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One of the driest parts of India has sent the same guy to Parliament for twenty years
A majority of votes in Jalna, one of Maharashtra’s 48 constituencies, have gone to Bharatiya Jana…
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IPL vs PIL: With an alarming rate of farmers’ suicide, how can Maharashtra grounds have water for IPL pitches?
There has been a PIL in the Bombay High Court, against the use of water for the purpose of maintain…
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Drought-hit Maharashtra dams have no water left for irrigation
These seven major irrigation dams that have faced the wrath of draught this year are Jayakwadi, Pur…
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Maharashtra faces the tough challenge of using water either for drinking or for industries
A few weeks ago, the Maharashta state assembly also spent a considerable time talking about the sug…
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The Drought Series: Nearly 3.1 crore people in Karnataka are hit by the drought and migration is intensifying
Another such state is Karnataka, which is going through worst drought in 10 years. Around 3.1 crore…
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Five years on, India may not even get a chance to solve its on-going water crisis risking hundreds of millions of lives
No drops, No rain, nothing. India is suffering from its worst-ever water crisis in history. It ha…
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Pankaj Bhujbal is trailing by 13889 votes and 7% vote share from Nandgaon, Nashik
Maharashtra’s two-time MLA Pankaj Bhujbal of Nationalist Congress Party is trailing behind Shiv Sen…
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How 2 Indian organisations are using AI to fight climate change in India
Two Indian organisations, Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust and Villgro Innovation Foundation, are …
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Every household in India will get water supply by 2024 under the ‘Jal-Jeevan Mission’ says Nirmala Sitharaman
The government has already identified 1592 block in 256 districts which are facing water crisis …
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India’s deadly drought: Villagers in Mokhada battle sleepless nights, snakes in search of water
The villagers in Mokhada, in the Palghar district of India’s western state of Maharashtra, can’t…
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India treated land the size of 140 football fields from turning into a desert— but it's not enough
It means as much as 147 million hectares of the country's land, which is at high risk. Though a …
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Removal of anti-dumping duty on PTA to help man-made fibre industry
To enable the textile sector to grow from its current market size of USD 110 billion (about Rs 7.8…
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How India’s Waterless Doom Can Be Defeated
The statistics mock the country. While 54% of India’s total area faces the threat of water scarcity…
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Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries spends Rs 1,184 crore on CSR in 2021-22
The CSR initiatives were spearheaded by Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Indu…
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This one city voting today has more people and money at stake than most others in India
India’s financial capital Mumbai is a lucrative constituency and therefore the Bharatiya Janata Par…