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Under Heat

Rajeev Deshpande

Severely high temperatures across northern and eastern India extract a great human cost and reinforce the need to reset urban planning

A High Watermark for Bihar

In a state scarred by drought and floods, a scheme converting floodwater into drinking water has brought in a wave of relief

The Monsoon Mantra

Welcoming the first rains in Chennai with a tribe of weathermen who have witnessed two man-made catastrophes in the past four years: the floods of 2015 and the water crisis that shut down parts of the city last month

Global Warning

The fabled land of sweet waters is on the verge of dehydration. Aditya Iyer in Cape Town captures the mood before Day Zero

An Elemental Tragedy

India’s water woes demand immediate attention of the new Government

Thirsty State Pvt Ltd

Kerala has 44 rivers and 300 cm of annual rainfall but is on its way to acute water scarcity. A government move to turn water over to the private sector promises to complicate the problem

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