In Teeming India, Water Crisis Means Dry Pipes and Foul Sludge

Some middle-class neighborhoods in India’s wealthiest cities have ample plumbing and the infrastructure for supplying water, but not the actual liquid itself. India’s major cities fail to provide reliable tap water throughout the day, and this article from “The New York Times” describes how some women devote entire days planning to secure extra water. In terms of industry and technology, economists hail India as a major economic power, but the government struggles to deliver basic services for more than a billion citizens. Climate change will probably exacerbate such shortages, and holdings in basic natural resources such as water could influence any nation’s global standing in the near future. – YaleGlobal