Category Water

A study in Jammu and Kashmir found that water bodies declined significantly between 1960 and 2020, with built-up areas expanding markedly, particularly after the 1990s.

Low-income communities in Colombo, Sri Lanka, face challenges with urban water quality, including muddy water after cuts and dependence on pipe-borne supply with limited storage.

Punjab is extracting 52% more groundwater than its annual availability, with 110 blocks over-exploited. Authorities are promoting canal irrigation and crop diversification to address the severe crisis.

Delhi's Kitchener Lake has high levels of faecal coliform, BOD, and COD. The National Green Tribunal is questioning the Delhi Development Authority on fund utilization for lake cleaning.

The Central Electricity Authority has advised thermal power stations to conduct annual water audits to identify losses, improve recycling, and reuse. This measure addresses concerns over declining water availability impacting power generation.

Torrential rain caused the Mandakini river to overflow, flooding Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. Waters are 8-9 metres above the danger mark, a 23-year record, submerging Ramghat and shops.

Data center water consumption could nearly triple to 644 billion litres by 2030 without efficiency gains, driven by AI expansion. Water saving measures could reduce this figure.

In Bolivia, Indigenous knowledge about spring-fed water pools, known as paúros, is being revived to combat drought exacerbated by climate change. A youth-led competition helped restore neglected water sources.

Scarcity of safe drinking water and inadequate sanitation facilities in Ituri province are complicating efforts to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak, despite health recommendations for frequent handwashing.

Research indicates water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments has improved in bursts, with synthetic fertilizer use dropping significantly while sugarcane yields remain stable.