water resources

World Water Day 2021: Drinking water shortage in India

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

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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India aims collaboration in Higher Education at BRICS summit

India aims collaboration in Higher Education at BRICS summit

July 6, 2017

The BRICS Ministers of Education Meet in Beijing ended on a note that pledged to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all.

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BRICS 2016 Summit sees modest results

BRICS 2016 Summit sees modest results

October 18, 2016

The 8th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit, organised this weekend in Goa, India, has not recorded any significant results in order to develop the political and economic cohesion of this group of countries that is still very disparate and often having diver...

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