Topic: water crisis
All-party meeting in Punjab calls for setting up tribunal to check river water availability
The meeting to tackle Punjab’s growing water crisis was headed by CM Amarinder Singh. It was attended by the SAD, BJP, AAP, BSP and CPM.
Water no longer a developing-world problem: It’s become an everyone, everywhere problem
There's no demand-supply gap, only poor allocation choices. The wealthy will have access to water, and the poor will pay more for water of questionable quality.
This is how Cape Town averted a water crisis, just days before running dry
Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad last year that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least.
Mani Shankar Aiyar writes why Modi will visit US in Sept & Amitabh Kant on arbitration bills
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Indian citizens care about water but do Indian voters? What data tells us
The gap between what voters say are key issues for them and whom they choose to vote for is wide and, at times, unfathomable.
Iran’s Ambassador feels US wrong on Iran, Valerian Rodrgiues on Karnataka politics & TCA Raghavan on ‘Indo-Pacific’
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Governance has gone for a toss in Karnataka as its leaders are busy saving the government
As the Congress-JD(S) administration deals with a series of defections in Karnataka, people of the state are increasingly resentful with their absent govt.
JSW, Tata & Vedanta plan for crisis as water shortage turns into economic threat
Competition for the resource is set to grow in India, where nearly a third of the country is water-stressed, increasing costs and risks for companies.
Indian doctors are buying water for surgery as drought worsens
Failed rains last year and delays in this year’s annual monsoon have left nearly half of India facing drought-like conditions.
Chetan Bhagat likes the three-language formula, Swara Bhasker says Article 15 ‘gives her hope’
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We must not return to work for now. Covid’s not over yet, says a virologist in letter to son
If everyone goes back to work as soon as the ‘curve bends downwards’, it's guaranteed you'll get a second wave of infections in Europe.
Is forcing private labs to make Covid-19 tests free the only way to stop spread of infection?
The Supreme Court directed the central government to make Covid-19 testing by private laboratories free of charge Wednesday.
Defence
Col Navjot Singh Bal, Shaurya Chakra awardee and icon for many, loses battle with cancer
Despite losing an arm to cancer, Col Navjot Singh Bal continued to serve in 2 Para as the commanding officer and even learnt to fire with his left hand.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, who he can address in kind. People accuse him of infantilising his voters, but it’s a winning strategy.