water crisis

The decades-old Chipko Movement has made a resurgence in Uttarakhand as Bageshwar district's Jakhni village women hugged trees to obstruct their felling. Reportedly, forest department has proposed the axing of matured trees like Banj Oak and rhododendron for a road's construction. Although the forest administration proposed to fell only 43 trees, the residents opposing the move have warned of committing suicide and called… read-more

WWF's 'Water Risk Filter' report has suggested that 30 of the 100 cities across world, which fear future water crisis, are from India. The Indian cities include Jaipur, Indore, Srinagar, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Dhanbad among others. The study warned the population in high-water risk areas could increase to 51% in 2050 from 17%(2020). However, the report also cited Indian revival models of Bashettihalli wetland, Bengaluru and… read-more

Women from Madhya Pradesh's Angrotha village cleared a hill for 18 months to form half a kilometre path for the water to stream down into the pond. Due to water scarcity, locals claimed that they are unable to farm, and their livestock are suffering. Ram Ratan Singh Rajput, a resident of the village said, "Currently, the women are working on to remove the stones from the pathway."