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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’