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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Comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi rejected
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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View from the Margins: A queer rights activist on why he prefers Modi and the BJP
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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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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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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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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‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 trailer: The Targaryens go to war
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor in cricket-themed romance
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death