Water Of Life
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How water shapes India and why we need a paradigm shift in managing our priceless liquid assets
The increasing variability of water can weigh heavily on communities and represents a significant risk facing Indian farms, firms, and families.
Esha Zaveri
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Photo essay: A photojournalist travelled along the Ganga to document the river and its people
In rural Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal, the Ganga isn't just a river. It is life itself.
Siddharth Agarwal
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A women’s group in Ladakh is fighting to save the region’s environment, help conserve water
Women’s Alliance of Ladakh, which had earlier enforced a plastic ban, is now encouraging farmers to go back to traditional practices owing to water scarcity.
Athar Parvaiz
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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How villagers in Bhutan and India came together to resolve a water-sharing tussle
The story of the Saralbhanga River shows the power of involving local people in river management.
Shailendra Yashwant
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Ladakh’s ingenious water-conserving ‘ice stupas’ have left farmers living downstream disgruntled
The artificial glacier, created by engineers Chewang Norphel and Sonam Wangchuk, have been praised by experts globally, but there’s some friction closer home.
Athar Parvaiz
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Ganga Dussehra: Every year, millions gather to worship the holy river – but who’s going to save it?
Pilgrims celebrating the arrival of the Ganga from heaven are oblivious to the fact that the real course of the river is blocked.
Siddharth Agarwal
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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In Nepal, researchers and local farmers are working together to keep water flowing in a drying land
The inclusion of the local community in water monitoring and management offers lessons for other places.
Lucas Laursen
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Kolkata's unique wetlands that treat sewage water are shrinking
The National Green Tribunal has asked for an accounting of the wastewater released into the wetlands, raising a glimmer of hope for the ecosystem.
Soumya Sarkar
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Take a pee break: India's bizarre, fascinating and occasionally horrifying obsession with urine
Humans, cows, rhinos, tigers – nobody can escape.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future