Most Indian cities are already facing severe water stress. The megacity of Kolkata is no exception. Although Kolkata is hydrologically endowed with enough fresh water, the city is one of the most water-stressed megacities of India, crippled by poor water quality and inadequate supply. Major ...
Water pollution is another cause of water stress, leading to collateral losses in healthcare. Cities are home to 36 percent of India's population but account for 70 percent of water pollution, according to a report by the Central Pollution Control Board. In almost all the Indian cities and t...
According toIndia's Ministry of Water Resources, water levels below 1,700 cubic meters indicate water stress, while supply below 1,000 cubic meters is defined as water scarcity. Most at-risk sectors Water-dependent sectors like coal power generators and steel-makers would be worst hit, Moody's...
MUMBAI, Jun 30 (Xinhua) -- Water scarcity in India is turning into a grave crisis leading to a possible halting of residential construction in some cities and rising migration in rural areas due to farm distress. In the country's southern city of Bengaluru -- capital of Karnataka state, th...
India and China Will Suffer Severe Water Stress by 2050, Says StudyParts of Asia are likely to suffer severe water stress by themiddle of this century, according...Thomson, Jason
A central question is whether a shift in grain procurement by the Government could economically achieve the national food security targets while addressing groundwater stress, the highly variable climate, and be economically feasible. Recently, Davis et al.12,13 illustrated that India could improve ...
New Delhi, Mar 18: Food supply in India and across the globe will go down by at least 6 per cent by 2050 as water crisis and heat stress caused by climate change will hit productivity, the Global Commission on Economics of Water (GCEW) has warned. ...
Areas where water supplies are stretched thinnest are clustered in Asia and North America. Twitter Facebook Email Fishing boats in the Tigris–Euphrates river basin, which faces growing water stress because of a rise in crop irrigation and a drop in runoff. Credit: Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty...
The present study has assessed the possible water stress scenarios over six nuclear power plant locations (inland plants at Kakrapar, Kota, and Narora and coastal plants at Kodankulam, Kalpakkam, and Tarapur) of India based on downscaled climatic products from 12 coupled model inter-comparison...
India, with a population of 1.4bn, is among the most water-stressed countries in the world. A report from the government’s NITI Aayog think-tank in 2019 estimated that 600mn Indians faced “high to extreme water stress”, and warned that 21 big cities — including the capital New Delhi...