Water Crunch

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  Empty Water Coolers, Stalled Esclators As Budget Crunch Hits UN

  Stalled escalators, the heating turned down, even the diplomats' bar closing early at 5pm: already the UN budget crunch, one of the worst in a decade, is making itself felt in a series of measures announced by the world body on Friday.

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  Chandrababu Naidu Asks Centre To Finish Polavaram Project Reimbursement

  Faced with a fund crunch, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu shot off a letter to Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari today, demanding early reimbursement of Rs 3,722 crore for the ongoing Polavaram project on Godavari river.

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  Before Bengaluru Trip, Arvind Kejriwal Looks Into Power, Water Crunch

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is attending a series of meetings before he takes off for Bengaluru for his annual, 10-day trip for naturopathy treatment. His first meetings were with the officials of power and water ministries, which come amid a huge supply crunch that was highlighted by the BJP during his unprecedented 9-day sit-in protest a...

• Sheer Korma

  This creamy dessert is ideal for every festive occasion.The crunch of roasted nuts and raisins in each bite and cardamom-infused milk base can be achieved in a short 5-step recipe.

• Losses From Bars: Kerala Jacks up Taxes on Liquor, Cigarettes

  Faced with a grim fund crunch arising from its policy of sharply cutting down on the liquor business, Kerala government today steeply increased taxes on liquor, cigarettes, water charges and fees for various services to mop up over Rs 1,500 crore.

• Yogurt Crunch Pudding

  To complete a lazy Sunday afternoon well spent, Seema Chandra lathers on a colorful yogurt pudding.

• Kerala suffers from intense heat wave as temperature rises

  Kerala is reeling under an intense heat wave with mercury scaling up in most places across the state making the drinking water and electricity crunch all the more grim.

• Singhare ke Atte ki Mathi

  Savor some crunch with these crisp fried mathis made with rock salt and singhare ka atta. A delight during the fasts of Navratras.

• Pools to be built despite water crunch in Mumbai

  For a city reeling under a water crisis, should swimming pools be allowed to be constructed, especially in upcoming housing complexes? If the number of pools proposed in projects under construction is anything to go by, the builder fraternity -- an optimistic lot -- certainly thinks so.

• Water forum heads into final straight

  A seven-day focus on the world's water crunch will wind up in Istanbul on Sunday with an expected pledge to work harder to provide access to clean water and sanitation and tackle worsening scarcity.