa drought: Cape Town reduces water consumption, taps will not run dry till June
Scroll Staff
· Feb 14, 2018 · 09:36 am
How crop diversification helped marginal farmers in Maharashtra’s Solapur turn their lives around
Varsha Torgalkar
· Feb 04, 2018 · 09:30 pm
India’s criteria for classifying drought-hit regions are causing many cases to go unreported
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 27, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Cape Town in South Africa may run out of water by April 22
Scroll Staff
· Jan 17, 2018 · 10:52 pm
The tale of Nehru and a water diviner named Paniwala Maharaj may explain why governments trust yogis
Kapil Subramanian
· Jan 05, 2018 · 11:30 am
Drought and now pest attacks: Double danger stalks Odisha’s rice fields, its farming mainstay
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Nov 13, 2017 · 09:00 am
Sri Lanka’s worst drought in 40 years leaves villagers hungry and struggling for work
Amantha Perera
· Oct 07, 2017 · 09:30 pm
A drought in Sri Lanka has made bathing a dangerous undertaking for many women
Amantha Perera
· Sep 18, 2017 · 07:30 pm
Meet Maharashtra’s ‘Seed Mother’, who pioneered a movement to conserve indigenous seeds
Ashlesha Deo
· Sep 12, 2017 · 09:30 pm
Karnataka: Cauvery basin reservoirs have 50% less water than they did last year
Scroll Staff
· Jul 18, 2017 · 12:16 pm
In Tamil Nadu and Assam, farmers’ crop insurance claims are being bounced between state agencies
Sruthisagar Yamunan Arunabh Saikia
· Jul 10, 2017 · 09:00 am
Prevent farmer suicides instead of distributing compensation, SC tells Tamil Nadu government
Scroll
· Jul 07, 2017 · 04:29 pm
As lakes run dry in Chennai, residents are desperate for a few buckets of water
Vinita Govindarajan
· Jul 01, 2017 · 10:30 am
Centre approves Rs 795-crore drought relief fund for farmers in Karnataka
Scroll Staff
· Jun 29, 2017 · 05:30 pm
The big news: US court allows partial implementation of Trump’s travel ban, and 9 other top stories
Scroll Staff
· Jun 26, 2017 · 08:43 pm
Drinking water supply to Chennai slashed by 50% as Tamil Nadu braces for worst drought in 140 years
Scroll Staff
· Jun 26, 2017 · 03:39 pm
Not everyone gets a monsoon: Tamil Nadu is still reeling from the worst drought in 140 years
Vinita Govindarajan
· Jun 14, 2017 · 12:30 pm
Drought-prone villages in Maharashtra are competing to harvest water for irrigation
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
· Jun 12, 2017 · 07:30 pm
Chennai is heavily dependent on packaged water – what happens when the supply stops?
Vinita Govindarajan
· Jun 04, 2017 · 10:30 am
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