India: Running Dry: Competing for Water on a Thirsty Planet

Jun 3, 2019 | Laurie Goering, Reuters
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Bangalore’s groundwater is running dry. A government think tank last year predicted the city - like others in India, including New Delhi - could run out of usable groundwater as early as 2020 as aquifers deplete. By 2030, half of India’s population - now about 1.4 billion people - may lack enough drinking water, the report predicted.