A team of international researchers reported that some of the world's most important freshwater sources lost water at a cumulative rate of around 22 gigatonnes per year for nearly three decades.
Most of these water bodies are in West Bengal, followed by UP, Andhra, Odisha & Assam. While 1.6% have been encroached upon, 16.3% are 'not in use', according to report released by Modi govt.
A quarter of population relies on unsafe drinking water while half lacks basic sanitation, UN said. Meanwhile, nearly 3 quarters of recent disasters have been related to water.
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.
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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