HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
Drinking Water Scarcity
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Groundwater situation in Delhi semi-critical: Supreme Court
A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, which perused a report of the Central Ground Water Board on the status of groundwater level in Delhi from May 2000 to May 2017, said it “indicates
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Tankers are fast depleting Mumbai’s groundwater
MUMBAI: The authorities have no control on groundwater extraction from private wells in Mumbai, putting the city’s water security at risk. Water tanker owners and housing societies who sell groundwater
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Sewage, Icebergs May Hold Answers to Cape Town Water Crisis
The doomsday scenario of Cape Town’s taps running dry has been averted this year, after its 4 million residents slashed their water consumption and supply was cut off to farmers, but the crisis confronting
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Hope as Ndakaini water level rises to 46%, rationing to go on
The water level in the Ndakaini Dam has risen to 46 per cent, giving hope to many city residents who have had to contend with rationing. The dam supplies more than 80 per cent of Nairobi's water consumption.
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South Africa: Capetonians Can Avoid Day Zero in 2019 By Continuing to Be Water-Wise
Cape Town's dam levels remain very low at 20.9% on 7 May. But a closer look at the data gives the city's residents reasons to be optimistic for 2019. In the same week last year the dam levels were 22.4%
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Survey drinking water scarcity in mining areas, HC directs govt
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the State to conduct a survey of all mining areas facing drinking water shortage and submit the report before the end of this month. The Court passed
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Zimbabwe: Harare Water Crisis Deepens
Some suburbs in Harare are experiencing serious water supply shortages, exposing residents to water-borne diseases like cholera. A snap survey by The Herald yesterday confirmed the situation. Some parts
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Agra reels under water crisis; Yamuna touches minimum level
AGRA: Decrease in the quantity of water released from the Gokul barrage and a dry Yamuna, which is being nearly reduced to a sewage drain, residents in the city are facing acute water crisis for the past
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Despite shower, no breather from heatwave in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Except some relief in the northern parts of the state, heatwave prevailed at other parts on Tuesday. Bundi remained hottest in the state where a maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius was recorded,
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Swiss, Spanish firms to commence desalination of Indian Ocean waters
The County has announced plans to construct two plants that will convert the Indian Ocean's salty waters to fresh water for Mombasa and its environs. The two desalination plants are expected to be ready