So far, water wheels have been provided in six districts of Maharashtra by NGO Habitat of Humanity India.
Habitat of Humanity India Men in some Indian villages marry twice or thrice due to water scarcity so that there would be someone in the household to fetch water.
Ranjan: Over the years, the drought-like situation in the country has led to water scarcity in many villages in India.
IBTimes, India: In how many villages people use this innovation as part of your project?
Ranjan: Over 3,442 families have been benefitted through the water wheels till date.
One waterwheel has made a major difference in my life," says Noorjahan Aspak Shaikh, Aurangabad, Maharashtra My family consists of five members and our daily requirement of water is usually high.
After we were provided with a water wheel, it consumed less time and effort to fetch water.
IBTimes, India: How much does it cost for a single water wheel?
IBTimes India: Do you get sufficient financial support from people?
IBTimes, India: What are your further plans for introducing this to other Indian villages?

World Bank, UN-Water and Industry Promote Knowledge Sharing on Sustainable Water.
31 May 2017: The World Bank and the CEO Water Mandate have announced initiatives focused on increasing information, dialogue and knowledge sharing on sustainable water projects, while the 89th National Construction Industry Meeting in Brasilia, Brazil discussed water scarcity in the context of climate change.
Multi-stakeholder dialogues and technical assistance are part of this effort.
On 15 May, UN-Water announced the launch of the revamped ‘Water Action Hub’ by the CEO Water Mandate.
The site has been reorganized so that users can easily identify projects and organizations that are working on specific targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Besides the targets under SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation, water-related targets under other SDGs are also highlighted, including those on disaster management (target 11.5), sustainable production (target 12.4) and climate resilience and adaptation (target 13.1).
The UN Global Compact established the CEO Water Mandate in 2007 as a public-private initiative to mobilize business leaders to become good stewards of water.
From 24-26 May, the Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber and the Federal District’s Construction Industry Union organized the 89th National Construction Industry Meeting in Brasilia, Brazil.
During the debate, the Forum’s consultant Glauko Kimura noted “the importance of cooperation among cities to change the water management framework in Brazil and to promote economic and sustainable growth,” warning also of the need to use water efficiently in the construction industry.
[World Bank Web Story on Water-Scarce Cities Initiative] [World Bank Brochure on Water-Scarce Cities Initiative] [UN-Water Announcement on Water Action Hub] [CEO Water Mandate Website] [World Water Forum Press Release]

California Homeowners Can Now Make Their Own Drinking Water with SOURCE Drinking Water Solar Panels.
SOURCE panels are sustainable and don’t require any electricity or piped input connections other than sun and air to produce water daily.
The mineralization process is simply calcium and magnesium, providing a great-tasting and safe alternative to bottled water for people worried about water quality.
Source panels are installed in arrays from one to many depending on the drinking water demands of a household.
When purchasing SOURCE, people also share a portion of the cost of another panel with Zero Mass Water that is then installed for a family without access to safe water.
This is water, democratized.
Water Democratized is the vision of Zero Mass Water CEO Cody Friesen, and is enabled by cutting edge technology that bypasses the need to clean and transport existing water, instead simply pulling it from thin air.
“We’re excited to continue making SOURCE available to consumers here in the U.S. – starting with California and Arizona, where water issues hit close to home.” SOURCE panels are currently available in Arizona and in California.
To sign up and learn more, please visit http://www.zeromasswater.com.
ABOUT ZERO MASS WATER – Founded in 2014, Zero Mass Water is a renewable water company dedicated to democratizing water with SOURCE, solar panels that make water from air.

