Urban Water Crisis
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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
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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
Trending
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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International Film Festival of India refuses to carry anti-caste poem by former BJP MLA in its daily
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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
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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
Video
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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Filmfare OTT Awards: Actor Rajshri Deshpande dedicates her win to Gaza victims, Indian farmers
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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
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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
The Reel
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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In music-themed ‘Chamak’, looking for the ‘spirit of Punjab’ beyond its stereotypes
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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
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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
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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
The Field
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