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Mumbai & MMR To Face Water Bankruptcy? Environmentalists Warn As Neglected Reservoir Desilting, Rising Demand Threaten Future Supply Security

Mumbai: Mumbai and the wider Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) are heading towards water bankruptcy, environmentalists warn; adding that with rising demand, neglected reservoir desilting and inadequate wastewater reuse could deepen the crisis. Despite existing Central government guidelines on waterbody rejuvenation, authorities have been slow to act, prompting green groups to demand urgent…

Mumbai & MMR To Face Water Bankruptcy? Environmentalists Warn As Neglected Reservoir Desilting, Rising Demand Threaten Future Supply Security

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Oil Prices Fall as Trump Considers Easing Sanctions on Shadow Fleet Tankers

Crude oil prices retreated from yesterday’s highs earlier today, on the news that President Trump was considering lifting sanctions on tankers used to transport oil and fuels from Venezuela, Russia…

  • Oil prices fall to $104.39 per barrel for Brent crude
  • U.S. may ease sanctions on tankers from Venezuela, Russia, Iran
  • Record tanker rates stem from Persian Gulf war threat

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