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- India
Kejriwal government’s inaction responsible for water crisis: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday blamed the Arvind Kejriwal government’s “inaction” for wastage and shortage of water in Delhi as well as for supply of dirty water. Delhi BJP Working President…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Chandrababu Naidu blames YSRCP for water crisis in the state
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday blamed the YSRCP government for the water crisis in Andhra Pradesh. Participating as the chief guest for the state-wide seminar…
- India
To-be mothers wilt as water crisis worsens in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam
Ratlam: Parvati Parmar goes out to fetch water three times a day and it is just enough to meet the daily needs of her family of six. In total, she walks around…
- Middle East
Millions of Lebanese at risk due to water crisis: UNICEF report
Beirut: The health of millions of people in Lebanon— is at risk due to a limited supply of safe water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. The water crisis, largely…
- Middle East
Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents in West Bank face severe water crisis
Ramallah: Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents of Duma village in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank are on the verge of a severe water crisis, local media reported. Community leaders have…
- Telangana
Telangana: 84 govt schools in Peddapalli use borewells, says RTI
Hyderabad: Telangana education department has confirmed in an RTI (Right To Information) reply that out of the 543 district government schools in Peddapalli district, 84 still rely on borewell water while 25…
- Middle East
Jordan intends to buy water from Israel
Amman: Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation, Muhammad Al-Najjar, announced that his country’s government intends to purchase quantities of water from Israel, to compensate for the water shortage that Jordan is going…
- India
Maharashtra: Nashik villagers fetch muddy water due to acute water crisis
Nashik: Amid the scorching summer, a village in Nashik is facing a severe water crisis. With the onset of summer, the water crisis has been reported from different parts of the country,…
- India
We have 16% global population but only 4% fresh water available: Vice President
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the conservation of water and preservation of our water resources is of the utmost importance for our country given the…
- Hyderabad
Satellite images show 83% of lakes have shrunk in Hyderabad since 1967
Hyderabad: Satellite images from 1967 show that lakes have shrunk by at least 83 percent in the city. The shocking images show the extent to which water bodies in Hyderabad have fallen…
- India
J-K: Villagers of Rayor have no choice but to drink filthy pond water
Samba: The people of Rayor, a remote village in Samba district, are drinking filthy pond water as they have no better option. The irony is that a pipeline has been laid by…
- Delhi
Delhi to face water shortage from May 6 to 8: DJB
New Delhi: Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases and severe shortage of oxygen, many parts of the national capital are also likely to witness water shortage from May 6 to May 8 due…
- India
30 Indian cities could suffer ‘water risk’ by 2050: WWF report
New Delhi: From taps running dry to flooding, cities could face dramatically increased “water risks” unless urgent action is taken to mitigate and adapt to climate change, shows a WWF survey released on…
- India
Villagers in J-K’s Udhampur trek kilometres to fetch water
Udhampur: Even after 74 years of independence, turning on a tap to get clean water remains a distant dream for the residents of Prey village and some adjoining villages in tehsil Ramnagar…
- Photos
Photos: Water crisis in Palghar district
Palghar: People collect water from a well at Jawhar village in Palghar district of Maharashtra, Saturday, May 30, 2020. People in the region are facing water crisis as almost all wells are…
