Morning visuals showed people from Chilla Gaon of Mayur Vihar area, Sanjay Colony, Okhla area, and Geeta Colony area standing in queues, holding onto cans and buckets and crowding around water tankers amid water shortage in the national capital this summer.
Amid the political tug-of-war on the water crisis, Delhi's Water Minister Atishi sat on an indefinite hunger strike on Friday, alleging that the Haryana government is not releasing Delhi's share of water.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader will go to Raj Ghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, following which she will start an indefinite fast at Bhogal, Jangpura at noon.
Amid the ongoing water crisis in the national capital, BJP MP from the New Delhi constituency, Bansuri Swaraj, targeted the Kejriwal government and claimed that the crisis has been brought about by the AAP government to encourage corruption.
Das said, "India's domestic financial system is now in a much stronger position than it was before we entered the period of the COVID crisis. Indian financial system is now in a much stronger position, characterized by robust capital adequacy, low levels of non-performing assets, and healthy
India's imports of finished steel reached 8.3 MT in fiscal 2024, marking a substantial 38 per cent increase year-on-year. The primary contributors to this surge in imports were China, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Chinese steel imports alone accounted for 2.7 MT, while South Korea and Jap
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena raised concern on the lowering of the water table in the country, terming the situation "alarming" for everyone, and said that it shows that we are not doing justice to 'Mother Earth.'
Amid soaring temperatures, these scenes have become a daily occurrence in the national capital in many areas since the start of the summer season this year.
According to a press release, the Tea Association of India estimates that the cumulative drop in production will be around 60 million kilograms by the end of June 2024, compared to the same period last year.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding the ongoing water crisis in the national capital accusing him of water theft and "surrendering" it to tanker mafia.
Congress' Delhi unit President Devender Yadav on Wednesday slammed the politicisation of the water crisis issue and held the AAP government and Delhi's Water Minister responsible for mishandling the situation.