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Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Faces Severe Water Crisis After Cloudburst, Floods
Thunag in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district is facing a severe water crisis after recent cloudbursts and floods washed away machinery, water pipes, and transformers used to extract and supply clean water.
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Watch: UPSC Educator Exposes India's Women's Toilet Crisis
Civil services educator Praveen Dixit highlights the glaring lack of public toilets for women in India, sparking a conversation about the need for more gender-inclusive sanitation infrastructure.
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Delhi's Drainage Crisis In Spotlight As Desilting Deadline Missed Again
The air at the edge of the Kushak Drain in Defence Colony is a rancid blend of rotting sewage, stagnant water, and chemical effluents that burns the throat and stings the eyes.
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India's Indus Treaty Suspension Leads To Water Crisis In Pakistan: Report
A Pakistan report indicates a 13.3 per cent year-on-year shortfall in water drawn from the Indus River System - and supplied to already water-starved farms in the Punjab province - after India halting the Indus Waters Treaty for the Pahalgam attack.
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Staring At Crisis, Pak Wrote 4 Letters To India On Indus Treaty: Sources
Pakistan has written four letters, one after another, requesting India to reconsider its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in suspension after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, sources said.
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Why 'For Sale' Signs Have Popped Up All Over This Rajasthan Town
Hari Kishan Parikh wants to sell his house. So does Manju Sharma and several others. Posters announcing the same dot the streets of this Rajasthan town. The reason: an acute water crisis.
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Pakistan Faces Severe Water Crisis Amid Extreme Heat, Indus Waters Shortage
Pakistan's Punjab province may be looking ahead to a tough kharif (summer crops) sowing season amid a major water shortage at two of its key damns-- Tarbela on the Indus river and Mangla on the Jhelum river.
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Punjab-Haryana Water War Reaches Delhi: BJP Blames AAP's "Dirty Politics"
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini warned that the row over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana will impact the supply of drinking water in Delhi.
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Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers For Water
The water crisis in parts of Maharashtra has deepened, with women in the villages of Arni tehsil, Yavatmal district, facing severe challenges in accessing water for daily use.
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Applications Tied To Body, Man Crawls To Authorities To Highlight Water Shortage
A man from Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district attached several written applications to a string tied to his body and crawled to the divisional commissioner's office to highlight water "shortage" in his village
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In Bengaluru, Rs 5,000 Fine If Drinking Water Is Used For These Activities
The city of Bengaluru, after suffering massive water crisis last summer, has announced that wastage of drinking water now will draw a steep fine.
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South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield May Face Water Stress This Summer: Official
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said on Saturday that areas like South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield, and the outer city limits are likely to face the highest water stress.
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Only 28% Of Urban Wastewater In India Is Treated: Report
A meagre 28 per cent of the urban wastewater and sewage generated in India undergoes treatment while the rest flows directly into rivers, lakes and land, according to a report by the think tank Centre for Science and Environment.
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AAP's Atishi Calls For Urgent Meeting After Delhiites Complain Of Blue Tap Water
Delhi water minister Atishi has directed the chief secretary to convene an urgent meeting after complaints of blue foam water coming from taps of houses in Peeragarhi emerged.
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"Tamil Nadu Will Have Extreme Water Crisis By 2050 If...": K Annamalai
BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai slammed the DMK-led state government on Monday for taking no constructive measures to mitigate the water crisis in the state.
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Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Faces Severe Water Crisis After Cloudburst, Floods
Thunag in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district is facing a severe water crisis after recent cloudbursts and floods washed away machinery, water pipes, and transformers used to extract and supply clean water.
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Watch: UPSC Educator Exposes India's Women's Toilet Crisis
Civil services educator Praveen Dixit highlights the glaring lack of public toilets for women in India, sparking a conversation about the need for more gender-inclusive sanitation infrastructure.
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Delhi's Drainage Crisis In Spotlight As Desilting Deadline Missed Again
The air at the edge of the Kushak Drain in Defence Colony is a rancid blend of rotting sewage, stagnant water, and chemical effluents that burns the throat and stings the eyes.
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India's Indus Treaty Suspension Leads To Water Crisis In Pakistan: Report
A Pakistan report indicates a 13.3 per cent year-on-year shortfall in water drawn from the Indus River System - and supplied to already water-starved farms in the Punjab province - after India halting the Indus Waters Treaty for the Pahalgam attack.
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Staring At Crisis, Pak Wrote 4 Letters To India On Indus Treaty: Sources
Pakistan has written four letters, one after another, requesting India to reconsider its decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in suspension after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, sources said.
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Why 'For Sale' Signs Have Popped Up All Over This Rajasthan Town
Hari Kishan Parikh wants to sell his house. So does Manju Sharma and several others. Posters announcing the same dot the streets of this Rajasthan town. The reason: an acute water crisis.
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Pakistan Faces Severe Water Crisis Amid Extreme Heat, Indus Waters Shortage
Pakistan's Punjab province may be looking ahead to a tough kharif (summer crops) sowing season amid a major water shortage at two of its key damns-- Tarbela on the Indus river and Mangla on the Jhelum river.
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Punjab-Haryana Water War Reaches Delhi: BJP Blames AAP's "Dirty Politics"
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini warned that the row over water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana will impact the supply of drinking water in Delhi.
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Maharashtra Water Crisis Deepens, Women Walk Kilometers For Water
The water crisis in parts of Maharashtra has deepened, with women in the villages of Arni tehsil, Yavatmal district, facing severe challenges in accessing water for daily use.
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Applications Tied To Body, Man Crawls To Authorities To Highlight Water Shortage
A man from Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district attached several written applications to a string tied to his body and crawled to the divisional commissioner's office to highlight water "shortage" in his village
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In Bengaluru, Rs 5,000 Fine If Drinking Water Is Used For These Activities
The city of Bengaluru, after suffering massive water crisis last summer, has announced that wastage of drinking water now will draw a steep fine.
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South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield May Face Water Stress This Summer: Official
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board chairman Ram Prasath Manohar said on Saturday that areas like South-East Bengaluru, Whitefield, and the outer city limits are likely to face the highest water stress.
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Only 28% Of Urban Wastewater In India Is Treated: Report
A meagre 28 per cent of the urban wastewater and sewage generated in India undergoes treatment while the rest flows directly into rivers, lakes and land, according to a report by the think tank Centre for Science and Environment.
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AAP's Atishi Calls For Urgent Meeting After Delhiites Complain Of Blue Tap Water
Delhi water minister Atishi has directed the chief secretary to convene an urgent meeting after complaints of blue foam water coming from taps of houses in Peeragarhi emerged.
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"Tamil Nadu Will Have Extreme Water Crisis By 2050 If...": K Annamalai
BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai slammed the DMK-led state government on Monday for taking no constructive measures to mitigate the water crisis in the state.
