Water Watch
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A speculative river: Why communities along Brahmaputra need much more research-backed information
Any extreme event – floods, high tide, the river turning black from high turbidity – becomes fodder for speculation, misinformation.
Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman
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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.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
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Low-cost, low-maintenance solutions helped an Odisha village get clean drinking water
Water from ponds and tube wells made safe for consumption, reducing reduced water-borne diseases in coastal Odisha.
Rakhi Ghosh
Trending
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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Why water-based transport has not taken off in India, despite its many benefits
Practical and policy difficulties have led to limited growth of inland waterways in India over the past decade.
Omair Ahmad
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Drought-prone villages in Maharashtra are competing to harvest water for irrigation
More than 1,300 villages are taking part in Satyamev Jayate Water Cup 2017, which aims to make the region drought-proof.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
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After crippling drought, Kerala is chasing the monsoon to catch rain where it falls
Citizens, voluntary groups and the state government are ready with a set of measures. It just needs to rain.
Ajith Lawrence & M M Paniyil
Video
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Farmers don't want the Ken-Betwa river linking project – so why is the government pushing it?
Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti is using the project to burnish her credentials within the BJP, say party workers.
Raksha Kumar
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Where is the data to support the government's rationale for linking the Ken and Betwa rivers?
The government is going ahead with the project, which it says will transfer surplus water from the Ken to the Betwa and help prevent drought in Bundelkhand.
Raksha Kumar
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Punjab is set for record rice production this year, but at a heavy price
With no checks on the use of groundwater to irrigate farms, the state's water table is falling at an alarming rate.
Nidhi Jamwal, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Kartam Bhugtam’ review: Lots of sowing but little reaping
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‘Baahubali: Crown of Blood’ review: More of the same, only in animation
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The Indus Inland Waterways System: Is it the next big thing for Asia?
A new Indus waterways transport system could revolutionise the economies of South Asia.
Hassan Abbas
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Water crisis during Jat agitation exposes Delhi's vulnerability
The capital could have been spared had it not been so dependent on a single canal.
Juhi Chaudhary
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A new technology that uses bacteria to signal when water gets polluted
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen, Minakshi secure gold medals for India
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Shooting, Olympic Trials: Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar win 50m Rifle 3 Positions event
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IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians end forgetful season in last place after loss to Lucknow Super Giants