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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Uganda: Pallisa Residents Trek Kilometres for Water
Pallisa — The persistent drought that has hit several districts across the country has led to scarcity of water both in urban centres and rural areas, with several people trekking kilometres in search
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Tibetan water to reach inland China by charter train
LHASA - A train full of Tibetan bottled water left Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, and headed for the city of Ningbo in eastern China's Zhejiang province Wednesday morning.
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Shanghai water supply hit by 100-tonne wave of garbage
Medical waste, broken bottles and household trash are some of the items found in more than 100 tonnes of garbage salvaged near a drinking water reservoir in Shanghai. The suspected culprits are two
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016. As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clean drinking water for arsenic affected areas, 12/12/2016
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Clean drinking water for arsenic affected areas, 12/12/2016. As per the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), administered by the Ministry
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Karnataka staring at a major drinking water crisis as reservoir levels plunge
The failure of the monsoons in the state for the second consecutive year has, besides driving farmers into despair, plunged the major urban centres - including the capital city Bengaluru - into a major
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Thirsty Somalis trek 60 km for water as drought and conflict bite
A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40 miles) to fetch drinking water, aid agencies said on Monday, calling
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HC allows intervention in unpackaged drinking water PIL
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, on Thursday, allowed an intervention application, against unpackaged drinking water suppliers, which alleged that product sold by such firms should be
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Community Drinking Water Purification Plants, 24/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Community Drinking Water Purification Plants, 24/11/2016. With the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India had provided funds to the tune of Rs 800 crore for installation
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Illegal packaged water unit sealed
BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening. The officials of the district administration