NEW DELHI — The water crisis could jeopardize more than half of the world’s food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent loss, according to a new report. The report by the Global Commission on the Economics of […]
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Ahmad Ayaz questions ‘HAR GHAR NAL, HAR GHAR JAL’ implementation amid water crisis in Srinagar
SRINAGAR [Ahmad Ayaz] (KIMS) — Residents of rural Srinagar are facing a severe water crisis, with many still forced to rely on water drawn directly from the River Jhelum due to the lack of a regular drinking water supply. Despite the promises of the ‘HAR GHAR NAL, HAR GHAR JAL’ scheme, areas like Mohalla Gurhanjipora […]
Women stop Vande Bharat train in Jammu to protest against water crisis
JAMMU — Women stopped the Vande Bharat train on Thursday by staging a protest at a railway station here against water crisis compounded by heatwave conditions. The demonstrators threatened to block all incoming and outgoing trains if the water crisis in their colony was not addressed urgently. Scores of women and some children from the […]