ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Natural calamities such as droughts and floods. Increased human consumption. Overuse and wastage of water. A global rise in freshwater demand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate change is disrupting weather patterns, leading to extreme weather events, unpredictable water availability, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminating water supplies. Such impacts can drastically affect the quantity and quality of water that children need to survive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water scarcity is nothing but shortage of water to meet the needs of the humans. Water scarcity is caused by unequal access to water, excessive use of water among different social groups and in most cases it is caused by over-exploitation of water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Growing population, over-exploitation and unequal distribution of water among social groups are the main causes of water scarcity.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s water crisis is often attributed to lack of government planning, increased corporate privatization, industrial and human waste and government corruption. In addition, water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by year 2050.