Page 4 - Water Crisis

Can the water crisis hurt Asia's growth?

Water shortage is also likely to lead to political tensions and instability in the future

The things we take for granted

In Bhadrak, as we toured several villages collecting pre-intervention case studies for the international NGO WaterAid, said the author

Challenges galore for Jal Shakti, the newest ministry set up by Modi govt

From 70% of the country's water said to be contaminated, to a looming water crisis in 21 cities, there is a long list of issues that the Jal Shakti ministry will have to address

In Maharashtra's dry belt, onions are born only to die in the fields

Amid stunted crops & stunted dreams, even politicians have turned their backs on this dry belt

Drought-hit Gujarat has water for factories, but no water for Kutch farmers

Farmers and activists say the state government is intentionally driving farmers and cattle-rearers out of Kutch to make way for industries

Water: A pipe dream

As the world observes World Water Day 2019, many people in India continue to spend most of their day ferrying water from the hand pump to their homes

Africa running out of water as cities see climate change, population boom

Cities and towns in several other African nations including Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast have been plagued by similar water shortages in recent months

India staring at severe water crisis, among worst in the world: Research

Country's water footprint is 3,000 litres per day, highest in the globe, says report

A water crisis is brewing between South Asia's arch-rivals India, Pakistan

Pakistan, India and Afghanistan are among the world's eight most water-stressed countries

Waste not, want not

This year, the administration of Burdwan district has barred farmers from sowing the winter paddy as it is dependent solely on ground water

163 mn Indians lack access to clean water, but women pay the biggest price

It is estimated that 163m Indians still don't have access to clean, running water

Water: The next frontier

Highways and power have seen a peaking of investments for over two decades. The next sector should be water

Global clean water crisis: Smart policies as critical as developing tech

Unless politicians in African cities improve water management as a priority, there will be at least 15 cities in Africa which will face severe water problems by 2035

How cutting water use for irrigation could reduce anaemia in India

A study shows India's food security has come at the cost of water security, and has failed to improve nutrition status

Water's crisis is ours to change

Each drop must bring more crop and more of everything

As India stares at acute water crisis, high-risk states seem ill-prepared

The NITI report said, 21 Indian cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad, will run out of groundwater by 2020, affecting 100 million people

The water crisis: Better conservation and efficiency in use are a must

The think tank projects the crisis will escalate with the water availability dwindling to merely half of the effective demand by 2030

Rajasthan ranks low on drinking water supply for villages, says Niti Aayog

Over 90% of the country's brackish water and 50% of its fluoridated water is found in Rajasthan

India suffering worst water crisis in history, says Niti Aayog report

Citing data by independent agencies, the report pointed out that with nearly 70 per cent of water being contaminated, India is placed at 120th amongst 122 countries in the water quality index

Charge farmers for water, remove sops on water-guzzling crops: report

Nabard-Icrier study calls for moving high-water reliant crops like sugarcane in Maharashtra, rice in Punjab to other areas; Gadkari says not possible