Every year, March 22nd is commemorated as World Water Day. The first World Water Day was observed by the United Nations in 1993. The idea behind celebrating this day is to create awareness among the masses regarding its importance and to ensure that steps are taken towards effective management of this scarce necessity.

Each year, the UN-Water proposes a unique theme for World Water Day. This year it has set the theme as Leveraging Water for Peace.

Water is one of the most essential ingredients of our life. Without which there are no chances of life on earth. The survival of all living organism depends on it.

Causes of water scarcity

So what leads to shortage of water? Well, the answer to this question is both man-made and natural reasons contribute towards the shortage of this finite resource.

With global warming causing melting of the glaciers and snow-caps at a faster pace, coupled with frequent and severe droughts, the availability of fresh water has drastically........

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