A report by Bureau of Indian Standards claims that 11 out of 11 samples taken by them from Delhi and tested in a lab have failed on all 19 parameters of the test. Testing of water samples was conducted to check organoleptic and physical parameters and know the chemical and toxic substances and bacteriological quality besides virological and biological parameters. Arvind Kejriwal is calling it fallacious and politically motivated. (00:01 to 29:00 mins)

हर घर में नल से जल और चुनौतियां दुनिया भर में जल संकट गहराता जा रहा है औऱ देश में हालात अच्छे नही हैं. देश में करीब 60 करोड़ लोग ऐसे इलाकों में रहते है जहां पानी का संकट गहराता जा रहा है.. नीति आय़ोग के आकड़ें बताते हैं कि 2020 तक देश के 21 शहरों में ग्राउंड वॉटर खत्म हो सकता है...वहीं 2030 तक देश में पानी की मांग दोगुनी हो जायेगी औऱ देश की 40 फीसदी जनसंख्या को पीने का पानी मिलना मुश्किल होगा....

Sarokar : Drinking Water Crisis In Urban India

Water today is undervalued, misused and misallocated. Too many of us take it for granted - we turn on the tap and it flows. But did you know only 4% of Earth’s water is freshwater and only 0.5% of that is safe for human consumption? As shocks of drought and deluge unleash their devastation, water has forced itself to center stage. It demands that we change fundamentally; it asks that we value it profoundly.

On THE NEWSHOUR, TIMES NOW Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, with panelists -- Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Prof H M Desarda, Petitioner; Vimlendu Jha, Environmentalist & Founder, Swecha; Mini Mathur, Actor; Shailendra Singh, Joint MD, Percept; Neetu Bhatia, CEO, KyaZoonga (Entertainment & Sports Ticketing Company); Dr Bimal Soni, Deputy President, Rajasthan Cricket Association; Himanshu Chaturvedi, Founder, Lokdeeksha Sports Law Initiative; and C Rajashekharan, Advocate, Madras High Court -- discuss BCCI'

प्यासी दिल्ली, सरकार खामोश, इस मुद्दे पर बात करने के लिए आईबीएन7 के साथ दिल्ली से मौजूद हैं आम आदमी पार्टी के प्रवक्ता सोमनाथ भारती, कांग्रेस की प्रवक्ता अमृता धवन, स्टूडियो में मौजूद हैं बीजेपी नेता अश्विनी उपाध्याय, और सेंटर फॉर साइंड एंड एनवायरनमेंट यानी सीएसई की वॉटर टीम के प्रमुख सुरेश रोहिला।

2015 is a pivotal year for water issues globally. To celebrate #WorldWaterDay, UNDP, UN-Water and SIWI - in partnership with One Water project at University of Miami, have produced a film on water and sustainable development. Join in this year’s celebrations, as the world focuses on water and sustainable development and we announce this year’s Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Previous Laureates, Rita Colwell, Tony Allan and Sunita Narain join UN Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson to raise the voice of water as ".. a precondition for human existence".