Water Scarcity
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Pipe dream: Why India’s plan for continuous water supply remains unrealistic, 25 years on
The 2023 draft of the Manual on Water Supply and Treatment underestimates water demand as well as demand-limiting tariffs.
David Meyer, The Conversation & Nidhi Subramanyam, The Conversation
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In Ghana, ATMs are providing low-income communities easy access to clean water
These low-cost, self-contained, automated water vending machines are popping up as a way to expand affordable water services.
Godfred Amankwaa, The Conversation
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In UP, Centre’s hope to provide safe tap water to all by 2024 may remain a pipe dream
More than half the rural households have functional connections, but for the poor, water remains scarce.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com, Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com & Meera Devi, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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In summers, hospitals in Uttarakhand struggle to provide healthcare because of lack of water
As water shortages become more common in the Himalayan state, hospitals in some parts are unable to follow even basic hygiene practices.
Cheena Kapoor
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Chennai drought: How water distribution system reflects residents’ social power, bias against poor
When flow are low, poor people who often live at the tail-end of the lines remain unserved.
Karen Coelho
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Andhra Pradesh: Woman killed in clash at a public tap amid water shortage
The 38-year-old was waiting for her turn to fill her pot when another woman got into the queue out of turn.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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Chennai water crisis: MK Stalin leads protests, blames AIADMK for ‘inefficient handling’ of shortage
The DMK chief said the state government, which is in the Centre’s clutches, had not taken any initiative to avert the situation.
Scroll Staff
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TN government asks schools to remain open amid water crisis in Chennai
The state education department said that the schools had no reason to shut down as it was their responsibility to make alternate arrangements.
Scroll Staff
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‘We need every drop of water’: Tamil Nadu CM thanks Kerala for offering to supply drinking water
Edappadi K Palaniswami brought up the Mullaperiyar dam matter even as he claimed some reports of a severe water crisis in his state were not true.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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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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Kerala offers 20 lakh litres of drinking water to Tamil Nadu, but says state has rejected it
The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government said it wanted to send the water by train from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai.
Scroll Staff
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With 23 of Karnataka 30 districts declared drought-hit, farmers are selling precious cattle
As crops have failed, villagers are migrating to other states in search of work.
S Shankar, IndiaSpend.com
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Water crisis: Some schools in Karnataka shut for an extra week; 5,000 villages hit in Maharashtra
Water levels are alarmingly low in different parts of the country, and the onset of the monsoon will be delayed by a few days.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver