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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicWater crisis in India

Topic: water crisis in India

India’s worsening water crisis can weigh on its sovereign credit health, says Moody’s Ratings

Siddhi Nayak -
According to Ministry of Water Resources, average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021.

Mumbai will impose 10% water cut from 1 July as lake levels dip to to 7%

PTI -
BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal appealed to citizens to save water and use it judiciously. BMC report said 7 lakes had 7.26% stock on Wednesday.

Modi govt’s promise of water for all faces monsoon challenge, infrastructural woes

S.K. Sarkar -
Govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission is commendable but overcoming India’s challenges in terms of water availability and its demand is a daunting task.

‘Reality’ of Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget and ‘cloud cover’ for Economic Survey

Harshit Manshukhani -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Water-stressed India could ask its farmers to irrigate less

Bibhudatta Pradhan -
India is one of the world’s biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country’s severe shortages.

Curtain call to Rahul’s resignation saga while India digs ‘wells and graves’ side by side

Harshit Manshukhani -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Congress’ half-filled hour-glass and ‘saffron’ remedy to every crisis

Soham Sen -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Kerala’s war with water is slipping out of control

Shashi Tharoor -
Kerala is staring at a crisis of safe drinking water and everyone from the governments to the citizens will need to step up to address this.

Nagpur to become the first Indian city to treat and reuse 90% of its sewage

Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk -
Nagpur Municipal Corporation's sewage treatment plants are on the cusp of being able to recycle 480 million litres of the total 525 million litres per day of sewage the city generates.

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Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

Manvendra Singh -
The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Why India should let the rupee fall

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

Javaria Rana -
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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