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Urban Water Crisis
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
· Aug 23, 2019 · 09:00 am
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
· Jul 12, 2019 · 06:30 am
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
· Jun 27, 2019 · 08:04 pm
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Yesterday · 06:44 pm
$60 billion has been stolen. So why you haven’t heard about the robbery of the century?
Yesterday · 09:30 pm
A teenager traces her Indian great-great grandmother’s life as an indentured labourer in Fiji
Sep 13, 2018 · 11:30 am
In Netflix film ‘House Arrest’, a man refuses to leave his apartment – and it’s hard to care
Yesterday · 08:00 am
As Delhi pollution levels soar, customers throng an ‘oxygen bar’ for a breath of fresh air
Yesterday · 06:30 am
‘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
· Jun 26, 2019 · 07:56 pm
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
· Jun 20, 2019 · 09:00 am
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
· May 10, 2019 · 07:30 am
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Eco India, Episode 49: How plants are used to offset adverse affects of chemicals on the environment
Yesterday · 08:25 pm
Listen to the story ‘Jamun Ka Ped’, which was dropped abruptly from the ICSE syllabus
Yesterday · 06:24 pm
Watch UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggle to explain why he is relatable
Yesterday · 04:17 pm
Watch: How to fish using mints, cola and an egg in a hole in the ground with a puddle of water
Yesterday · 09:24 am
Watch BJP leader and KBC Malayalam host Suresh Gopi’s response to a mention of ‘porotta, beef’
Yesterday · 08:16 am
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
· Jul 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm
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
· Mar 27, 2018 · 12:30 pm
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
· Oct 29, 2017 · 08:30 pm
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In Netflix film ‘House Arrest’, a man refuses to leave his apartment – and it’s hard to care
Yesterday · 08:00 am
‘Marjaavaan’ movie review: A 1980s Bollywood flashback with characters who are cardboard cutouts
Nov 15, 2019 · 09:29 am
‘Ford v Ferrari’ movie review: An engaging if overheated race to the finish
Nov 15, 2019 · 08:30 am
Ken Loach tribute: British cinema’s angry old man is still raging about the issues that matter
Nov 13, 2019 · 08:00 am
‘If there’s one successful sci-fi movie, there will be 20 more’: ‘House Arrest’ director Samit Basu
Nov 11, 2019 · 08:00 am
Why some neighbourhoods in Delhi have access to water for just one to two hours a day
The answer is a basic one: mismanagement of resources.
Asit K Biswas, The Conversation
,
Cecilia Tortajada, The Conversation
&
Udisha Saklani, The Conversation
· Jul 16, 2017 · 07:30 pm
As lakes run dry in Chennai, residents are desperate for a few buckets of water
Waiting for over a week for a tanker is now routine in a city where drinking water supply has been slashed by half.
Vinita Govindarajan
· Jul 01, 2017 · 10:30 am
