Water Report
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Why several studies incorrectly suggest that groundwater levels are rising in South India
Most studies fail as they use traditional groundwater assessment methods which are unsuitable for hard rock aquifer systems in South India.
Gana Kedlaya
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Why much of India lacks access to safe drinking water, despite an ambitious government project
In August, the CAG found that the National Rural Drinking Water Programme had failed to meet its targets.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Biosphere of war: Repeated conflicts have left Gaza’s water undrinkable
Blockades and war have permeated an entire ecosystem, a biosphere that no one can escape from.
Mark Zeitoun, The Conversation & Ghassan Abu Sitta, The Conversation
Trending
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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PM Modi’s claim of dramatically enhancing India’s global standing a ‘mirage’, says report
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India faces a deepening water crisis, warn UN and advocacy group
The country is home to the highest number of people in the world without access to clean water, WaterAid said.
Scroll Staff
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The great Indian river trick: How dying water bodies are brought back to life
Transporting water at enormous cost from other river basins is contentious at best, raising serious questions on transparent allocation of this scarce resource.
Soumya Sarkar
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India’s Kumbh Melas are running short of water
Climate change threatens to disrupt the largest human gatherings on earth.
Soumya Sarkar
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna is the world’s most vulnerable delta
A global assesment report of transboundary rivers shows that the river deltas in Asia are the most vulnerable to climate change and other pressures.
Beth Walker
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Why linking rivers will not save Bundelkhand
Retaining rainwater through ponds, check dams and farm embankments is what's needed in the drought-hit region.
Soumya Sarkar
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The Kashmir problem no one talks about: Its water bodies are disappearing
Half of the water bodies in and around Srinagar have disappeared over the last century under the pressure of rapid and badly managed urbanisation
Athar Parvaiz
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition