water crisis
- Middle East
Millions of Lebanese at risk due to water crisis: UNICEF report
Beirut: The health of millions of people in Lebanon— is at risk due to a limited supply of safe water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. The water crisis, largely…
- Middle East
Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents in West Bank face severe water crisis
Ramallah: Nearly 3,500 Palestinian residents of Duma village in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank are on the verge of a severe water crisis, local media reported. Community leaders have…
- Telangana
Telangana: 84 govt schools in Peddapalli use borewells, says RTI
Hyderabad: Telangana education department has confirmed in an RTI (Right To Information) reply that out of the 543 district government schools in Peddapalli district, 84 still rely on borewell water while 25…
- Middle East
Jordan intends to buy water from Israel
Amman: Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation, Muhammad Al-Najjar, announced that his country’s government intends to purchase quantities of water from Israel, to compensate for the water shortage that Jordan is going…
- India
Maharashtra: Nashik villagers fetch muddy water due to acute water crisis
Nashik: Amid the scorching summer, a village in Nashik is facing a severe water crisis. With the onset of summer, the water crisis has been reported from different parts of the country,…
- India
We have 16% global population but only 4% fresh water available: Vice President
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the conservation of water and preservation of our water resources is of the utmost importance for our country given the…