Access to water
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Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no…
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Sewage in drinking water blamed for at least 10 deaths in India’s ‘cleanest city’
Hundreds hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above water pipeline appears to have let sewage into…
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Joy and relief as lotus flowers bloom again in Kashmiri lake after three decades
Wular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after …
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‘India can starve us’: farmers in Pakistan decry suspension of crucial water treaty
Indus treaty, which had survived 65 years and three wars between countries, has been paused after Kashmir atta…
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Ice stupas of the Ladakh desert: an ingenious solution to water scarcity – a picture essay
Farmers in the northern Indian region used to rely on snow and glacier meltwater, but the climate crisis is di…
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‘It’s in our rivers and in our cups. There’s no escape’: the deadly spread of salt water in Bangladesh
Kidney disease is on the rise in coastal communities, where some have no choice but to drink and cook with con…
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‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk
As rising sea levels and extreme weather contaminate drinking water sources, doctors are seeing alarming numbe…
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‘Only the rich can bear this heat’: how Dhaka is battling extreme weather
As high temperatures hit the poor hardest, climate change may undo years of development gains, says Asia’s fir…
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Indian official suspended after draining reservoir to retrieve phone
More than 2m litres of water pumped from dam on orders of food inspector who said device held sensitive govern…
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Health officials warn of major outbreaks of disease after severe floods in Pakistan
Diarrhoea and malaria cases spread, with risk of dysentery and cholera, as millions of displaced people forced…
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Migrant caravan and Qatar’s tarnished World Cup: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Pakistan to Poland Continue reading...
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‘The challenge for us now is drought, not war’: livelihoods of millions of Afghans at risk
After years caught in the crossfire between the Taliban and security forces, farmers in Kandahar face a new th…
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Water of death: how arsenic is poisoning rural communities in India
‘A crisis is brewing’, experts warn, with contaminated water exposing villagers to increased risk of cancer an…
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Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading..…