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    Women’s Lives Get Harder in Bundelkhand as Water Scarcity Grows

    Up to 70 per cent of women in parts of the drought-prone region in central India are affected by acute water shortages, according to...
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    Building a Heatwave-Resistant India

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    Shifting Climate Boundaries

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    ‘Middle East Cooperation Needed’ to Combat Dust Storms

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    Emergency Declared in Italy to Manage Drought

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