CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -To address human and environmental impact, the World Bank (WB) has produced a paper titled “Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis."

Detailed explanation-2: -This report examines the effects of water quality on economic growth, presenting new evidence and new data that call urgent attention to the hidden dangers lying beneath water’s surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -Economic water scarcity is caused by a lack of investment in infrastructure or technology to draw water from rivers, aquifers, or other water sources, or insufficient human capacity to satisfy the demand for water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ardana, a Haryana village located some 140 kilometres from Delhi, is facing acute water crisis. The reason: Cultivation of water-guzzling crops. People residing in countries with low human development index need to consume more water than those in places with high human development index.

Detailed explanation-5: -The country has 18 percent of the world’s population, but only 4 percent of its water resources, making it among the most water-stressed in the world. A large number of Indians face high to extreme water stress, according to a recent report by the government’s policy think tank, the NITI Aayog.