2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Drinking Water
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Delhi: Water supply to be hit as ammonia level spikes
According to Delhi Jal Board officials, the production of drinking water had to be curtailed at all water treatment plants fed from the Yamuna after ammonia levels shot up to 1.6 parts per million as opposed
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Use DMF on nutrition, livelihoods in S’garh’
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a New Delhi-based nonprofit think tank, analysed the situation in mining-affected areas in Sundargarh district to identify issues where the District Mineral
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Zille takes charge: Day Zero bigger than WWII and 9/11‚ says premier
Helen Zille is sailing into action as Day Zero looms — and says the challenge is greater than World War 2 or the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City. The Western Cape premier said on Monday she was stepping
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Jaundice threat: Himachal Pradesh chief secretary orders departments to coordinate
SHIMLA: With the existing dry weather conditions posing threat of jaundice and some cases already being reported from Mandi, Solan and Shimla districts, Himachal Pradesh chief secretary Vineet Chawdhary
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Wildlife population has doubled
Animals thrive despite droughts: officials. Anantapur: Favorable conditions have resulted in an increase in the numbers of wild animals in the reserved forests of Anantapur. Forest department authorities
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New paper test can identify contaminated water
LONDON: Scientists have developed a simple, paper-based device that can be used to test if a water sample is contaminated, providing a low-cost way for developing countries to limit the spread of water-borne
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Belgium to put up Sh1.1 billion water project in Homa Bay
The Belgium government will undertake a Sh1.1 billion water project in Homa Bay. Belgium’s Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie director Bob Van Der Linden said the work will take three years. They
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County government to offer slums cheap bottled water
Slum residents could soon win the fight against cholera after the county government announced plans to introduce special-package water. In the recent past, poor hygiene has led to cholera that has left
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Drought-hit Cape Town at "point of no return", tightens water targets
South Africa’s drought-stricken Cape Town told residents on Wednesday they would need to cut their daily water consumption by almost half from next month as authorities scramble to prevent the city running
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Cape Town: WWF launches water guide series for residents
WWF has implemented a Wednesday Water File for Cape Town residents to use as a tool to stay informed on how they can manage their water consumption. With only 94 days left before the city reaches Day