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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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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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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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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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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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: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals