Water Scarce India

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

The Centre has prepared a comprehensive plan for a campaign in order to ensure maximum utilisation of water in view of scarcity of water.

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.

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.

With drinking water scarce, livetsock dying and fields dry, do people here have any hope from either party?

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

The Centre has prepared a comprehensive plan for a campaign in order to ensure maximum utilisation of water in view of scarcity of water.

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.

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.

With drinking water scarce, livetsock dying and fields dry, do people here have any hope from either party?