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 ...
1. Rice covers 75% of the net cropped area in the arid regions of North-Western India (e.g., Punjab and Haryana) and the Indo Gangetic Plains. These regions have low rainfall with high variability (Fig. S1) and hotspots for within-year and long-term chronic water stress6. Given ...
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
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. The commission is conve...
(the largest user of groundwater). Moreover, the current policies are solely based to mitigate the water scarcity problem in NCR and do not take into account the hazardous effect of land subsidence. The reason for this is that LS is often overlooked in India; There are only a handful of...
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...
They can aggressively identify and eliminate water leaks in their operations and introduce new technologies that reduce water stress. The water issue is the reverse of the carbon problem; the cause is global, but its manifestation is highly spatial and can be addressed in a concentrated way....
The problem is most serious in regions where rainfall and snowmelt cannot make up for water extracted for agriculture, industry, drinking and other human purposes. The scientists determined aquifers' overall stress rates on the basis of their depletion over 10 years of satellite measurements, togethe...
The Yamuna River, a vital water source in India, poses a profound challenge concerning water purity across its entire stretch. The comprehensive r
These criteria are negatively reflected, quantitatively and qualitatively, on the food security in the WF Nexus in these regions. Indeed, there are some other geographical regions around the world—such as northeastern Brazil, India, and others—that are suffering from acute water stress, shortages,...