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Treat, not trick, data centre waterIndia faces a significant potable water shortfall while treating only a fraction of its sewage. Treated sewage, currently discharged into w...- Cauvery water war: Karnataka bandh brings a long-running feud to the fore againIn Karnataka, protests arose after the authorities ordered the state to release Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water. Karnataka has cited it...
- In 2002, China began building the South-to-North Water Diversion Project to carry Yangtze water north; it now reportedly serves 185 million people, but displaced at least 330,000China's extensive water diversion project moves vast amounts of water hundreds of miles. This infrastructure now benefits over 185 million ...
- In Pakistan, not just living but dying too is getting more expensiveFuneral expenses in Rawalpindi are becoming unaffordable for many families. Low-income households now borrow money for burial rites and ser...
- A pail of water may unleash India's ₹20 lakh crore opportunityIndia faces a significant water crisis, with demand projected to double supply by 2030, creating a massive ₹20 lakh crore investment opport...
- Bengal plans dolphin parks, Ganga Aarti on Hooghly under Namami Gange pushWest Bengal is set to establish two dolphin parks, including one in Contai. The state will also undertake extensive cleaning of the Hooghly...
- Hurdles behind India's supertall buildings & vertical ambitionsIndia's urban growth is rapid, yet only one building crosses the 300-meter supertall mark. Fragmented regulations and infrastructure gaps h...
- Navi Mumbai water scarcity: BJP MLA Ganesh Naik blames theft and failure of Dy CM Shinde's UD deptGanesh Naik, Maharashtra's forest minister, alleges that water scarcity in Navi Mumbai stems from theft and administrative apathy within th...
- Water, India's great bottled-up problemIndia faces an unprecedented water crisis with nearly 600 million people experiencing extreme water stress. Societal divides widen due to w...
- 72% of urban wastewater in India flows into water bodies, land untreated: ReportA new report reveals that only 28% of India's urban wastewater is treated, with the remainder polluting natural water bodies. Experts empha...
- Not politics, not interest rates: India's surging economy at risk from waterIndia is facing a growing water crisis, with the country's growing water stress potentially impacting its growth. The country's growing wat...
- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, others face surge in customer queries for water-related services: reportCities like Bengaluru and Hyderabad witness a surge in customer queries for water-related services amid severe water scarcity worsened by t...
- Bengaluru, India's Silicon Valley, faces a water crisis that software cannot solveThe Silicon Valley of South Asia has a nature issue -- a pain point that software cannot solve. In the sprawl beyond Bengaluru's core, wher...
- In 2050, one-third of global river sub-basins could face water scarcity: StudyIn 2050, one-third of global river sub-basins are projected to face severe scarcity of clean water due to nitrogen pollution, new research ...
- India’s experience in irrigation projects can come to Africa’s rescueIndia with its rich experience of irrigation may come to the assistance of the continent in the backdrop of momentum in India-Egypt partner...
- UP government directs all departments to deal with heat waveThe Uttar Pradesh government has asked departments to prepare for the summer heat wave, repairing ponds to secure water supplies for animal...
- Knowledge sharing essential for sustainable water solutions"New technology and knowledge-sharing are essential to ensure that urban communities learn from each other and come up with solutions that ...
- TMC MLA to seek central probe into alleged fraud"The people are suffering from acute water scarcity but the project is still incomplete due to crunch of fund."
- Hope to make river Yamuna water clean, potable by 2017: JICA"With several sewerage projects under implementation and other efforts in progress, and if everything goes well, I expect to swim in the ri...
- State declares over 20,000 villages as ‘scarcity hit’Maha govt placed more than 20K villages in scarcity-hit category.
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