"water-crisis"

The State has already requested the Karnataka government for release of six TMC to meet the drinking water needs

The State had already exhausted its allotted quota of 35 TMC from Krishna river projects for the current water year.

Amid strict measures imposed by the Karnataka government in the wake of the scarcity of water in the state, many residents of Bengaluru are now dependent upon the RO water plant

Reports indicate a significant reduction in paddy cultivation area, with nearly six lakh acres left fallow due to dwindling water supplies

Residents criticize the government for negligence and call for long-term, sustainable solutions.

Govt move to seek emergency release of water from Karnataka and Maharashtra draws a blank

Frustrated by the lack of action from authorities, residents have taken to putting up billboards barring politicians from entering their communities, demanding immediate attention to their basic need for water

The plea for government intervention grows louder, highlighting the urgent need for sustainable solutions to address the escalating water shortage in the tech hub

He said: "Of the total 3,500 water tankers in Bengaluru city, only 219 tankers have registered with the authorities. The government will seize other tankers if they (owners) do not register before the deadline."

India is the largest user of groundwater globally, extracting more water than the combined usage of the United States and China

By Tej Singh Kardam In one of the United Nations water conferences, the United Nations Organization passed a resolution, which says; “All the people, whatever their stage of development and their social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantum and of quality equal to their basic needs”. The […]

This project was carried out by the Maharashtra wing of Art of Living along with aid from few other organizations and the State government.

As part of its CSR initiative, the NTPC Mouda (project) is supporting the Jalyukta Shivar Yojana project which has successfully managed to turn Mouda into a water-surplus tehsil.

South Asia is home to the largest number of children -- more than 155 million -- living in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability.