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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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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: 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: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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