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Latest Articles in water scarcity
Water - The Fast Depleting Nectar Of Life
It is time to get into mission mode to preserve and conserve water, of which India has only four per cent of the global resources, notwithstanding the bountiful rainfall
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'Would Advise Govt To Pay Attention To Ecosystem & Infra'
While speaking in support of GoI’s initiative on incentivising the establishment of semiconductor industry, Krishnan Shrinivasan (Vice President and Managing Director, Lam Research India) mentioned a few missing parts to be taken under consideration
Read More"Only 0.5% of earth’s water is fresh and usable" Business Head - India Subregion, DuPont Water Solutions
The main challenge with water sustainability is that currently majority of the world’s wastewater is discharged back into the source-the streams, rivers, oceans etc; with no regard to the extensive damage, it causes to humans and the ecosystems.
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Water Is A Key Element In The Ecosystem Restoration Process In India
Collaboration between government and corporate entities are also crucial for the future of water management in India.
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HUL, Google, MyGov India Announce AI For Agriculture Hackathon To Address Issue Of Water Scarcity
With this as the starting point, HUL and Google are committed to exploring several thematic areas around water, and working together with social entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, and government bodies, bringing project management expertise combined with technology to address this issue at scale.
Read More'GoWaterless', a social innovation to save 1 trillion litres of water wasted on car wash
'GoWaterless', a social innovation to save 1 trillion litres of water wasted on car wash
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7 Ponds Being Built In J-K's Udhampur To Tackle Water Scarcity
Six ponds' construction has been completed in Udhampur's Peroya Jagir village and construction of the seventh one is underway.
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Bangalore Has Lowest Access To Piped Water Amongst 15 Global South cities: Study
According to ‘Unaffordable and Undrinkable: Rethinking Urban Water Access in the Global South' report, out of 15 cities, India’s Bangalore is the second city which has the lowest access to piped water after Karachi from Pakistan.
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India Is Not Quite In Deep Waters Yet
Depleting groundwater will lead to a yawning gap in demand and availability of fresh water by 2030. Is India’s profligate society on a self-destructive mode?
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Not A Drop To Drink Anymore
By 2030, India’s water demand is projected to be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity for a majority of the population and an eventual six per cent loss in the country’s GDP.
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Everybody Has To Come On Board: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jal Shakti Minister, Government of India
The newly created Jal Shakti Ministry reflects the ‘mission mode’ the Narendra Modi government has adopted to preserve and conserve water bodies and mandate efficient use of the dwindling resource. A very optimistic Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tells BW Businessworld’s Sheena Sachdeva that conserving water should become a people’s movement
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Should We Commoditise Water?
Commoditization of water could very well be a sensitive (and borderline irrational) topic and definitely not a topic we think about today but the burning question especially for highly populated countries like India remains ‘what can be done to make water conservation more effective?’
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Budget 2019: To Mitigate Environmental Issues - Govt Should Have Proper Fund Allocation
The upcoming budget is eagerly looked upon by all concerned for the environment. There is huge pressure on the Finance Ministry for the proper allocation of funds.
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PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’: Hear Again
The problem of water scarcity was the main highlight of the programme
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Water Scarcity In Agriculture: Predicting, Preventing And Protecting
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all-solution’— many ideas must be tried; but we need to move beyond subsidies and financial assistance for agricultural distress in the country
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