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No Water, No Hope? Maharashtra Villagers Puts Up 'Village For Sale' Banners As Drying Farms, Wells Deepen Woes
Tulshi villagers in Maharashtra have protested decades of water scarcity by putting up 'Village for Sale' banners, demanding action on stalled canal work. Residents say depleted water sources have left the village dependent on tankers.
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As A Genetic Revolution Collapses, Vidarbha’s Cotton Farmers Dread Coming Season
Farmers of water-starved Vidarbha are getting ready to sow cotton. But they’re struggling to get insurance.
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Citing Drought, BJP Lawmaker Wants Rain Dance Banned In Mumbai This Holi
A BJP legislator in Mumbai has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC) seeking a ban on "rain dance" functions in the metro during the festival of Holi.
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How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
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No Water, No Hope? Maharashtra Villagers Puts Up 'Village For Sale' Banners As Drying Farms, Wells Deepen Woes
Tulshi villagers in Maharashtra have protested decades of water scarcity by putting up 'Village for Sale' banners, demanding action on stalled canal work. Residents say depleted water sources have left the village dependent on tankers.
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As A Genetic Revolution Collapses, Vidarbha’s Cotton Farmers Dread Coming Season
Farmers of water-starved Vidarbha are getting ready to sow cotton. But they’re struggling to get insurance.
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Citing Drought, BJP Lawmaker Wants Rain Dance Banned In Mumbai This Holi
A BJP legislator in Mumbai has written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC) seeking a ban on "rain dance" functions in the metro during the festival of Holi.
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How Maharashtra Politics Fosters A Sugarcane Crop Even During A Drought
Only 7 per cent of water remains in drought-hit Marathawada's dams. But still that hasn't stopped sugarcane, a highly water intensive crop, from being produced in the region.
