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India’s rising water stress can dent its sovereign credit profile: Moody’s Ratings
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s rising water stress can dent its sovereign credit profile: Moody’s Ratings

The Hindu  

Moody’s Ratings warned on June 25 that India’s growing water shortage and increasingly frequent climate change-driven natural disasters, amid a rise in consumption and rapid economic growth, can negatively affect the country’s sovereign credit strength. Currently rated Baa3 stable by Moody’s, which denotes the lowest investment grade rating, India is susceptible to increasing water stress, and any drop in water …

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Amid intensifying heat, livestock farmers face unprecedented crisis
8 months ago

Amid intensifying heat, livestock farmers face unprecedented crisis

The Hindu  

Livestock farmers in the State are facing an unprecedented crisis as intense heat and humidity are having a deadly effect on farm animals. While dairy cow mortality has hit an all-time high with thermal stress killing around 500 cattle across the State in two-and-a-halfmonths, poultry producers are also in distress. In such conditions, the animals get less than 15 litres …

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The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Amazon has survived changes in the climate for 65 million years. Now it’s heading for collapse, a study says

CNN  

CNN — The Amazon rainforest is on course to reach a crucial tipping point as soon as 2050, with devastating consequences for the region and the world’s ability to tackle climate change, according to a study published Wednesday. The Amazon has proven resilient to natural changes in the climate for 65 million years, but deforestation and the human-caused climate crisis …

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India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study

The Hindu  

For four decades now, India has put its weight behind river interlinking projects that transfer excess water from one river basin to the other — a $168 billion answer to a swelling water stress crisis. A new study published in Nature Communications, however, challenges these claims: many hydro-linking projects in India and globally are altering monsoon cycles, disturbing complex hydro-meteorological …

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Balancing the water budget
1 year, 4 months ago

Balancing the water budget

Hindustan Times  

The subject of budgets conjures up images of economists and finance experts going through complex numbers. In 1989, the Swedish hydrologist Malin Falkenmark developed the water stress indicator based on the amount of renewable freshwater available in a region for each person each year. Like a household budget, a water budget lays out water earnings and expenditures for the entire …

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Colorado River Basin ranks among the world’s most water-stressed regions, analysis finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Colorado River Basin ranks among the world’s most water-stressed regions, analysis finds

LA Times  

Parker Dam holds back the Colorado River between Arizona and California and creates Lake Havasu. The analysis by researchers with the World Resources Institute found that all seven states that rely on the Colorado River face high or extremely high water stress. “When I put the results on a map, the first thing I saw was the Colorado River Basin,” …

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World Water Day: Mapping water stress across the Middle East
1 year, 9 months ago

World Water Day: Mapping water stress across the Middle East

Al Jazeera  

Seven out of the 10 most water-stressed nations are in the Middle East and North Africa. Water stress in the Middle East Seven out of the 10 most water-stressed nations are in the Middle East and North Africa. In those countries, the average water stress level is 820 percent, which means that the annual water withdrawal is eight times higher …

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Health Ministry gears up to fight summer heat, issues advisory
1 year, 10 months ago

Health Ministry gears up to fight summer heat, issues advisory

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the light of the day temperature increasing, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a public health advisory designed to protect the people, especially the vulnerable population including infants, pregnant women and elderly or sick people, from the impact of heat. The ministry directed state health departments to keep available essential medicines, intravenous fluids, ORS and other equipment …

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Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shares 5 tips to travel healthy this holiday season
2 years ago

Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shares 5 tips to travel healthy this holiday season

Hindustan Times  

“A life well-travelled is a life well lived.” Some travel for fun, some for work and some to run away from the monotony of life and now that we are wrapping up 2022, it's time for the holiday travel. While indulging in a few treats is acceptable, there are ways to prevent stress eating, and holiday dinners don't have to …

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5 Lifestyle Changes To Consider In Order To Keep Sickness At Bay
2 years, 2 months ago

5 Lifestyle Changes To Consider In Order To Keep Sickness At Bay

News 18  

Staying fit and healthy is essential for living life to the fullest. Many factors contribute significantly to the prevention of illness, some of them are- Having 3 balanced meals a day: Skipping meals can become a huge mess for you if you are working throughout the day. Include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and calcium in your meals as these reduce …

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World Hypertension Day 2022: 5 Highly Effective Ways to Keep Anxiety and Stress Away
2 years, 7 months ago

World Hypertension Day 2022: 5 Highly Effective Ways to Keep Anxiety and Stress Away

News 18  

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY 2022: May 17 is observed as World Hypertension Day annually. Comparatively poor healthcare Personal health awareness Misconceptions Lower standard of living Apart from medical assistance and medications, here are some of the practices you can follow in your life to keep stress and anxiety away: A routine is a mustBeing on a routine works wonders for your …

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New York City faces risk of running out of water – fast
3 years, 3 months ago

New York City faces risk of running out of water – fast

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York City faces significant risk of running out of water by 2050, according to …

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Inside India’s new plan to deliver water
3 years, 7 months ago

Inside India’s new plan to deliver water

Hindustan Times  

A few years ago, many scholars were drawn to a curious social phenomenon in Denganmal, a parched hamlet in Maharashtra. Nearly 820 million people in 12 major river basins of the country face “high to extreme” water stress. The emerging crisis Many Indian regions are hurtling towards Day-Zero conditions, when taps and tube wells will simply run dry, according to …

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World Water Day: Tropical countries like India to be worst-hit by water stress — UN
4 years, 9 months ago

World Water Day: Tropical countries like India to be worst-hit by water stress — UN

Firstpost  

Globally, 2.2 billion people do not have access to drinking water that is water both available and free of contamination. By Disha Shetty Roughly one in every two individuals will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050 as climate change affects the water cycle and makes it harder to manage resources, said the World Water Development Report 2020 released by …

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India among most water-stressed countries despite plentiful rains; inefficient agriculture to blame, says study by global think tank
5 years, 5 months ago

India among most water-stressed countries despite plentiful rains; inefficient agriculture to blame, says study by global think tank

Firstpost  

Inefficient agriculture, that uses up to 80 percent of all water resources in the country, is one of the primary reasons for India’s water stress, says a fellow with WRI India. By Bhasker Tripathi Of the 17 countries facing the highest level of water stress — where 80 percent of water available is used up annually — India receives the …

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A wish list on water from parched India
5 years, 6 months ago

A wish list on water from parched India

Live Mint  

Nagpur: The drought did not wait for the elections. Water shortages are hurting India’s ability to produce power and 40% thermal power plants are in areas facing high water stress, a recent WRI report says The groundwater and sand extraction from most river beds and basins has turned unsustainable, according to many government and independent studies. A recent Water Resources …

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