Urban Water Crisis
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Bengaluru: Authorities collect Rs 1.1 lakh fine in three days for misusing potable water
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has banned the use of potable water for purposes other than drinking amid the water crisis.
Scroll Staff
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Bengaluru bans use of potable water for construction, washing vehicles
The order came amid a drinking water crisis in the city caused by rising temperatures and a decrease in groundwater levels.
Scroll Staff
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As Bengaluru floods again, here’s why it is important to map the flow of water through cities
A City Water Balance of all flows in the urban water system is a good starting point to understand the paradox of flooded streets and dry borewells.
Muhil Nesi
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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The Jammu and Kashmir voter who is fighting corruption in job recruitments
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Mine but not really mine: Why ‘owning’ digital items doesn’t feel the same
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In charts: Water is more expensive for the poor than the rich – a new report calculates by how much
The report looks at water affordability in 15 cities, two of them in India.
Nithya Subramanian
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In maps: How Chennai grew over its lakes
The location of the IT corridor, between valuable ecological areas, has raised the risk of drought and flooding.
Teja Malladi & Kaavya Kumar
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Mumbai: Water levels in lakes dip, civic body says supply to last till July
The BMC has started to use the reserve stock to provide water to citizens.
Scroll Staff
Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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‘We can change the world’: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio shares post on Chennai water crisis
The Oscar-winning star shared a post from BBC News with a picture of a dried-up well in the city surrounded by women with empty pots.
Scroll Staff
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Chennai’s water crisis is hurting everyone – from women filling pots to city’s ‘bachelors mansions’
These affordable guest houses have raised their rents sharply and have stopped taking in new tenants.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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As lakes dry up, Chennai will stop receiving water from its three main sources by June
The authorities are looking to tap fast-depleting groundwater to make up some of the shortfall.
S Senthalir
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Bengaluru is fast running out of groundwater – and it is doing little to rectify the situation
If current practices do not improve significantly, the city will be faced with Day Zero before long, according to the World Resources Institute India.
Sahana Ghosh
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Counting down to ‘Day Zero’: Like Cape Town, many Indian cities are fast running out of water
The gap between demand for water and its supply is estimated to touch 50% by 2030.
Mohammad Faiz Alam
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History shows that it was nature that helped Bangalore grow – and now the city is destroying it
What transformed this centuries-long, strong relationship between people and nature?
Harini Nagendra, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year