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While monsoon rains flood Indian cities and drain away unused, six college campuses are capturing every drop to fight water scarcity. Together, they're harvesting millions of litres yearly and raising groundwater levels by metres.
Two sisters in their 40s turned 10 acres of overgrown land into a thriving organic farm during the pandemic, proving it's never too late to start fresh. Despite water scarcity and zero farming experience, they now earn $13,000 annually selling preservatives-free products.
A researcher in the UAE has unveiled a groundbreaking solar system that produces electricity, drinking water, and clean hydrogen fuel simultaneously. The innovation could transform how desert cities tackle energy and water scarcity together.
In Pakistan's Himalayas, communities are using a 700-year-old technique called glacier grafting to create artificial glaciers and combat water scarcity. The sacred practice involves collecting ice from different valleys and "planting" it at high altitudes to grow new water sources.
Over a million people in southern India now have reliable drinking water after the first phase of a massive $500 million water project launched this week. The system promises to end decades of water scarcity across 1,422 rural communities.
A writer's childhood lesson in rural South Africa—washing with half a cup of water—inspired a revolutionary approach to business constraints across Africa. Companies like Coca-Cola are proving that adapting to local realities, rather than importing Western solutions, creates extraordinary success.
As water scarcity threatens communities worldwide, scientists discover an unexpected helper: aging populations could naturally reduce water demand by nearly a third within 25 years. The demographic shift offers surprising hope for water-stressed regions, especially across Asia.
A wind turbine lookalike called WaterSeer aimed to pull drinking water from air underground, offering hope to drought-stricken villages. Engineers later proved the physics wouldn't work, but the bold attempt shows inventors are taking water scarcity seriously.