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In UP, Police Guard River 24X7 During Season Of Water Woes
Uttar Pradesh police's 24-hour guard of the Ken River has been made necessary by illegal sand mining that is rampant across the almost dry river, threatening the already scarce water supply to Banda town
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A Billion Indians Live In Water Scarce Areas: Report
As many as one billion people in India live in areas of physical water scarcity, of which 600 million are in areas of high to extreme water stress, according to a new report.
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Scarce Rainfall Hits Water Conservation Project In Maharashtra's Beed
Deficient rainfall has poured cold water on civil society efforts to solve the perennial water crisis in Beed district of Maharashtra, leaving farmers staring at crop losses.
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UP Election 2017: Will Transform Bundelkhand Like Kutch, Says PM Narendra Modi
Hitting the campaign trail in water scarce Bundelkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today blamed the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress for backwardness of the region and promised to transform it like Kutch in Gujarat. Mineral-rich Bundelkhand, he said, can change the "fate" of Uttar Pradesh and satellites can help keep a check on i...
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India Close To Become 'Water Scarce' Country: Minister Uma Bharti
India is close to being categorised as "water scarce", Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said, citing increasing demand, uncertain availability and overexploitation of rivers as the causes.
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Foreign Media On Why Cauvery Dispute Is A Challenge For PM Modi
Coffee farmer Bose Mandanna has watched tempers flare in the southern India state of Karnataka as fast-growing cities encroach on increasingly scarce water supplies.
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Water Scarcity to Hit India by 2012: Centre
India is faced with the alarming prospect of becoming water scarce in 10 years' time, or by 2025, the government has said citing a study by a consulting firm in the water sector.
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Centre Formulates Plan for Ensuring Maximum Utilisation of Water
The Centre has prepared a comprehensive plan for a campaign in order to ensure maximum utilisation of water in view of scarcity of water.
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India Set to Become Water-Scarce Country by 2025: Report
Although India is set to become water-scarce country by 2025 due to demand-supply mis-match, the water sector is expected to see investment of $13 billion from overseas players in the next few years, a new study has said.
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New tool to hunt water on Earth and Mars
Scientists are using a promising new theory to track down hidden water both on Earth - where fresh water is becoming dangerously scarce in some regions - and in the quest for life on Mars.
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Bundelkhand caught in drought politics
With drinking water scarce, livetsock dying and fields dry, do people here have any hope from either party?
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In UP, Police Guard River 24X7 During Season Of Water Woes
Uttar Pradesh police's 24-hour guard of the Ken River has been made necessary by illegal sand mining that is rampant across the almost dry river, threatening the already scarce water supply to Banda town
-
A Billion Indians Live In Water Scarce Areas: Report
As many as one billion people in India live in areas of physical water scarcity, of which 600 million are in areas of high to extreme water stress, according to a new report.
-
Scarce Rainfall Hits Water Conservation Project In Maharashtra's Beed
Deficient rainfall has poured cold water on civil society efforts to solve the perennial water crisis in Beed district of Maharashtra, leaving farmers staring at crop losses.
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UP Election 2017: Will Transform Bundelkhand Like Kutch, Says PM Narendra Modi
Hitting the campaign trail in water scarce Bundelkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today blamed the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress for backwardness of the region and promised to transform it like Kutch in Gujarat. Mineral-rich Bundelkhand, he said, can change the "fate" of Uttar Pradesh and satellites can help keep a check on i...
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India Close To Become 'Water Scarce' Country: Minister Uma Bharti
India is close to being categorised as "water scarce", Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said, citing increasing demand, uncertain availability and overexploitation of rivers as the causes.
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Foreign Media On Why Cauvery Dispute Is A Challenge For PM Modi
Coffee farmer Bose Mandanna has watched tempers flare in the southern India state of Karnataka as fast-growing cities encroach on increasingly scarce water supplies.
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Water Scarcity to Hit India by 2012: Centre
India is faced with the alarming prospect of becoming water scarce in 10 years' time, or by 2025, the government has said citing a study by a consulting firm in the water sector.
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Centre Formulates Plan for Ensuring Maximum Utilisation of Water
The Centre has prepared a comprehensive plan for a campaign in order to ensure maximum utilisation of water in view of scarcity of water.
-
India Set to Become Water-Scarce Country by 2025: Report
Although India is set to become water-scarce country by 2025 due to demand-supply mis-match, the water sector is expected to see investment of $13 billion from overseas players in the next few years, a new study has said.
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New tool to hunt water on Earth and Mars
Scientists are using a promising new theory to track down hidden water both on Earth - where fresh water is becoming dangerously scarce in some regions - and in the quest for life on Mars.
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Bundelkhand caught in drought politics
With drinking water scarce, livetsock dying and fields dry, do people here have any hope from either party?
