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‘DCs to sanction 50 lit drinking water per person`

Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation Minister said that divisional commissioners have been authoris...

`10,000 solar water systems in Maoist-affected areas`

The government will install 10,000 solar-based water systems to supply drinking water to the rural c...

Machine to make drinking water from toilet waste

A new invention, being funded by billionaire Bill Gates, aims to turn used toilet water into drinkin...

`In Assam 44% use banks, 54% get water at home`

Only 44.1 per cent households in Assam avail banking services, 54 per cent have access to drinking w...

J&K: 34% people have access to safe drinking water

Only 34 per cent of the total population in Jammu and Kashmir have access to safe drinking water, ...

When it`s about drinking water, Maoists help govt

Large parts of the backward but mineral-rich state are under Maoist rebel influence, with as many as...

‘Miracle tree’ could produce clean drinking water

Scientists have turned to Moringa oleifera, also called the “miracle tree” – a plant grown in equato...

`Accused in Dalit hand chopping not be spared`

The hands of a Dalit labourer in Haryana were chopped off by a man belonging to the upper caste for ...

80% Mizoram students get drinking water in school

Mizoram government said that more than 80 per cent of students in the state have been provided with...

Drinking water gets separate ministry

Drinking water, for the first time merits an independent portfolio. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on...

`Super sand` to purify drinking water

Scientists have developed a way to chemically transform ordinary sand into so-called "super sand" fo...

Drinking water before meals good

Scientists have said just two 8-ounce glasses of water taken before meals, can lead to weight loss.

New alloy could provide cheap drinking water to villages

The alloy contains aluminum, gallium, indium and tin.

How to remove radioactive materials from drinking water

Forest by-products and crustacean shells can extract contaminates from water.

India suppressing truth about superbug: Lancet

Indian govt had rejected a report on the presence of a NDM-1 IN Delhi`s public water system.

Superbug in Delhi drinking water

The NDM 1 gene creates what some experts describe as "super superbugs”.

K`taka has released Rs 31 crore for drinking water: Minister

Karnataka Government has released Rs 31 crore for providing drinking water in rural areas during t...

U`khand govt admits shortage of drinking water

Uttarakhand government admitted there is shortage of drinking water in the state and said construct...

Moily demands immediate action on drinking water supply

A day after parts of Kolar and his Lok Sabha constituency Chikkaballapur witnessed violent protests...

Underground CO2 leakage could contaminate drinking water

Leakage of CO2 injected deep underground could turn up in drinking water aquifers near the surface.

Drinking water before dinner key to lose weight

Just drink two glasses of water before sitting down to dinner and see the magic.

One in five deaths in B`desh linked to arsenic in drinking water

The WHO calls the exposure largest mass poisoning of a population in history.

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water has fatal consequences

Exposure to arsenic in drinking water – even at low levels – increases the risk of death from any ca...

NHRC notice to Delhi govt on drinking water supply

NHRC has sought a reply from Delhi government, taking suo motu cognizance of a media report claimin...

2,000 villages in Guj facing drinking water shortage: Zadafia

At least 2,000 villages in the state are facing acute shortage of drinking water as government aut...

Canadian co to set up drinking water project in Punjab

A Canadian company on Sunday evinced interest in setting up a modern solar-powered clean drinking ...

India makes progress in access to drinking water: UN Report

India and China, home to more than a third of the world`s population, have made "considerable prog...

Drinking water scarcity grips most parts of Nagaland

With intensification of the prolonged dry spell, acute drinking water scarcity has gripped this capi...

Karnataka plans to provide drinking water to 21,000 villages

Karnataka government has prepared a comprehensive plan to provide safe drinking water to 21,000 vi...

Russia could begin export of drinking water

Russia, which has the world`s largest sweet water resources, could begin export of drinking water to...

Rural drinking water contaminated: Study

An assessment study by Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO) has found presence of ...

Nepal PM initiates major drinking water project for Kathmandu

The Nepalese government has initiated a major ADB funded project here to construct a 26.5 km long ...

Poison in my glass?

In the 21st century, the big question facing us is, are India`s divine rivers pure enough to serve l...

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