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Iranian minister calls for creating joint commission between Iran, Afghani
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmad Vahidi has said that the purpose of the joint team will be to determine Iran's rights and to verify the Taliban's claims regarding water shortage.
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"Jharkhand facing unprecedented power and water crisis," says BJP MP Sanja
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
While addressing a press conference, Sanjay Seth said, "Today the entire state including the capital Ranchi is facing an unprecedented power and water crisis. As the temperatures have increased, the problems of electricity and water shortage have increased."
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Compelled to buy water due to scarcity, Kabul residents urge Taliban to in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul residents have complained about the lack of water in the city and that they are compelled to buy water despite their economic challenges, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported.
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Israeli researchers develop drought-resistant tomato
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by doctoral student Shai Torgeman and professor Dani Zamir from the Hebrew University Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
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Research suggests wealthy people's swimming pools make cities thirsty
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Rich elites with large swimming pools and manicured lawns are leaving underprivileged people in cities throughout the world without basic water access.
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Rich people's swimming pools make cities thirsty: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Wealthy elites with huge swimming pools and well-kept lawns are leaving underprivileged people in cities throughout the world without basic access to water. According to a new study, societal inequalities drive urban water issues more than environmental factors like climate change or urban p
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Pakistan: Acute water shortage witnessed during Ramzan in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The supply of water continued to affect the whole city. However, the worst-hit regions were Landhi, Korangi, Qauidabad, Bin Qasim and adjoining areas after a 72-inch diameter line was impacted due to power suspension by the K-Electric at the Dhabeji pumping station at 11:05 am (local time).
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Severe water scarcity in Skardu as key dam falls to dead level
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Drinking water is being only provided to Skardu town during Sehri and Iftar hours due to the shortage.
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More than quarter of world's population has no safe drinking water: UNESCO
Updated : 3 years ago IST
More than a quarter, 26 per cent of the world's population, comprising approximately 2 billion people, do not have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion or 46 per cent lack access to safely managed sanitation, according to the report, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water and released a
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24 major cities in Pakistan do not have access to clean water: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Along with water channels, Pakistan is also dependent on rain for its water supply. Climate change has exacerbated the water crisis affecting the rainfall pattern and causing a huge water shortage in the country leading to prolonged droughts. This is making it even more challenging to manage
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Trashigang's Lephu farmers use tarpaulin pond liners to avert water shorta
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The villagers in Trashigang's Leyphu village have discovered a straightforward solution, which entails harvesting and storing water in pits lined with tarpaulin sheets
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