opinionIn today's News Bill to set up Amaradeva Centre gazettedIndia is facing its worst-ever water crisis, with some 600 million people facing acute water shortage, a government think-tank says. The Niti Aayog report, which draws on data from 24 of India's 29 states, says the crisis is "only going to get worse" in the years ahead. This would also threaten food security as 80% of water is used in agriculture. Indian cities and towns regularly run out water in the summer because they lack the infrastructure to deliver piped water to every home. Winding queues of people waiting to collect water from tankers or public taps is a common sight in Indian slums.

Source: Sunday Times June 15, 2018 07:41 UTC