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(Feb. 26, 2009, Ceres)
Global climate change is exacerbating water scarcity problems around the world, yet few businesses and investors are paying attention to this growing financial threat, according to a report issued today by Ceres and the Pacific Institute.
Water is crucial for the global economy – driving every industry from agriculture to electric power to [...]

(Feb. 25, 2009, CleanTech)
Leaders at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco today said the days of cheap water are over.
The developing world is still struggling to provide usable water to its residents, while water shortages in the developed world have put a new focus on expensive technologies.
“Water has never been priced properly, but [...]

(Feb. 20, 2009, Central Chronicle)
If we don’t change our lifestyle and careless attitude towards Mother Nature, India will certainly experience severe water stress by 2020.- Satish Kumar Singh
Water catastrophe is now common phenomenon in every nook and corner of India. Day by day its graveness is mounting. Even people are killing one another on the [...]

(Feb. 10, 2009, ChennaiOnline)
India is expected to experience severe water stress by 2020 with the per capita availability of water projected to be less than 1,000 cubic metres.
Indian water scenario was a matter of grave concern, as 85 per cent of water was used for agriculture, 10 per cent for industry and five per [...]

(Jan. 20, 2009, MSNBC)
Dr.T.N.V.V.Rao joins Underwriters Laboratories (UL) water division as Head – Water solutions at UL’s office in India. Prior to this appointment Dr. Rao was with Givaudan and was responsible for Regulatory Affairs and Product Safety (RAPS) for India Operations and helped to develop and maintain Quality Systems. At UL, he will work [...]

(Jan. 5, 2009, WaterDrop)

India has a population of 1.1 billion people, which is about 17 percent of the world’s total 6.7 billion people. India is second to China and ahead of third place United States of America. India has become the world’s second fastest growing large economy and the population growth has been soaring for [...]

(Oct. 13, 2008, Pakistan Daily Times)
* President wants resolution of Chenab water issue through dialogue
* Pakistan will challenge violations of Indus treaty
* President vows to protect national interests, hopes India will ensure implementation of water accord
President Asif Ali Zardari warned on Sunday that any Indian move to block Pakistan’s water supply from the Chenab River [...]