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Risks to Groundwater in India’s Solar Irrigation Pump Expansion
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Cheap solar power, widely available, could worsen India’s already depleted aquifers.
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Reporter Wins Award for His Work on Choke Point: Tamil Nadu
Sibi Arasu honored for his reporting on the environment, including two articles from the Choke Point: Tamil Nadu series.
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Groundwater Plummets in Delhi, City of 29 Million
Experts warn that Delhi could reach “zero groundwater levels” by 2020.
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Groundwater Scarcity, Pollution Set India on Perilous Course
Drained and contaminated aquifers contribute to India’s “worst water crisis.”
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Recovery Begins in Kerala, Where Historic Flooding Killed Hundreds
More than 1 million Kerala residents were displaced by the worst flooding in a century.
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Toxic Water, Toxic Crops: India’s Public Health Time Bomb
Raw sewage and industrial wastewater contaminated with metals and chemicals irrigate much of the India's food.
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Booming Infrastructure Poisons Bangalore’s Lakes, Depletes Groundwater
Bangalore’s largest lake is so contaminated that it routinely…
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India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc
Water scarcity forces millions of people off of farms and into…
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Analysis: India Seen As Vital Player at Paris Climate Conference
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed.
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Surviving the Nepal Earthquake
Circle of Blue intern Crystal Edmunds recounts her first-hand experience of the Gorkha earthquake and raises questions about what it means for water.
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Big India Dam, Unfinished and Silent, Could Be Tomb For Giant Hydropower Projects
Lower Subansiri River construction site was shut in 2011 and never restarted.
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World Water Day Ingredients Need Big Dash of Urgency
Senior editor Keith Schneider wonders if maybe a spokesperson and Xbox games are needed.