In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing Despite the leaps that Singapore has made in its journey for water security, Seah warns that continued progress is essential for the island. Lifestyle 26 Feb, 2024
As Nepal runs dry, communities tap water harvesting As water shortages intensify around Nepal, a range of efforts to harvest rainwater are gaining traction. Nepal 06 Oct, 2021
India steps up farm support, offers tax cuts to revive faltering growth NEW DELHI: India sought to boost growth in a federal budget on Saturday that raised spending on farms and expressways and offered cuts in personal taxes, but the measures fell short of market expectations and battered stocks. Prime Minister... Women 02 Feb, 2020
From Ikea to Gap, firms aim to use scarce water more wisely STOCKHOLM: Putting on a pair of jeans or drinking a beer has a cost beyond the price tag, with billions of tonnes of water used globally each year to manufacture them and other consumer goods, companies said at an international water conference on... 27 Aug, 2019
EDITORIAL: Conserve water Citizens must be taught to decrease water use wherever they can, in industry, agriculture or in the household, if we are to avert a water crisis in the future For a country that prides itself in its vast water resources, the perennial shortage of... 08 Aug, 2019
Nepal 4th most water stressed in SA Kathmandu, August 6 The World Resources Institute’s updated Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas has revealed that Nepal ranks 40th in the list of countries facing water stress in the world. While the water stress has been categorised as ‘extremely... Travel 07 Aug, 2019
Water bankruptcy looms for one in four people worldwide, researchers warn NEW YORK: A quarter of the world's people are just a few dry spells away from facing dangerous water shortages, a US think tank warned on Tuesday, with India home to the bulk at risk of running dry. Seventeen countries face "extremely high water...
