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Growing up with water

“Water of India. The history of the modern Indian city should be written in water” by Mukul Kesavan . The Telegraph Online. 12.06.2022.

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Reviving ancient stepwell

“Vadodara: 500-year-old forgotten stepwell in Sevasi to spring back to life” by Tushar Tere. Times of India. 23.03.2022.

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Drought in History

“Gujarat: Vadnagar experienced long drought from 1,700 CE“ by Parth Shastri. Times of India. 23.05.2022.

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Reasons of water shortage in Uttarakhand

“Why Uttarakhand, origin of several rivers, faces water shortage during summers?” by TNN. Times of India. 22.03.2022.

Posted on 16/04/202216/04/2022

Sewage water for drinking

“Ranchi residents forced to drink ‘sewage’ water through pipelines” by Swati Shikha. Times of India. 11.04.2022.

Posted on 16/04/202216/04/2022

Holy water from above

“Drones Spray Holy Water at India Hindu Festival as Crowds Defy COVID Rules” by Agence France-Presse. VOA news. 14.01.2022.

Posted on 01/03/202216/04/2022

Freeing Water Bodies

“Drive begins to free water bodies of encroachments in Tamil  Nadu” by Julie Mariappan. Julie. Times of India. 13.02.2022.

Posted on 18/01/202216/04/2022

‘Tekra-talav’ System

“Ahmedabad: Reintroducing ‘tekra-talav’ system for water recharge” by TNN. Times of India. 22.11.2021.

Soni, Riya. 2021. “Fluid urabnism: synthesising urban commons with water.” The Urban Transcript Journal 4(1).

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Ganga water pipeline

“2 yrs late, Ganga water pipeline now ready” by Meenakshi Sinha. Times of India. 20.12.2021.

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Modern extraction wells

“Modern extraction wells to augment water supply in east Delhi, says Satyendar Jain” by TNN. Times of India. 08.12.2021.

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Underground water recharge project

“West Bengal: IIEST Shibpur collects rain water to recharge aquifer on campus” by Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey. Times of India. 20.08.2021.

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Reviving stepwells

“Telangana digs in to revive heritage stepwells” by TNN. Times of India. 21.08.2021.

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Stonewell in Erode

“Stone well-like structure found at Kodumanal archaeological site in Erode” by TNN. The Times of India. 03.07.2021.

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Jal Saheli -Woman water movement

“Wasserfrauen auf Mission“ by Nathalie Mayroth. Taz. 10.08.2021.

Posted on 05/05/202116/04/2022

Women’s protest

“Agra women smash earthen pots, bang utensils in protest against water scarcity” by Deepak Lavania. Times of India. 23.03.2021

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