The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
For sustaining life on the planet, Indian farmers will have to find sustainable ways to optimally use water to grow more farm produce in future Water is the most critical ingredient for sustaining life. A global scarcity of this vital resource and extreme climate change could result in increased skirmishes …
Goa bio-diversity board and Goa Pollution Control Board experts inspected the controversial Sappu Lake in Ambaulim and Cuncolim’s Nayaband Lake on Wednesday. They have collected water samples from both lakes. Cuncolim social activist, Ronny Dias was present during this inspection as he tries to stop the destruction of both lakes. …
The Sindh government has decided to declare water theft a non-bailable offence and until a law is passed by the assembly, which is not in session, an ordinance will be promulgated soon to eliminate water theft and scanners will be used to detect underground water connections. These measures were discussed …
Although India is set to become water scarce country by 2025 due to demand-supply mis-match, the water sector is expected to see investment of $13 billion from overseas players in the next few years, a new study has said. “With increasing household income and increasing contributions from the service and …
Although India is set to become water scarce country by 2025 due to demand-supply mis-match, the water sector is expected to see investment of USD 13 billion from overseas players in the next few years, a new study has said. "India's demand for water is expected to exceed all current …
KINMEN, a cluster of tiny islands two kilometres (just over a mile) off the coast of China’s Fujian Province, bears the scars of many a past battle. Chiang Kai-shek used the archipelago for his rearguard after Mao Zedong’s forces had driven his Kuomintang (KMT) from the mainland to Taiwan. China …
Petition carrying 500,000 signatures delivered to Sacramento and Los Angeles water bottling facilities as state suffers through fourth straight year of drought Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of two Nestle bottling plants in California on Wednesday to deliver petitions demanding the company stop bottling operations in the drought-stricken state. …
Some 36.8 per cent of the Kelantan population are still without treated water from the public water supply system said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said based on last year's statistics, the state with the second highest was Sabah with 14 per cent …
Acute drinking water scarcity rages on in different parts of Haldwani city and its adjacent areas with the officials concerned remaining laggard. Suffering is compounded with the mercury surging up. About half a dozen electricity-driven tube-wells put in place to buttress the existing drinking water distribution network are out of …
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has approved Rs 160 million grant-in-aid for Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) to supply water through 1000 tankers to the areas facing acute water shortage in the city. The decision was taken at a meeting held here on Thursday to discuss water …
LAHORE, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Punjab province is set to launch an innovation for water-short Pakistan: Solar-powered ATMs that dispense clean water when a smart card is scanned. The two-foot-square prototype machine looks and functions like an ATM, but dispenses water instead of cash. Users are issued a card …
If everything goes as planned, Kollam could well be the first district in the state to be free of water scarcity. The Kollam district panchayat has embarked on a massive project to artificially recharge wells in the panchayats. The target is one lakh wells and the project is being implemented …
State government abandons plan to divert water from the Chenab river Jammu is heading for a major water crisis in the coming years as the PDP-BJP government has almost abandoned the plan to divert water from the Chenab to meet the future demands of the expanding city. Sources said the …
‘EOs told to coordinate with PDOs to deal with the situation’ Areas in as many as 31 Gram Panchayats (GPs) are facing water scarcity in Udupi district. After holding a meeting of Executive Officers (EOs) of the three taluk panchayats of Udupi, Karkala and Kundapur and reviewing the drinking water …
More tanks should be built to save available water: Rajendra Singh Renowned water conservationist Rajendra Singh strongly felt that effective water management was the solution for water crisis. The Stockholm Water Prize and Magsaysay Award winner was addressing the gathering at a function organised by the Rotary Club of Coimbatore …
With the onset of summer and rising mercury, several parts of the town have started facing an acute shortage of drinking water as a number of water supply schemes, managed by the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Department, have gone dry or failed to meet the rising demand for water …
Aggrieved villagers from the fluoride-affected and upland areas of the district staged a demonstration with empty drinking water containers made of clay here on Monday in an effort to draw the government’s attention towards their drinking water woes. Scores of villagers mainly comprising women from different parts of the district …
The Dakshina Kannada Permanent Lok Adalat has received a unique petition. In a letter to it, a resident of 34-Nekkilady has written to it questioning the district administration for failing to provide drinking water to the village while implementing a project for nearby Puttur. The 34-Nekkiladi Gram Panchayat and the …
Dist admin spends ` 518 crore to draw water from rivers: CM Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday, said surface water is the only source of water to cater to the needs of the people. Addressing the gathering, after laying foundation for various works, including the permanent drinking water supply project, …
The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has proposed a 'one house per family' policy in order to prevent "unnecessary concretization" and water crisis in this country. The board made the suggestion in its report, submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday, following a study that revealed the groundwater …
