Water Woes
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Water cuts, fines: Bengaluru grapples with familiar crisis but few long-term solutions in sight
Karnataka is facing one of its worst droughts in decades even as summer is yet to peak in the state and across India.
Sweta Daga
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The bottled water industry is masking the world’s failure to supply reliable drinking water to all
The annual worldwide sales of bottled water is expected to double to $500 billion in this decade.
Zeineb Bouhlel, The Conversation
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Goa’s groundwater is being extracted rapidly and sometimes illegally despite a law in place
Limited data on water, both on the resource and utilisation side, makes it difficult to fully understand how much of it is being used and where.
Supriya Vohra
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Fact check: Does every household in Goa get piped water, as the government claims?
Testimonies from locals paint a different picture.
Supriya Vohra
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Interview: At the root of Pakistan’s water crisis is mismanagement of resources
Development sector professional Umer Karim talks about the energy and water crisis looming over the country.
Farahnaz Zahidi
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In Punjab, the accelerating rate of groundwater depletion is worrying both farmers and experts
Every year, groundwater levels are falling by approximately 0.49 metres.
Vivek Gupta
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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In many Uttarakhand villages, taps installed under Modi government’s flagship scheme have gone dry
While Jal Jeevan Mission data suggests that 61.5% of the rural population in the state has taps at home, a ground check shows a different picture.
Satyam Kumar, IndiaSpend.com
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In a Haryana district, waterlogging is forcing farmers to give up farming and take up odd jobs
Government interventions, saline water draining attempts and subsidies for crop diversification are seen as possible solutions to the issue in Charkhi Dadri.
Sat Singh
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In Madhya Pradesh, borewells on the banks of the Narmada river are drying up
The natural flow of the river has been affected due to rampant sand mining and the construction of big dams.
Manish Chandra Mishra
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Himachal Pradesh, precious springs are dying because of climate change and human activity
Two in three springs in the state are going to dry in the near future, according to a directory on water resources.
Kapil Kajal
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India will have to spend more in Budget 2021 to provide tap water to all its rural homes
While the provision of clean water and sanitation has improved over the years, more investment is needed to protect water resources.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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In 2018, floods cost India 1,808 lives and farmland the size of Mizoram
On average, floods and extreme rainfall led to 14 deaths per day during the 2019 monsoons.
IndiaSpend Team
The Field
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler