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Monsoon Rainfall Below Average, Less Than Forecast: Weather Office
Rainfall in this year's annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with some crop-growing central and northern states receiving less rain than needed, the weather office said today as the rainy season ended
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Joys Of Childhood Snatched By Drought In Marathwada
13-year-old Vishwambhar Shinde loved learning Marathi and playing at his school in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region. But now he has to work as a waiter at a roadside dhaba or eatery in the Aurangabad district as the drought has destroyed his father’s mosambi or sweet lime crop. “I had to discontinue my education as my father couldn’t pay for...
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Nobel Laureate Says Curb Child Slavery, In Letter To PM Modi
The government estimates more than 330 million people - almost a quarter of India's population - have been hit by the scarcity of water.
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PM Modi Should Spend A Day Each In Drought-Hit Places: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spend a day each in drought-hit Bundelkhand and Marathwada so that his government can take steps to solve the problems faced by the affected people.
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Monsoon Rainfall Below Average, Less Than Forecast: Weather Office
Rainfall in this year's annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with some crop-growing central and northern states receiving less rain than needed, the weather office said today as the rainy season ended
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Joys Of Childhood Snatched By Drought In Marathwada
13-year-old Vishwambhar Shinde loved learning Marathi and playing at his school in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region. But now he has to work as a waiter at a roadside dhaba or eatery in the Aurangabad district as the drought has destroyed his father’s mosambi or sweet lime crop. “I had to discontinue my education as my father couldn’t pay for...
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Nobel Laureate Says Curb Child Slavery, In Letter To PM Modi
The government estimates more than 330 million people - almost a quarter of India's population - have been hit by the scarcity of water.
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PM Modi Should Spend A Day Each In Drought-Hit Places: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spend a day each in drought-hit Bundelkhand and Marathwada so that his government can take steps to solve the problems faced by the affected people.
