India Expected To Be Water Stressed By 2020: Blake

"Experts predict that by 2025 nearly two-thirds of the world's countries will be water-stressed - which is defined as demand for water exceeding availability, or when poor quality water restricts its use. This problem is even more pressing in Asia," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Robert Blake said.

"India, for example, is expected to be water stressed by 2020, just nine years from now, which could limit the growth of India's economy and global standing," he said in his remarks at the first annual Tibet Environmental Forum meeting here. Read the full report here.

Source: Economic Times, Washington.