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5,000 IT employees in Chennai are working from home because offices have run out of water

Nearly 12 IT companies in Chennai have asked over 5,000 of its employees to work according to th…

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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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As North India battles severe monsoon, heavy rain lashes parts of Tamil Nadu too

Heavy rains battered Chennai and surrounding areas throwing life out of gear in many Tamil Nadu dis…

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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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New Mexico faces extreme water scarcity on par with the United Arab Emirates. Experts warn more 'day zeros' are looming.

New Mexico also faced severe drought last year (along with much of the Southwest). The threat led f…

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OPINION: We only have one Earth! Let’s act together to safeguard resources, decarbonise economy, and transition towards sustainability

Today, natural disasters are occurring more frequently, displacing millions of people and causing s…

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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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Chennai breathes a sigh of relief as incessant rains take a break

Even though several services, like ATMs, continue to remain shut, mobile phone services have partia…

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Canal closures make Rajasthan farmers uproot their kinnow orchards in bulk

But Jhatwal is not the only farmer to take such an extreme step. Several small and big farmers in R…

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OPINION: Green financing in India — Need, significance, urgency, and way forward

The UN Environment Programme defines 'Green Financing' as the inflow of finances from private, not-…

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Smart Cities Are Good Idea, But What About Existing Ones?

Over the years, lack of infrastructure and unplanned growth turned Indian cities into a real mess. …

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Thinkers/Thinkers 50: Know what 'Jugaad' or frugal innovation has done for the world!

Jugaad is a hindi word meaning an innovative fix or an improvised solution born from ingenuity and …