Water in news on April 13

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water

With low water reserves, a blistering Indian summer

The water levels in Indian reservoirs are at levels lower than they have been in nearly a decade, and as the summer approaches, it looks like it …

पानी को क्यों तरसा केपटाउन?

केपटाउन में 15 जुलाई से जीरो डे लागू करने की घोषणा की गई थी…

Alarming dip

नदियों के घर में रहने वाले लोग प्यासे

उत्तराखंड के 43 फीसदी इलाकों में पानी की न्यूनतम उपलब्�…

Indian government should not use water crisis to justify river linking

Modi’s government should focus on local solutions and stronger governance rather than build large dams and river diversions, argues Ashok Swain

Every drop matters

If water efficiency is the agenda for agriculture, then water recycling has to be the agenda for cities and industries

ग्रामीण इलाकों का पानी चूस रहे हैं शहर

38.3 करोड़ लोगों की आबादी वाले 69 शहरों को प्रति वर्ष लगभग 16 बि…

Pakistan’s first national water policy – historic or mere electioneering?

A group of experts give their verdict on whether the long fought over policy will help tackle the country’s water crisis

Cape Town will not run out of water this year

The announcement has been made keeping in mind the May-September winter rainy season

A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East

Middle East and North African region is home to 7 per cent of the world's population but has access to only 1.5 per cent of its renewable …

Faced with water crisis, Karnataka now wants to revive millet cultivation

Millets consume at least 70 per cent less water than other crops and require minimum inputs

'India may face an intense and increased water deficit next year'

Global water forecast suggests many regions likely to face significant water anomalies in the next few months

India needs 2.5 countries’ resources to meet its demands

Earth dwellers have used a year’s worth of resources in seven months

किसने लूटी नर्मदा

उद्धाटन के वक्त लबालब भरे सरदार सरोवर बांध का पानी आखिर �…

See how Indian states fared on the water index

The NITI Aayog, in its latest assessment, analyses the water index scores of states between 2015-16 and 2016-17

Does 2017 Tamil Nadu budget address water crisis, agrarian distress?

While government allocates fund for conservation of water bodies, farmers say their concerns not allayed

About 1.3 million children and adults facing water crisis in Ukraine

Low rainfall, coupled with destroyed water-supply system, has worsened shortage in the conflict-hit European country

Polluted and revered

>> Dirty Sacred Rivers, Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis, by Cherly Colopy, Oxford Unversity Press, Rs 1295

Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas

Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops 

Iran cuts water supply to Tehran amid ‘historic shortage’

Many other countries in the region are facing acute water crisis

Third side of a coin!

We must not manifest prejudices against societies with primitive technology, without understanding their challenges completely

Water crisis set to hit energy production, says study

In future, when human society will need more energy for day to day activities, water crisis is going to hit energy production, claims a study …

Gaza Strip shortages now include food, water and electricity

Over US $100 million worth of aid is blocked because of a 10-month delay in Israeli clearance, says a news report quoting UN statement

Water shortage deepens in West Asia and North Africa

Around 1.2 billion people, almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity of water, says UN