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Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Topic: Water scarcity

NGT seeks response from Environment Ministry, NTPC, following news of water scarcity in Prayagraj

A petition on the matter said the scarcity has been caused by the withdrawal of water by several entities, including the Kishanpur canal and two thermal plants.

Climate change drying out more than half of world’s large lakes, says study in Science

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.

Women, children trek miles in scorching heat to fetch water near Mumbai’s Telamwadi

Villagers say supplies run short from March to May every year, when temperatures can run as high as 40 degrees C (104°F), before monsoon rains bring respite in June.

Melting glaciers, water scarcity, exodus: How climate change reality is biting Ladakh villages

Global warming has been leading to melting glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Range, where Ladakh’s located. This has caused a water crisis in the region.

Indus River is dying in Pakistan. 2 filmmakers are showing the world why

Garbage pollution and construction to climate change: the Indus River is on its last breath. Filmmakers are exploring the ‘irreversible damage’.

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.

User fees, state-level regulators, fewer dams — what draft National Water Policy proposes

Panel headed by water policy expert Mihir Shah, tasked with updating 2012 National Water Policy, submitted recommendations to Jal Shakti ministry last month.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

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.