Water Shortage

Colorado river headed the crisis path as demand-supply gap grows

The 40 million people who depend on the river use significantly more each year than actually flows through the banks of Colorado

Severe water shortages strain wheat harvest in Iraq

Wrestling with the water shortage, Iraq's government has been unable to tackle other long-neglected issues

Waiting for the water train in scorched Rajasthan

A 40-wagon train — carrying some two million litres — is the only source of water for the thousands of people who live in Rajasthan’s Pali. The district has been suffering from an unbearable heatwave with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius

On the India-Bhutan border, an indigenous group faces extinction due to mining pollution

The entire population of one of the world’s smallest indigenous groups, the Toto, live in a village on the India-Bhutan border. They are threatened by mining, water scarcity and a blood disorder.

Due to climate change, more than 1.2 billion people can be displaced in next three decades, finds report

A total of 141 countries are going to face at least one ecological threat by 2050 and regions of sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa are likely to face the largest number.

Ten artists respond to a decade of UN recognition for water, sanitation as vital human rights

WaterAid commissioned 10 visual artists from across the Global South to interpret the far-reaching impact access to clean water and decent sanitation has on people’s lives and the role these vital basics play in the realisation of other human rights

Coronavirus Outbreak: Hand washing is recommended but where is the water to wash my hands?

Regions facing water problems, contamination and inefficient management are wondering where the water to maintain this hygiene will come from.

Himalayan towns like Darjeeling, Mussoorie and Kathmandu are going to fast run dry

India has no system to count its climate migrants but ranks fifth among countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change.

World Food Day: It takes 21lt of water to produce a chocolate bar, how water-wise is your diet?

The second highest food group in terms of contributing to water-scarcity was fruit at 19 percent.

Mission Paani: Amitabh Bachchan, Nitin Gadkari among esteemed personalities to be present at News18 initiative

The Harpic – News18 Mission Paani launch event will serve as a window to India's ongoing and worsening water crisis through a series of discussions and interviews with the panelists.