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Restrictions implemented as dwindling water sources strain water supply in parts of Bengaluru

Sweta Daga 14 Mar 2024

[Explainer] What are ecological droughts?

Simrin Sirur 17 Jan 2024

How an equitable model of irrigation is changing this drought-prone Maharashtra region

Supriya Vohra 30 Dec 2022
Authorities in Kashmir, over the years, have been advising farmers to shift to alternate crops. Photo by Umer Asif.

Dual threat of drought-like conditions and flash floods puts Kashmir Valley’s food security at risk

Zubair Amin 12 Jul 2022

Extreme weather events and agriculture: what are the impacts and what’s in store?

Aathira Perinchery 22 Nov 2021

Extreme weather becomes the new normal in India’s main monsoon season

Soumya Sarkar 19 Oct 2021

Bihar highly vulnerable to climate change, says study, but lacks action plan

Rohin Kumar 19 May 2021

Winter drought in Himachal impacts agriculture and drinking water supply

Vivek Gupta 26 Apr 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

Flash droughts set to increase in India, finds study

Deepa Padmanabhan 16 Feb 2021

Chennai’s Adyar river shows signs of recovery after years of government investment

Nina Varghese 22 Aug 2020

Water sustainability leads to better income for Jharkhand farmers

Gurvinder Singh 6 Jul 2020

Ecosystems-based adaptation keeps water running in Bhojdari even in dry months

Vinaya Kurtkoti 29 Jun 2020

Protect India’s forests and urban green spaces, says India’s climate change report

Mayank Aggarwal 19 Jun 2020

Cities taking longer to shed heat despite surrounding greenery: Study

Sahana Ghosh 28 Jan 2020

‘E’ for elections. ‘E’ for environment: Our top stories exploring where environment featured in the 2019 elections

Mayank Aggarwal 26 Dec 2019

Editor’s pick 2019: Elections, climate change and extreme weather events

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 25 Dec 2019
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Delayed Indian monsoon, Cyclone Fani ‘high impact’ events of 2019

Sahana Ghosh 5 Dec 2019

India’s tiger reserves are browning and drying: study

Vrushal Pendharkar 22 Nov 2019

Politics in Maharashtra elections skirt around environmental issues

Nikhil M. Ghanekar 9 Oct 2019