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    Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity

    By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village, a small hamlet in India's West Bengal State, was able to save their village and...
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    Snowless Winter and a Climate Crisis: Kashmir’s ‘Unprecedented’ Weather

    Kashmir, as per estimates, reported a 79 percent precipitation deficit through December of last year. Indian meteorologists claim that unusual weather is linked to...
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    El Nino to Pile on Suffering Kashmir Saffron Farmers

    Rainfall-dependent saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Climate change has resulted in serious dry spells in Kashmir, made worse with El Nino. Rainfall...
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    First Person: Farmers running out of water in Punjab, India

    For farmers in the Punjab region of India, water shortages are a harsh reality. Here, three rice cultivators talk about the challenges they face...
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    Gujarat Elections: Modi Unveils Water Supply Projects in Gujarat

    Prime Minister Modi touched on the history of water scarcity in Gujarat, highlighting the undying spirit of Gujarat’s people that, he said, gives them...
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    Bangladesh’s rice farmers tap underground ‘reservoirs’

    Bangladesh farmers rely on drawing water from a natural underground water storage system that they call ‘Bangladesh water machine’. The pumped groundwater is replenished...
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    In Nepal, Farmers Are Cutting Paddy to Feed Their Cattle

    Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) on Wednesday announced that most parts of the country have thus far received below-average rains during this...
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    Agriculture

    Soaring Temperatures Devastate Kashmir Farmers

    The region, known for lush green hills, has turned into a dry wasteland. Water canals are dry as never before, because there was no...
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