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![A farmer working in his rice farm in Zangam-Pattan, north Kashmir [image by: Athar Parvaiz]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kashmir01-1020x663-e1524034186728.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
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476Kashmir water crisis hits at its staple: Rice
Western South Asia looks set for an increasingly dry summer, with NASA predicting drought in Afghanistan over low snowfall this winter, but...
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With Low Water Reserves, A Blistering Indian Summer
The omens for this summer are bad in South Asia. Afghanistan received the lowest snowfall in years, spiking fears of a drought....
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Hydropower in the Himalayas: the economics that are often ignored
Of all Himalayan nations, China has made the most progress towards hydropower development. This has been driven by three major factors. First,...
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Rapid Industrialisation Poses Pollution Risk To The Sundarbans
Mongla port is a hive of activity. Several oceangoing vessels are anchored in the harbour and there is a steady bustle of...
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In Rural Manipur, Women Feel The Heat of Climate Change
It is that time of the year when the weather is dry and windy. Hmuoki has to work even harder than usual...
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Migration Always Good? There’s No Straight Answer
By Rituparna Hajra and Tuhin Ghosh In India, 55% of male migrants send remittances to support households have left behind. Does that...
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Opinion: The Madcap Scheme To Divert The Brahmaputra
Last year a proposal to divert the Brahmaputra, one of Asia’s major rivers, from Tibet into Xinjiang province was posted online, causing...
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Uttarakhand Villagers Harvest Rainwater, Recharge Springs, Avoid Long Walks
By Hridayesh Joshi Life for 29-year-old Sangeeta Devi wasn’t the same eight years ago until a huge water storage tank was built...
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Sinking Sundarbans Islands Underline Climate Crisis
By Soumya Sarkar Kalyani Mandal has gone way past hope. Living in Dhoblat Shibpur, a coastal village on Sagar Island in the...
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Environment And Climate Change Gets Short Shrift in Union Budget 2018
Soumya Sarkar, Juhi Chaudhary & Sapna Gopal As the Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rose in Parliament to present the last full...
![A farmer working in his rice farm in Zangam-Pattan, north Kashmir [image by: Athar Parvaiz]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kashmir01-1020x663-e1524034186728.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![Young girls at a well in Gujarat, which is already facing a water scarcity [image by: Mark Charmer]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mark-Charmer-1020x621-e1523433121998.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![Young girls at a well in Gujarat, which is already facing a water scarcity [image by: Mark Charmer]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Mark-Charmer-1020x621-e1523433121998.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![The problems with resettlement and rehabilitation was one of the reasons of the escalating social costs of the Tehri dam [image by: Sharada Prasad CS]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/himalayas-e1522829072119.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![The problems with resettlement and rehabilitation was one of the reasons of the escalating social costs of the Tehri dam [image by: Sharada Prasad CS]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/himalayas-e1522829072119.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![The rejuvenated Mongla port is expanding very rapidly [image by: Soumya Sarkar]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mongla01-1020x765-e1522221929300.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![The rejuvenated Mongla port is expanding very rapidly [image by: Soumya Sarkar]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mongla01-1020x765-e1522221929300.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![Hmouki, a farmer in Manipur, is worried about feeding her family during the dry season [image by: by Ninglun Hanghal]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HmuokiFARM-1020x680-e1521531220176.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![Hmouki, a farmer in Manipur, is worried about feeding her family during the dry season [image by: by Ninglun Hanghal]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HmuokiFARM-1020x680-e1521531220176.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![As agricultural productivity flounders in the Sundarbans, unskilled labour is all the residents have to sell [image by: Mike Prince]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Unloading-bricks-Mike-Prince-1020x612-e1520664048501.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![As agricultural productivity flounders in the Sundarbans, unskilled labour is all the residents have to sell [image by: Mike Prince]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Unloading-bricks-Mike-Prince-1020x612-e1520664048501.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![A bridge over the Yarlung Tsampo / Brahmaputra, in the west of Lhasa [image by Eric/Flickr]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Yarlung-Tsampo-west-of-Lhasa-Eric-1020x582-e1519888902937.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![A bridge over the Yarlung Tsampo / Brahmaputra, in the west of Lhasa [image by Eric/Flickr]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Yarlung-Tsampo-west-of-Lhasa-Eric-1020x582-e1519888902937.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![In the Himalayas, most women have to walk miles on hilly terrain to fetch water as local water sources are depleting [Image by Hridayesh Joshi]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pix3-1020x677-e1518676400447.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![In the Himalayas, most women have to walk miles on hilly terrain to fetch water as local water sources are depleting [Image by Hridayesh Joshi]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pix3-1020x677-e1518676400447.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![Coastal erosion, high soil salinity and increasingly violent cyclones have forced the young out of their homes in the Sundarbans, living behind only the old people, children and women [image by: Soumya Sarkar]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Sundarbans2-1020x663-e1518601051956.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![Coastal erosion, high soil salinity and increasingly violent cyclones have forced the young out of their homes in the Sundarbans, living behind only the old people, children and women [image by: Soumya Sarkar]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Sundarbans2-1020x663-e1518601051956.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
![The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, (third from left) addressing a Post Budget Press Conference [image courtesy: PIB]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Jaitley-addressing-post-budget-session-PIB-1020x478-e1517930267895.jpg?resize=450%2C270&ssl=1)
![The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, (third from left) addressing a Post Budget Press Conference [image courtesy: PIB]](https://i0.wp.com/impactnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Jaitley-addressing-post-budget-session-PIB-1020x478-e1517930267895.jpg?resize=80%2C80&ssl=1)
