President Pranab Mukherjee raised the pitch for increasing water use efficiency across sectors.
President at Second India Water Forum 2013
Why forests should take centre stage during the water decade
Only a tiny fraction of national biodiversity plans consider the impact of forests on water supply, and only a fraction of national water plans place ecosystems at their centre.
Where have the wetlands disappeared?
The first-ever Global Wetland Outlook reveals that wetlands have disappeared three times faster than the average annual rate of natural forests over the past 45 years.
Half-degree of warming to hit 117 mn more people with water shortages
As many as 117 million more people could face water shortages if global temperatures increase 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels compared to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase in temperatures, a new study has warned.