There are nine candidates contesting in ward 7 while wards 4, 8 and 11 will witness straight fights.
Deputy sarpanch Lawrence Fernandes is contesting as an independent in ward no 7 against sitting panch Estella Mascarenhas at Ximer.
Another ward member Patrick who was a ward member of Orda is not contesting as his ward is reserved for women while Annamaria Soares who was a panch member of ward 9 is also not contesting due to health issues.
Issues such as garbage collection, non-functional streetlights and sewage being released into fields by hoteliers are some of the important issues of Candolim.
The issue of garbage not being lifted by the contractor has been raised in many of the gram sabha meetings.
The streetlights in some areas are not functioning, while the monsoon is fast approaching, the branches of trees touching the overhead wires have not been cut.
Locals have often brought the issue to the notice of the gram sabhas and the village panchayat.
John a resident from Candolim said that releasing sewage water into drains by hoteliers is a major issue which has not been resolved.
Candolim sarpanch Sandra Fialho said that many issues are resolved in the past five years.
Fialho said that 2000 trucks of garbage from Arradi have been lifted.

We may be out of the woods with regards to the past year’s drought, but South Africa is still in danger of facing a water shortage by 2030. As the globe celebrates World Environment Day today, we looked at a recent report by the World World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWFSA) on the state of water usage and shortages locally and what could lie ahead of us, should we not implement the necessary shortages as soon as possible. In January this year, WWFSA and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), hosted a “Future of Water” workshop to address current and future challenges, potential solutions, and map out a sustainable path forward. In March, a report on the outcomes of the workshop was released to raise awareness about the threat of water scarcity in South Africa and crystallise key actions needed to build a water secure future in South Africa. “Rainfall is the predominant origin of freshwater, yet South Africa has low rainfall and low per capita water availability in comparison to other countries: -500 mm average annual rainfall, and 843 m3 water per capita per annum. Approximately 30%…

Water is not only a public health issue, but a human rights issue The last thing the people of Dhaka need right now is a water crisis. Unfortunately, our capital has a storied history of water scarcity, with people taking to the streets and having their thirst be voiced in the form of protests being a frequent occurrence during the warmer periods of the year. But this problem is all the more inconvenient in the holy month of Ramadan. This time of the year also happens to be the hottest time of the year. Dhaka city’s traffic problem is particularly erratic this time of the year. Combined with the demands of fasting, a water shortage during Iftar and Sehri time is the last thing people need. That is not to say that steps have not been taken to tackle this problem, of course. Wasa recently introduced a 24-hour hotline for clients to file complaints, should they face issues with the water supply. Ad hoc solutions such as this can only go so far. Since a comprehensive, sustainable solution to the capital’s problems with water scarcity is nowhere in sight, the least the administration can do is to make the necessary preparations to tackle future water crises ahead of time. The government must ensure that water problems during Ramadan are kept to a minimum. Water is not only a public health issue, but a human rights issue, and it should be a priority to ensure we have enough of it for everyone. According to the ECB, it will ‘work closely’ with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its own security experts over the coming months Hockey July 02, 2016 Mariner’s credentials were visible from the beginning of the season when they decided to form a stronger squad than the previous seasons Arts & Letters July 02, 2016 In this time and age when reading habits are being replaced by watching habits, children are naturally more exposed to movies and video games than to books. All those sleek gadgets or special effect-rich images of movies keep them occupied when they are not reading the textbooks. Ask any parent and they’ll tell you, “Where Arts & Letters July 02, 2016 A few weeks back, Arts & Letters received an interview with a Marine biologist who specialises in the whales. The interview was taken by a science writer who writes mostly in Bangla. In a note, the interviewer explained what interested her to go for this interview. She wrote, “ Very recently, I’ve grown a fondness for whales. While reading about them, I came across an interview of Asha de Vos, a whale researcher from Sri Lanka, who, facing all the challenges in a male-dominated profession, has become a new generation hero of the ocean. She has called upon the young Srilankans to love the sea and to preserve the treasures of the sea. In her interviews, she frequently refers to Sir Arthur C Clarke, one of the most celebrated science fiction authors, which piqued my curiosity further.” Arts & Letters is keen on giving space to science writing. So we decided to carry the interview to know more about Arthur C Clarke and the whale population in the waters of Sri Lanka. Asha de Vos is a TED Fellow researching on marine mammals. She got degrees from the Universities of St…

