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"If India can deploy adequate technology to treat water, it could significantly expand its water supply and better water means better public health and economic development"

"The heavily polluted Ganges in India needs a clean-up operation, but activists must honour the river's spiritual significance to succeed where others have failed"

"Lester Brown says grain harvests are already shrinking as US, India and China come close to 'peak water'"

"Plan to build 160 dams in the northeast may cut reliance on coal, but would damage wildlife and habitat, and the power generated won't benefit locals, critics say"

"Monsoon season in southern Asia has begun, and in India the rains arrived ahead of schedule, easing drought concerns. Monsoon rains can be disruptive and even deadly, but crucial for the farmers whose crops feed millions of people. Though concerns for flooding are prevalent, the arrival of the rains brings colorful celebrations and relief from the heat every year. -Leanne Burden Seidel (32 photos total)"

"Within a week, India's ministry of environment and forest finds itself committed to conducting an overall impact assessment of dams in the rivers Ganga and Brahmaputra"

"More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environment"