{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news","author_name":"Timothy Wahome","author_url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/author\/twt4wahomegmail-com\/","title":"Water in India's Punjab turning dear - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nX7rwg62O2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/10\/25\/water-in-indias-punjab-turning-dear\/\">Water in India&#8217;s Punjab turning dear<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/10\/25\/water-in-indias-punjab-turning-dear\/embed\/#?secret=nX7rwg62O2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Water in India&#8217;s Punjab turning dear&#8221; &#8212; Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" data-secret=\"nX7rwg62O2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Water_droplets_from_Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017_in_India.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":360,"description":"The UN reports that Punjab in northern\u00a0India\u00a0is facing acute water shortage, with farmers digging expensive boreholes 18 meters deep.\u00a0 Despite living in a bountiful geographical landscape courted by five rivers, Punjabi famers are increasingly depending on depleted ground water. Industrialisation, drought and pollution account for the scarcity of water in this region, which is India&#8217;s..."}