Water Scarcity
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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
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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
Trending
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Nepal was convinced of its plan to revive the wild water buffalo population, until things went wrong
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Chased by crocodile, antelope swims for its life across river, escapes in nick of time
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Watch: Tiger waits for trucks to pass before crossing busy highway
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Watch: Rishi Sunak mentions ‘dharma’ as his reason for taking up the job of UK PM
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Turkey earthquake: Scenes of horrifying devastation emerge across the affected region
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Watch: American DJ Diplo shows off batting skills during game of gully cricket with locals in Mumbai
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘The Consultant’ trailer: Christoph Waltz plays a sinister boss in dark comedy series
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Watch: Behind the scenes of Hansika Motwani’s December wedding
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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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
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Uttarakhand’s residents face water shortage even as state’s rivers quench North India’s thirst
Less than 50% of the population has access to adequate quantities of safe drinking water, says a CAG report.
Mayank Aggarwal
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In drought-hit Maharashtra, a fourth of its villages are staring at a water crisis by April
The state is facing its worst groundwater depletion since 2015, says the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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India vs Australia: KL Rahul on spin combination for Nagpur Test, batting in middle order and more
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WPL auction, player list: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry in first set; 409 in total
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Senior One Day Trophy: Tanuja Kanwer stars as Railways beat Karnataka to win record 14th title
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WPL 2023: Inaugural edition to be played in Mumbai from 4 March, 409 players shortlisted for auction
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IND vs AUS: From Kohli vs Cummins to Ashwin vs Khawaja – four key battles in Border-Gavaskar Trophy