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More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds

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About 56% of the decline in natural lakes was driven by climate warming and human consumption
AP

Jakarta, world’s fastest-sinking, fights to raise itself

PTI

Delhi agencies seek to delist 232 out of 1,045 waterbodies

Nikhil M Babu
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Home improvement | The DIY summer project

Sujatha Shankar Kumar

Rejuvenation of waterbodies is key to improve water resilience, says study

The Hindu Bureau
Yerevan, Armenia - April 23, 2022: A building of yellow and red colors next to the park in the center of Yerevan
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Mature trees in demand

Abraham Verghese on his new book The Covenant of Water, a sweeping family epic set in Kerala

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Mitul Baruah’s Slow Disaster: Life of the storytellers of Majuli

Plugging of sewage outfalls, prevention of illegal dumping of solid waste and real-time monitoring mechanism of water quality and storage in waterbodies were some of the challenges facing the authorities.
Chennai

Water Resources Department looking for technical support, funding from EU

K. Lakshmi

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