Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water
Pharma waste poses a threat to rivers across the globe: study
A large part of the freshwater ecosystems is potentially endangered by the high concentration of pharmaceuticals
Normal life will not be hit by Cauvery bandh, govt tells Karnataka High Court
The government assured the High Court on April 11 that it will take all measures to ensure normal life remains unaffected in the event of a bandh
Madhya Pradesh refuses to release more water to Gujarat
Gujarat deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday said he was unaware of the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government's rejection of Gujarat's demand for an additional 1,500 cusecs of Narmada water
Namami gange a colossal fiasco: ganga mahasabha
Humungous funds are being squandered away in the name of cleansing the sacred river and they are going down the drain with Ganga remaining as polluted as ever
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