Water crisis
World Water Day 2021: Drinking water shortage in India
March 22, 2021
In a cramped slum of Bawana village, located in the northwest of the national capital, stays Mrinali. A 17-year-old school-goer, who stays awake almost every day till 3 am in the morning to make sure that the buckets and all the vessels at her home are filled with water. Mrinali ...
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Water, Water Everywhere. But where exactly? Treasure hunt for water begins
March 22, 2021
Yes, there is water everywhere. We all know that 70 pc of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. But for a glass of water, every second a woman in rural India walks an average of 173 kilometres – the distance between New Delhi and Kurukshetra– to fetch potable water in ...
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Water crisis
August 21, 2019
India is facing a severe stress on its water resources not just due to climate change but also several human factors, including an injudicious use of water and its pricing.
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Major cities to run out of ground water by 2020, says NITI Aayog report
June 25, 2018
Major cities, including Delhi, Bangalore, and Hyderabad, are expected to reach zero groundwater levels by 2020, affecting millions. The Niti Aayog report says that the water scarcity will lead to an eventual 6 pc loss in India’s GDP. India is placed at 120th among 122 countries...
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