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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicWater crisis in India

Topic: water crisis in India

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

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

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

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

Water-stressed India could ask its farmers to irrigate less

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

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

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

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

Kerala’s war with water is slipping out of control

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

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.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.