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PARINEETA DANDEKAR
Maharashtra water conservation push: In dry season, a flood of good samaritansKazi said he suggested to the group that its members could clean up 10-15 Nizam era wells in the Company Baug area which had not been in us...
Vanishing wetlands: Indiscriminate development & poor regulation are wrecking a critical piece of India's ecologyRather than the large wetlands, it is a complete absence of regulation for smaller ones that is playing havoc with this ecosystem, says PA ...
Budget 2016: Government should spend money on small scale irrigation projects, caution activistsFinance minister Arun Jaitely announced to bring 80.6 lakh hectare area under irrigation by fast tracking the 89 projects.
How deficit rains fill the life of farmers with uncertaintyThe most devastating effects of deficit rains are slow to take root but they endure, filling the lives of farmers with uncertainty, writes ...
Is thriving sugarcane crop responsible for Maharashtra's Marathwada and Vidarbha's water woes?There may not be enough water to drink in the arid Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, but the guzzling sugarcane crop thrives ...
Here's why India may be on the brink of an unprecedented full-blown water crisisWith pockets of severe drought and areas of unchecked wastage, India is looking at an acute water crisis in the near future.
Why there appears to be no end to the agony for Beed's beleaguered farmersFarmers are stuck in a sharp downward spiral — yields have come down; incomes have fallen; and investments in seeds, fertiliser and farming...