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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicWater crisis

Topic: water crisis

‘Court can appoint independent committee on water supply and usage in Delhi,’ Delhi govt tells SC

SC has directed Delhi govt to approach Upper Yamuna River Board after Himachal Pradesh informed the court that it does not have surplus water to spare.

The ghost of Acchhe Din past & when netas literally plumb the ‘depths’ of democracy

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

‘Paani do, vote lo’ — Jodhpur’s villages don’t care who comes to power, they only want water

Caught amid the slugfest between Congress and BJP in Rajasthan are the people of Jodhpur district, who are hoping that the elections will bring about some change.

What led to Bengaluru water crisis? Unchecked concretisation coupled with lack of political will

Govt is implementing measures like imposing fines for non-essential use of drinking water, but experts say this does not address larger water crisis that has been brewing for yrs.

Battling HIV to breaking free: Inside Gujarat ‘sex workers’ village’ 11 yrs after 1st mass marriage

In Gujarat's Vadia village, girls have for generations been forced into prostitution, often by the men of their families. Many a time, these girls are as young as 12. 

This reluctant runner is on a 200-marathon journey to raise world’s water crisis awareness

'I was that kid in the corner that no one ever picked for their sports team. I couldn’t run, I couldn’t swim and I was horrible at bike riding,' she says.

Delhi’s ‘lifeline’ Yamuna is drying up. Here’s how govt can combat water crisis

Rather than lurching from one water crisis to another, Jal Board should insure Delhi against water shortages with a policy-based approach. Here’s a model.

Defying all odds: How women in Maharashtra’s Maan spearheaded bid to make taluka drought-free

Coro India NGO & 24 local organisations, with help from state govt & support of 90 local women, were able to make 6 villages in Maan, drought-free & increase water levels by 14-15 feet.

The year our home in Madurai ran out of water

In ‘Watershed’, Mridula Ramesh writes that India is facing its worst water crisis ever, and some say it will fail to meet half its water demand by 2030.

Don’t make safe water free for all. Those who can afford should pay

Those who can afford safe water should pay a reasonable price. But those who cannot pay for reasons beyond their control should get it for free.

On Camera

Why Supreme Court’s AGR relief for Vodafone Idea can trigger questions of fair play in telecom

Uniformity of rules should be the playbook across sectors. Different rules, whether for telecom players, retail entities or online businesses, would invariably trigger the level-playing questions.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.