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1981

Well levels rise as residents turn to municipal supply

PUNE, India – Water levels in the wells of this city have increased. The reason: citizens are more dependent on water supplied by the municipal corporation. This was revealed by civic officials on Tuesday. Their reaction came as the first of its kind comprehensive survey on the status of thousands of existing wells in the […]

1982

“First nations” need clean water

OTTAWA – Water quality is a persistent problem in many First Nations communities in Canada. As of April 11, there were 92 communities under a drinking water advisory. One of the Conservative government’s top priorities is to continue to improve access to safe drinking water on First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for aboriginal […]

1983

Plan to clean the Ganges

India’s sacred river, the Ganges, supports over 400 million people, and for many, is an important symbol of purity. But as it travels along its 1,500-mile journey through India, over 1.4 billion liters of untreated waste water are dumped into it each day. Read More here. Source : The Pacific Institute

1984

“First nations” need clean water

OTTAWA – Water quality is a persistent problem in many First Nations communities in Canada. As of April 11, there were 92 communities under a drinking water advisory. One of the Conservative government’s top priorities is to continue to improve access to safe drinking water on First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for aboriginal […]

1985

Plan to clean the Ganges

India’s sacred river, the Ganges, supports over 400 million people, and for many, is an important symbol of purity. But as it travels along its 1,500-mile journey through India, over 1.4 billion liters of untreated waste water are dumped into it each day. Read More here. Source : The Pacific Institute

1986

Investors warm to water as shortages mount

Water shortages are on the rise, from Mexico to the Andes, northern China to southern India, and Spain to Pakistan. Drought, soaring populations and population densities, changing diets, and increasing living standards are all factors. Is this an issue that technology can fix? Judging by investors’ responses, technology can at least mitigate the problem. Read […]

1987

2,000 farmers charged with stealing water

LUCKNOW – The state government has booked nearly 2,000 farmers in drought-stricken Bundelkhand on a rare charge — that of stealing water. The move has provoked an outcry from local farmers and politicians who argue that water should be available to all, free of charge — an issue being debated across the globe. “If a […]

1988

Investors warm to water as shortages mount

Water shortages are on the rise, from Mexico to the Andes, northern China to southern India, and Spain to Pakistan. Drought, soaring populations and population densities, changing diets, and increasing living standards are all factors. Is this an issue that technology can fix? Judging by investors’ responses, technology can at least mitigate the problem. Read […]

1989

How to make water out of urine

MUMBAI, INDIA — For World Water Day, Ogilvy & Mather in Mumbai decided to go the educational route and actually teach us how to make urine into drinkable water with an old school-style poster. Read more here. source: Adland, The Commercial Archive

1990

Water Rationing to Begin

SHIMLA, INDIA – Faced with water shortage, the Shimla Municipal Corporation has imposed water rationing in the city. Now water would be made available to households every alternate day for an hour, Corporation Mayor Narendra Kataria said on Sunday. He said rationing had been ordered in view of shortage of water in the town. Read […]

1991

Water to Bypass Parched

LODRANI VILLAGE (BANASKANTHA, INDIA) – This village is just 10 kms from the Pakistan border in north Gujarat. It is also around 25 kms from Tharad, the town where chief minister Narendra Modi held a function last week in grand style to release Narmada water from Gujarat into Rajasthan. If water was there for the […]

1992

Water Bills Draw Flak from Northern Michigan Tribes

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians says bills pending in the Legislature to regulate high-volume water withdrawals would violate its rights by reducing fish populations in some rivers and streams. The bills would regulate withdrawals of more than 200,000 gallons per day from rivers and streams — or […]