2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
PWD authorities are still in a dilemma over the resumption of pumping water from the contaminated Mudkud River, as efforts are being made to supply potable water to the twin villages of Agonda and Khola.
Ranchi, May 20: For a change, toll-free complaint numbers floated by government departments are not just functioning, but also delivering. The drinking water and sanitation department, which started a 18003456502 helpline, claims to have received 856 calls from across Jharkhand. Similarly, the social welfare department (18003456526) has received 263.
The Bottled Water Processors Association having its office at New Delhi has filed this writ petition seeking directions against the Union of India (
Mumbai: Water woes only increase for the people of Maharashtra. The scenario is so bad that authorities are forced to take help from neighbouring states to fill up tankers which supply drinking water to rural areas. The state administration admits the situation in Marathwada and Vidarbha could get worse if there is a delayed monsoon.
This PLoS Medicine Debate examines the different approaches that can be taken to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Some commentators, like Jerry Spiegel and colleagues from the University of British Columbia, feel there has been too much focus on the biomedical mechanisms and drug development for NTDs, at the expense of attention to the social determinants of disease.
Rajahmundry, May 17: Villagers are likely to face a shortage of drinking water as the existing water levels in summer storage tanks are gradually depleting and irrigation authorities are planning to extend the reopening of the canals beyond 45 days as per the original schedule for taking up maintenance works in both East and West Godavari districts.
V. Venkatasubramanian KANCHEEPURAM: Residents of Kancheepuram Municipality have started feeling the pinch of drinking water shortage with a sudden and steep reduction in daily water supply duration.
Lehra Gaga (Sangrur): With mercury continuing to rise every passing day, residents of Lehra Gaga in Sangrur district are grappling with water shortage.Locals say not only are they face water shortage every 2-3 months, especially during summer, but even when the water is supplied, it is laden with high fluoride content resulting in fluorosis.
Development is yet to reach the Adivasis living in the Scheduled Tribe colony here, along the Kodagu-Kerala border, as they do not have access to basic amenities such as drinking water, proper shelter and food.