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VILLAGES DEPENDENT ON TANKERS
Marathwada dam levels drop to 34% as rainfall stays below average; 100-plus villages rely on tankersMarathwada dams hold only thirty-four percent water stock this year. Over one hundred villages now depend on water tankers for daily needs....- Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
- Women climb down dried up well, walk miles as water crisis hits Nashik villageBorichi Bari village in Maharashtra faces a severe water crisis, forcing women to risk their lives climbing into wells for water. Wells are...
- 2024 exposed the underbelly of India's Silicon ValleyBengaluru, India's tech hub, faced a severe water crisis this summer due to a poor monsoon season and depleted groundwater. Residents relie...
- Meet the Srichandans: What issues matter to Odisha's 125-member family in the 2024 elections?With a whopping 125 members, they stand out as a close-knit joint family spanning four generations. Despite their vast numbers, they share ...
- Bengaluru facing shortfall of 500 MLD water: Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahOut of this 1,470 MLD comes from Cauvery river and 650 MLD from borewells. We have a shortage of about 500 MLD," the Chief Minister told re...
- Bengaluru Water Crisis: Govt can fulfil city's water requirement till June, says SiddaramaiahBangalore has a water shortage of 500 MLD. Drinking water needs and industries add up to 2600 MLD water, of which 1450 MLD is obtained from...
- From water to aggregate supplies, 'Jal Kranti' in drought-prone Vidarbha villagesA brain child of Union minister Nitin Gadkari, 'Jal Kranti' initiative has also made the villages supply aggregates for highway constructio...
- These Bengalureans are trying to solve the water problemSince July 2016, over 75,000 households in Bengaluru are paying a penalty of 50% on their monthly water bill.
- Maharashtra's rabi sowing till mid-November trails by 54%As on November 15, rabi crops have been sown on 13.05 lakh hectares, compared with the 28.35 lakh hectare area sown during the comparable p...
- Karnataka's Byatarayanapura constituency: Gateway to Bengaluru needs infra pushWith seven BBMP wards and eight gram panchayats, it has a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural population. Understandably, the issues here va...
- India has demographic edge over other countries: Devendra FadnavisThis advantage that India has over other countries is going to be there for the next 20 years. Therefore, we can easily say that our genera...
- Here's why Bengaluru must take hard decisions to become sustainable in water usageFaced with a harsh summer, which, authorities say , is the worst in fifty years, there are some lessons Bengaluru needs to learn, and fast.
- Humanitarian crisis in Marathwada as drought forces families to migratePeople are forced to migrate to cities in search of jobs, but what makes the situation poignant is that they are sometimes forced to leave ...
- How deficit rains fill the life of farmers with uncertaintyThe most devastating effects of deficit rains are slow to take root but they endure, filling the lives of farmers with uncertainty, writes ...
- How water scarcity is taking a toll on some Maharashtra pocketsThe water crisis is set to trigger regional feuds with residents demanding their water share from the state's rivers.
- Aam Aadmi Party's next dialogue on water, power on December 13In January, the party had promised 700 litres free water, consumption beyond which would be charged for the entire amount consumed.
- Severe drought in Maharashtra villages leads to migration and a six-fold increase in job demandThis year, 3.60 lakh farmers and farm labourers have sought daily wage work under employment guarantee scheme, against the 60,000 last year.
- IIM-Bangalore observes Earth Day"Who are we fooling when we sell the idea of 'Green Bangalore'? Bangalore is not green; it is an ugly sprawl," declared Suresh Hebilkar, fo...
- Chennai's IT corridor, home to TCS, Cognizant & Infosys, faces shutdown due to water shortageIT companies along the OMR corridor, including TCS, Cognizant and Infosys, rely on a rickety system of water supply: tankers
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