Tag:Water
Green business
India’s Thirst for Improved Water Security
India is facing a severe water crisis, leading to almost 200,000 deaths annually. It is crucial for the government to reassess power and water...
Climate change
Drought Narrows the Panama Canal, Delays Shipping
The infrastructure faces water shortages due to drought in the country, which limits the pace of maritime cargo transport through the bioceanic route that...
Agri-technology
Bangladesh’s rice farmers tap underground ‘reservoirs’
Bangladesh farmers rely on drawing water from a natural underground water storage system that they call ‘Bangladesh water machine’. The pumped groundwater is replenished...
Climate change
Putting Water on the Agenda at Egypt’s COP27
Water looks set to be the key theme at COP27 as host country Egypt, ‘motivated to push for action’ plans to launch a water...
COVID-19
Violence, Unsafe Water ‘World’s Biggest Risks’, Says Global Survey
World Risk Poll says that a third of the 125,000 people it surveyed across 121 countries said that they felt ‘less safe’. Globally, the...
Clean tech
The Richest One Per Cent Pollutes More than the Poorest 50 Per Cent
The world population is already using the equivalent of 1.6 earths to maintain the current way of life. Ecosystems can longer keep up with...
Asia Pacific
Post Pandemic Asia Pacific Lags on Climate SDGs – UN ESCAP Report
At the present rate of progress, the Asia Pacific region may meet 2030 SDGs only in 2065, the report says, calling for stepping up...
Clean tech
Drugged Water: A New Global Pandemic Hiding in Plain Sight?
A recent study on pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers concluded that higher levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens were found in low- to middle-income countries...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village, a small hamlet in India's West Bengal State, was able...
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Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
Odisha’s APC Project was initiated as a collaborative effort between the state government, non-governmental organizations, and international development agencies...
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village,...
Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
Odisha’s APC Project was initiated as a collaborative effort...