Page 4 - Water
Up to 4.4 bn people will live with limited access to water in future: UN
The UN chief asked all people to play a role to help alleviate the shortage of water
 "Up to 4.4 bn people will live with limited access to water in future: UN")
Why Waste: An initiative showing people the brighter side of saving water
All of 23, this Bengaluru student runs an initiative, Why Waste, to change the mindset of people towards water conservation, writes Swarnami Mondal
 "Why Waste: An initiative showing people the brighter side of saving water")
Will ensure 24-hour water supply in next five years, says Delhi CM Kejriwal
In Delhi, in 70 years, only 58% of the households had access to water
 "Will ensure 24-hour water supply in next five years, says Delhi CM Kejriwal")
Delhi water row gets murkier: Kejriwal accuses Paswan of spreading lies
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari shot off a letter to Kejriwal, claiming that people were 'deeply scared' and 'terrified' of drinking the 'poisonous' water being supplied in the city
 "Delhi water row gets murkier: Kejriwal accuses Paswan of spreading lies")
Mumbai only metro where tap water is safe for drinking: Govt report
In the first phase, the BIS had found all the 11 samples drawn from Delhi did not comply with the quality norm and the piped water was not safe for drinking purpose
 "Mumbai only metro where tap water is safe for drinking: Govt report")
Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh
A lot of time has been lost, but it's still possible to overcome the crisis, Singh said
 "Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh")
Shakuntala Devi's pumpkin saga
We don't necessarily need only large scale, expensive measures to address our water woes, says the author
 "Shakuntala Devi's pumpkin saga")
Put a price on water
The government should take up the issue of interlinking of rivers
This Delhi Colony is first to get portable tap water all day
Jal Board supplies drinking water to residential, commercial areas through taps for select hours
 "This Delhi Colony is first to get portable tap water all day")
Make water a driver of cooperation: India to international communities
Noting that possibility of future water-related conflicts, India has said world should aim to make water a 'driver of cooperation'
 "Make water a driver of cooperation: India to international communities")
Parthasarathi Shome: Water wars: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
History shows that if wars over economic issues are not contained, they can escalate into ethnic conflicts. India should be wary
Drinking water may help you curb appetite
It can alter messages from the stomach which can be interpreted as fullness by the brain
 "Drinking water may help you curb appetite")
