8% GDP loss by 2050 foreseen due to world water crisis, over 50% food production at risk – Times of India

BATHINDA: An international group of leaders and experts warns that unless humanity acts with greater boldness and urgency, an increasingly out-of-balance water cycle will wreak havoc on economies and humanity worldwide.In a report, ‘The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good’, the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW)…

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No pre-planned plot in gangster Atiq Ahmed killing: UP judicial panel | Lucknow News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: The judicial commission formed to investigate the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody has ruled out the possibility of a “pre-planned conspiracy” or “police negligence”.The commission’s report, comprising 191 pages, was tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on the last day of the monsoon session on Thursday.Chaired by…

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