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Topic: Water shortage

Beyond Krishna and Godavari, Andhra Pradesh plans river-linking project to plug water gaps

While the Godavari and the Krishna rivers were already linked in 2015, the current plan will also connect their tributaries as well as some major rivers in northern Andhra Pradesh.

Delhi’s tanker mafia begins from Jal Board borewells—pipes, profits, politics

Delhi's private tanker mafia is exploiting every avenue to meet the rising demand. Siphoning water from Jal Board is less risky than extracting it from Yauma or diverting it from canals in Haryana.

India’s worsening water crisis can weigh on its sovereign credit health, says Moody’s Ratings

According to Ministry of Water Resources, average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021.

Drinkable tap water, 24×7 — Puri model spurs more cities to make push, but sustainability a concern

For past year, Coimbatore civic body has been providing 24x7 potable water supply in some parts of city. UP govt has taken up 1st such project in Ayodhya in phased manner this year.

Indonesian villagers dig up dry river bed as El Nino-induced drought parches

Indonesia's weather agency said the El Niño is affecting over two-thirds of the nation, including all of Java, the northern areas of Kalimantan and all but the coastal areas of Sumatra.

Not only oxygen, Delhi is struggling for water too. Covid is making it worse

Covid-19 has made Delhi’s recurring water issue infinitely worse. Appropriate measures & technological interventions can lessen the supply-demand gap.

Covid’s spreading fast because billions don’t have water to wash

Close to three billion people lack access to running water and soap at home, and four billion suffer from severe water scarcity for at least one month a year, says the UN.

Water woes are peaking in Bundelkhand and it’s a ‘bigger crisis than Covid can ever be’

For nearly two dozen Jhansi villages, water scarcity is a big issue every summer. While hand pumps and wells are giving no support, Covid-19 has only heightened the stress.

Ruchir Sharma on why East Asia is no model for India, Gopalkrishna Gandhi on electing next Cong president

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Bengaluru’s informal water markets are a view of the future

Families in Bengaluru outskirts must piece together drinking water from communal supplies, intermittently available tap water, and 'water ATMs'.v

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.