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Supreme Court delivered a historic order on drought relief. But who will ensure it is implemented?
Scroll Staff
· Jun 24, 2016 · 10:30 am
At Jharkhand site where cattle traders were lynched, both farmers and cattle struggle for water
Anumeha Yadav
· Jun 20, 2016 · 02:30 pm
India's extreme summer has seared its animal life
Vinita Govindarajan
· Jun 14, 2016 · 02:30 pm
India lost almost 7 billion units of electricity due to water shortages this year, says report
Nayantara Narayanan
· Jun 10, 2016 · 10:30 am
No water, no work: Why drought migrants in Mumbai are reluctant to go home
Mridula Chari
· May 31, 2016 · 01:40 pm
India records its hottest ever temperature of 51 degrees Celsius
Scroll Staff
· May 20, 2016 · 02:45 pm
Why the Supreme Court's orders on school meals in drought-hit areas are not being implemented
Anumeha Yadav
· May 18, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Beyond India: There's drought on five continents and it's breaking records
Mridula Chari
· May 16, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Behind heroic tales of people digging wells for water, the story of government failure
Supriya Sharma Nayantara Narayanan
· May 10, 2016 · 02:30 pm
In pictures: Children take more responsibility than men in Bundelkhand
Supriya Sharma
· May 09, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Dying silently in Bundelkhand's drought
Supriya Sharma
· May 08, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Why Gujarat, Haryana and Bihar did not declare drought (despite being rainfall deficit)
Anumeha Yadav
· May 08, 2016 · 09:15 am
The heat wave continues to kill in Odisha even as the state struggles to supply drinking water
Bhaskar Parichha
· May 06, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Why are so many fires raging across India? Blame the heatwave, aridity and human carelessness
Mayank Jain Nayantara Narayanan
· May 05, 2016 · 09:00 am
9,600 handpumps, 20 mechanics, a caste divide: How one district in MP is dealing with drought
Supriya Sharma
· May 04, 2016 · 09:00 am
Kerala snapshot: Residents marooned in a wildlife sanctuary in a terrible summer
Roy Mathew
· May 02, 2016 · 02:30 pm
Drought sparks off one of the worst forest fires Uttarakhand has seen
Nayantara Narayanan
· Apr 29, 2016 · 08:00 pm
In Uttar Pradesh, stocks pile up in ration shops while the poor go without food
Supriya Sharma
· Apr 29, 2016 · 09:00 am
Marathwada's crisis: These satellite images show how much reservoirs have shrunk
Scroll Staff
· Apr 28, 2016 · 04:30 pm
Displaced by drought: The many tales of migrants looking for water and work in big cities
Scroll Staff
· Apr 27, 2016 · 05:30 pm
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