Tag: water
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The Ganga Gram Yojana: An Endeavour for Cleaner Water
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. “Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money”
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Resolve for Resilience: The Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation
By Tanya Chandra, Executive Director, LQF While the tussle between the developed and the developing world continues to impede any concrete resolutions on the issue of climate change, the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) at Paris, witnessed the adoption of The Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation.
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Water Supply and Pricing in India: An Analysis
By Suhasini Srinivasan, Army Institute Of Law, Mohali. Water Supply and price problems: Depleting groundwater table and deteriorating groundwater quality are threatening the sustainability of both urban and rural water supply in many parts of India. The supply of cities that depend on surface water is threatened by pollution, increasing water scarcity and conflicts among users. For…
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Water Pollution: An Overview
By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. In today’s world of practicality, pollution free water is a global crisis. As the world started developing with escalation of industries, agriculture, and trade and commerce, the water throughout the world turned poisonous with the dumping of garbage, industrial chemicals, oil pollutions, etc. Not only the living organisms in water…
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Water Policy in India: A Review
Water is the most precious resource on earth still it remains a myth to our existence, being one of the most abundant resources on earth but less than 1 percent of the total supply is reliably available for human consumption. Portable-water is essential for human survival but water-related illnesses are the most common health threat…