Perpetually Perplexed

Water crisis is approaching all of us very soon. Already some where in Africa people are killing each other for water So we need to find a way  of conserving water. Water still is a machine which converts saline or dirty water into drinking water by distillation. Yes, we in India have large coastlines, and if necessary we can use sea water. But the costs are very high and are not affordable to rural poor. The people who need it most. An entrepreneur Garbiele Diamenti has designed a solar still which does not need electricity or any expensive parts.   This still is called EliDomestico. It works like this. " Pour water into the spout at the top and walk away. Thanks to the circular top, no matter the time of day, it's hit by maximum sunlight. The heat turns the water into steam, which travels down through a nozzle and condenses against the lid of the bowl at the bottom of the still. At the end of the day, the bowl is full of safe, potable water." The s...

There were long and heated discussions in one of the popular channels about wasting water in cricket matches when farmers in Maharashtra do not have drinking water. And thanks to our mediacracy,  the matches in Maharashtra will be shifted to other locations. But the bigger and more important question now is, will the paani so saved reach the farmers in whose name the case was won? I doubt it. The supporters of IPL  were quoting about water in swimming pools in five star hotels or water used for lawns, bath tubs etc. True, true. Water in India, like any other resource reaches the rich and mighty, not the needy. While writing this, I am forced to ensure that corporation water being flown into my sump tank does not overflow. (A little bit of conscience is good, even for bloggers. ) Me and my fellow Bangalorean middle class, throw away liters of water to wash our aangan every morning, when thousands of people from north karnataka do not have a drop of water to drink. Again ...