Odisha: Heat wave, water scarcity claim 34 lives; mercury rises to 47 degree.
The state is witnessing temperature as high as 47 degree Celsius in many districts.
Many areas have reported acute shortage of drinking water.
The maximum number of deaths have been reported from Kurda.
Over the years, the temperatures have reached as high as 50 degrees Celsius.
The combined result is severe scarcity of drinking water in several areas.
Wild animals are coming to villages for food and water.
These problems are especially affecting Titlagarh in Bolangir district of Odisha, where mercury touched 47 degree Celsius.
Bhubaneswar also saw decline in temperature by over two degree Celsius providing much needed respite to people.
Humidity also fell in the city.

World Environment Day 2017: WED Theme and Slogans.
Every human being living on the Earth has the responsibility to protect the “Environment.” Our earth is the place of jewels and minerals, and we can’t describe the beauty of our nature.
World Environment Day observes on June 5th Every year.
World Environment Day 2017 Theme is “Connecting People to Nature– in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator”.
The host nation is Canada.
Slap those actions which lead to damaging the environment.
Even government is giving license to those companies illegally.
Some vehicles release air pollution in an environment which leads to global warming.
Need for Global Partnership -1991 Only One Earth, Care and Share -1992 Connect with the World Wide Web of Life -2001 Water – Two Billion People are Dying for It!
-2008 Your Planet Needs You – Unite to Combat Climate Change -2009 Many Species.

World Environment Day: India’s water crisis is dirty, damaging.
1/8 Contaminated with sewage and other industrial waste, more than half of India’s rivers are polluted and pose a threat to quality of water and aquatic life .
Being the second most populous nation in the world, roughly half of the country’s population still practices open defecation and eighty percent of sewage flows untreated directly into the rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water.
With high levels of contamination in the water bodies, many cities in India are likely to face a serious shortage of clean water in the years to come.
With World Environment day being celebrated across the globe, highlighting and creating awareness regarding environmental issues is a must on a global level.
(REUTERS) Contaminated with sewage and other industrial waste, more than half of India’s rivers are polluted and pose a threat to quality of water and aquatic life .
Being the second most populous nation in the world, roughly half of the country’s population still practices open defecation and eighty percent of sewage flows untreated directly into the rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water.
With high levels of contamination in the water bodies, many cities in India are likely to face a serious shortage of clean water in the years to come.
With World Environment day being celebrated across the globe, highlighting and creating awareness regarding environmental issues is a must on a global level.

Under MJSA phase II, Rajasthan government intends to construct/repair 35,000 rainwater collection reservoirs in 4200 villages and 66 cities.
On the last day of Rajasthan SP collector conference, chief minister Raje instructed the water department officers to wind up this project before the onset of monsoons in the state.
More workers and engineers will be involved in this project so they can finish the pending projects in two shifts.
Wealth started pouring in from all sections of the society.
Gradually, everyone including students, cops, soldiers, NGOs, NCC cadets, private firms, businessmen and religious bodies joined India’s biggest public rainwater harvesting drive.
Following this, many esteemed officers of state, including the cabinet ministers, chief secretary, additional chief secretaries, district collectors, senior police officers and other key officials of the state fell into her footsteps and volunteered to donate their monthly salaries.
CM Raje’s Advice to State Officers on the Last Day of Collector SP Conference… Speed up construction in Phase II Considering that MJSA phase I completed before time—all thanks to swift planning, monitoring and use of advanced technology, Raje advised the officers to maintain this pace in the second phase, as well.
She advised the officers to keep an eye on fund collection, reservoir construction, waste disposal, restoration of bawdis and mass plantation of trees.
The officers of water works department exchanged novel ideas and technologies to make MJSA a huge success in Rajasthan.
This is how the 4-day collector SP conference in Rajasthan concluded with CM Raje setting goals for various departments.