Water in news on April 11

A round-up of news on everything to do with water

Microbeads found in cosmetics face ban in US for causing water pollution

The plastic additive is banned in seven states; New York could be next

Water and wit

Privatisation on agenda

For tankers, just sms

Malaysian water offenders beware

User-friendly water test kit

Rain or no rain

Pee, poop and paani

Bharat Lal Seth recounts his experience of drinking water reclaimed from sewage

What about privatisation, then?

A slur

Rajasthan's marble business poisons waterbodies and chokes lungs

Water on Wall Street: Finally, humanity can bet on the future price of water

Chicago-based CME Group launched contracts in September and trading began December 7

See it’s easy

Simple ways to detect arsenic and fluoride contamination in water

Official contamination

THE PHILIPPINES

Knock-knock who's there?

Common intent

Some uncommon proposals in UPA's maiden budget

Grand distraction called river interlinking

Reservoirs less than half full, water only for drinking: North Karnataka grapples with drought impact

Industries and agriculture are expected to be impacted the most

Jharkhand: Water scarcity in Birsa Munda’s village exacerbates due to poor monsoon

Security personnel bring water in tankers to struggling villagers

Union Budget 2020-2021: Tap-water to all might remain a pipe dream

Jal Jeevan Mission receives only a marginal impetus 

Simply put: How to solve the Cauvery water dispute

Cold storage

An age old principle comes in handy to provide the rural poor with low cost refrigerators

Indian rivers are getting polluted

Health-watch

Life expectancy in India will be 71 by the year 2025, says the latest World Health Report