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This map shows the average exposure of water users in each country to baseline water stress, the ratio of total withdrawals to total renewable supply in a given area. A higher percentage means more water users are competing for limited water supplies. Our analysis finds that 37 countries currently face "extremely high" levels of water stress, meaning that more than 80 percent of the water available to agricultural, domestic, and industrial users is withdrawn annually. EDITOR'S NOTE: The

India Energy Outlook 2021 explores the opportunities and challenges ahead for India as it seeks to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to a growing population. The report examines pathways out of the crisis that emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as longer-term trends, exploring how India’s energy sector might evolve to 2040 under a range of scenarios. India has seen extraordinary successes in its recent energy development, but many challenges remain, and the Covid-19 pandemic has been a major disruption. In recent years, India has brought electricity connections to hundreds of millions of its citizens; promoted the adoption of highly-efficient LED lighting by most households; and prompted a massive expansion in renewable sources of energy, led by solar power. The gains for Indian citizens and their quality of life have been tangible. However, the Covid-19 crisis has complicated efforts to resolve other pressing problems. These include a lack of reliable electricity supply for many consumers; a continued reliance on solid biomass, mainly firewood, as a cooking fuel for some 660 million people; financially ailing electricity distribution companies, and air quality that has made Indian cities among the most polluted in the world. India’s future prosperity will hinge on affordable, clean and reliable energy… India is the world’s third-largest energy consuming country, thanks to rising incomes and improving standards of living. Energy use has doubled si...

• • • About Us • • • • Veolia Group • • • • • • Veolia in India • • • • • • Corporate Social Responsibility • • • • • • Our Services • Services for Industries • Services for Industries • Water for Industries • Waste solutions for Industries • Energy solutions • Our clients • Services to commercial and tertiary buildings • Services to commercial and tertiary buildings • Water Management • Waste Management • Energy Management • Healthcare Services • • • Media • • • • • • • Careers • • • • • Contact Us • The scarcity of water appears as a major issue in India: 54% of the country faces high to extremely high water stress (WRI, 2014). The water stress refers to a twofold situation: when the demand for water exceeds the current available resource; when the poor quality of water restricts its use. The problem is deeply enrooted in the country, which hosts 17% of the world’s population for only 4% of the global water resources. Mumbai, India, is currently home to 19 million people, and is expected to have a population of 26 million by 2030. The world’s second-largest city faces a real risk of water shortage: fewer than 20% of people in Mumbai have access to clean drinking water. The water stress challenges all actors across all sectors. This is a naturally a critical environmental issue, with depleting groundwater levels. It is a huge political challenge for the authorities as the municipalities face an ever increasing water demand from the citizens and therefore have to address a...

More than 2,500 years ago, when the Indus Valley Civi­lisation had reached its zenith, it mysteriously lost its effulgence and disappeared suddenly. Many archaeologi­sts believe it was due to a catastrophic water scarcity caused either by shifting rivers or by drastic climate change that forced people to abandon city settlements. The civilisation all but vanished except for the ruins it left behind, which were discovered only in the 20th century. Ominously for India, history seems to be repeating itself. A NITI Aayog report in 2018 stated bluntly that 600 million people, or nearly half of India’s population, face extreme water stress. That three-fourths of India’s rural households do not have piped, potable water and rely on sources that pose a serious health risk. That India has become the world’s largest extractor of groundwater, accounting for 25 per cent of the total. That 70 per cent of our sources are contaminated and our major rivers are dying because of pollution. Its conclusion: ‘India is suffering from its worst water crisis in its history.’ MISSION MODE: PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation on Independence Day in 2019 where he announced the Jal Jeevan Mission It is evident that we must all work together to save ourselves from ruin. But what do we do? First, we need to understand both the availability and the patterns of our consumption. India has 18 per cent of the world’s population but has only 4 per cent of the global water resources. So, the water balance i...

Indicator 6.4.2 - Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by major economic sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity and will measure progress towards SDG Target 6.4. Key results Water stress continues to rise in already critically affected regions. At the global level, SDG Indicator 6.4.2 remained at a safe level according to the latest data (18.6 percent), but this figure masks substantial regional variations. In 2019, Southern Asia and Central Asia had high levels of water stress (76.5 percent and 80.3 percent, respectively), whereas Northern Africa had critical water stress (120.5 percent). The global water stress level increased by 0.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2019. At the regional level, the increase in water stress levels has been significant in Western Asia and Northern Africa, registering an increase of 12.7 percentage points. Meanwhile, Central and Southern Asia is the only region that saw an improvement in water stress levels over the period, with a decline of 0.9 percentage points. While high levels of water stress require urgent attention due to their damaging consequences, water stress in other regions, such as sub-Saharan Af...

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India Expected To Face Severe Water Scarcity By 2050: UN Report The 'United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water', issued Tuesday ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, said that around 80 per cent of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well as India and Pakistan. • • • • • Women carrying pots of water on their shoulders. Babli Thakur India is expected to be the most severely affected as the global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million in 2016 to 1.7-2.4 billion people in 2050, a flagship UN report said on Tuesday. The 'United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water', issued Tuesday ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, said that around 80% of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well as India and Pakistan. "The global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million (one third of global urban population) in 2016 to 1.7-2.4 billion people (one third to nearly half of global urban population) in 2050, with India projected to be the most severely affected," the report said, citing data. "There is an urgent need to establish strong international mechanisms to prevent the global water crisis from spiralling out of control," said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. "Water is our common future, and it is essential to ac...