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DRINKING WATER CRISIS NEWS
Himalayan springs are drying. It's a threat to India's ecological stability and national security
July 03, 2025 12:30 pm
As India aims to provide piped water to every rural home, the drying of springs in the Himalayan region threatens to undermine progress. Infrastructure is not enough — India's national water goals must take into account the revival of Himalayan springs
With monsoon here, we must ‘catch the rain’
May 26, 2025 3:28 pm
After the floods in the rainy season, we encounter severe drinking water shortages in summer. To break this cycle, proper water management is required
‘We get water once in 2-3 days, but it’s not drinkable’: Across Delhi, why water is a key poll issue
May 22, 2024 3:42 am
Unlike the posh localities of Rajinder Nagar and Karol Bagh which surround their settlement of unauthorised colonies and jhuggi-jhopdi (JJ) clusters, Ramakant and his neighbours are dependent on tankers.
In Begunbari, a water crisis, forgotten promises & little hope
May 13, 2024 3:04 am
Begunbari village falls under Baharampur lok Sabha constituency, which has been represented by Congress state unit chief Adhir Chowdhury since 1999.
Village submerged for Narmada dam remains thirsty and neglected
May 11, 2024 1:40 am
Most villagers say they do not know which parties are contesting the upcoming polls from the constituency.
India and UAE – partners in a water secure future
March 22, 2024 11:55 am
How the two countries can join hands to ensure that water scarcity does not stoke conflicts
What happens when Bengaluru's taps run dry?
March 19, 2024 10:48 am
To reimagine the city's waterscape, it is essential to rebuild our lost relationship with the many meanings of water
Express View on Bengaluru’s looming water crisis: The warning
March 16, 2024 9:25 am
Bengaluru's woes are a crisis foretold. Other Indian cities must learn lessons from it
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Can water be privatised?
February 03, 2024 12:55 pm
Water is probably the most increasingly scarce and yet eternally indispensable resource for the human species. That its scarcity would result in efforts to trade it or privatise its supply is unsurprising.
PMC demands more water to meet city’s increased needs
July 23, 2023 12:57 am
In the ongoing Assembly session, Congress legislator Ravindra Dhangekar raised the issue of shortage of water in the city and insufficient supply to the central parts of city.
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