NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pushed for greater grassroots water conservation efforts amid concerns weak monsoon rains would push millions of drought-hit people to the edge and hammer agricultural production in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The monsoon season is responsible for around 70% of India’s annual rainfall, and is particularly important for […]
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Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen
Artificial intelligence can predict where conflicts over scarce water will break out up to a year in advance and allow action to prevent them, researchers said on Friday. An early warning tool that tracks water supplies worldwide and mixes in social, economic and demographic data to flag up potential crises is being developed by the […]
Water paucity
Sir: Our area Nagan Chowrangi (north Karachi) is facing scarcity of water for last two years. Water is the daily need of life and in this area, water available for only once in a month. This is an immense issue and we are mentally disturbed due to this problem. I want ask concern authorities to […]
Scarcity of water
Sir: Water crises are looming in our locality Maripur Javed Bahria. The problem is quite complex and increasing day by day and has affected the lifestyle of our people very badly. Water is the primary and probably important factor for living, but unfortunately we have lack this facility, we do not receive the normal water […]
Power and water crises
Sir: Karachi, being the biggest metropolitan of Pakistan has its own merits and demerits of living. Karachi is famous for its street foods and active citizens making it a vibrant and energetic city. But unfortunately, a host of problems surround the Karachiites at every step. Solving one problem give rise to another. Its population has […]
Water scarcity
Sir: Water is life and an essential for our lives more than just to quench thirst and protect health. Billion of the people in the world are suffering due to scarcity of water. In Pakistan severe water crisis are looming. Nearly 70 percent of the population of Pakistan associated directly or indirectly with agriculture. Cotton, […]
Water problem in Dasht
Sir: Our area Dasht is located in the west of Turbat. It covers many villages and all our area is facing acute shortage of drinking water and heavy loadshedding. People in areas are bound to drink pond water because of clean water is out of the reach of local people. So, I request to the […]
NAB arrests former power secretary in RPPs case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested former water and power secretary Shahid Rafi in the rental power projects corruption case. According to NAB sources, Rafi was arrested in a raid on his residence in the federal capital, while the NAB team also seized important documents from his house. The former federal secretary was […]
Seals, caviar and oil: Caspian Sea faces pollution threat
Seals waddling along the waterfront were once a common sight in Baku Bay, the Caspian Sea home of Azerbaijan’s capital. Not anymore. Of the more than one million seals which inhabited the shores and islands of the Caspian a century ago fewer than 10 percent remain, and the species has been declared endangered. Azer Garayev, […]
Water shortage
Sir: The summer season is here and water consumption is also increased. To avoid heatstroke water is a major source of relief in such attack. However, the harsh reality is that water supply in Karachi is not only insufficient, but also irregular! Soon of the start of summer, the residents of Defence View Phase-II have […]