SC verdict on drought: Timely but not tough enough
While many experts have said that the SC ruling on drought, though strongly worded, it is not enough to address the immediate crisis, the verdict will, hopefully, send a strong message across the bureaucratic and political world
The Manjara Dam in Maharashtra. The State may not admit it willingly but India is facing a full blown drought thanks to two consecutive years of poor monsoon, water shortage in reservoirs and lowering of groundwater table. (Hindustan Times)