Science and Technology - Briefs

Major rivers in Africa ran drier than usual in 2021, finds WMO

Water storage levels in river basins up in Africa, decreased in other continents

Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa

Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs

Tinsukia’s poor domestic wastewater management paints situation of looming water crisis across Assam

Around 97% of the domestic wastewater is untreated, discharged to the environment

Only 21% live storage left in country's 91 reservoirs, reveals CWC report

Thirteen reservoirs have less than 20 per cent storage with respect to last year

Ganga drowns in endless consultations

Water resources ministry arranges yet another meeting to discuss Ganga cleaning

Two new Bollywood films and a message

Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success

Iran cuts water supply to Tehran amid ‘historic shortage’

Many other countries in the region are facing acute water crisis

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

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Fixing the drought

To uplift the poor it is important to understand the root cause of poverty

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Is industry hijacking the law to undermine communities' rights to water?

Weeding out waste

Punjab starts an ecofriendly state-level programme to clean ponds by using duckweeds

Open letter to Prime Minister Vajpayee

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A look at floods in Rajasthan's Barmer district

Rajasthan flash floods can drought-proof state