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Water supply from Sina-Kolegaon dam stopped

Maharashtra government Wednesday ordered to stop release of water for Solapur from Sina-Kolegaon dam...

‘DCs to sanction 50 lit drinking water per person`

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

Acute water crisis in Bankura blocks

Acute water scarcity has hit several blocks of Bankura district, which has been experiencing tempera...

60% of households in Indian cities water deficient

More than 60 per cent of the households in major Indian cities are water-deficient, says the survey ...

Global warming intensifying water cycle

Australian scientists have detected changing patterns of salinity in the global ocean during the pas...

‘Delhi govt has joined hands with water mafia’

BJP on Tuesday said it will raise the issue of water scarcity during the Assembly session beginning ...

Over 18,000 trees to be felled in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Forest department will fell more than 18,000 trees which have grown in Asia`s larg...

No sign of China diverting Brahmaputra water: Govt

Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday said there was "nothing to suggest" that C...

19 years on, water woes continue to haunt Taj city

Nineteen years after many people died in a water tragedy that struck the Taj city, residents of Agra...

iPhone app tells you when to water your plants

Now your garden plants need not die of neglect, thanks to an iPhone application that tells you when ...

Water wastage in urban areas is about 50%: Govt

There is an wastage of about 50 per cent of water in urban areas due to pipeline leakages, thefts an...

250 Afghan students believed poisoned

At least 250 children in Afghanistan`s Khost province had to be rushed to hospital Tuesday when they...

Rise and fall of underwater volcano captured

Researchers studying the Monowai volcano, near Tonga, captured huge changes in height in just two we...

`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...

Int`l centre to tackle contamination of water: Jairam

Government said it was setting up an international centre in Kolkata to deal with such problems.

‘US ship not given permission to enter Guj waters’

US vessel Oriental Nicety was not granted permission by any state or central agency to enter Gujarat...

‘Farakka barrage gates to be replaced in 5 yrs’

All gates of Farakka barrage will be replaced in the next five years, of which 33 most vulnerable on...

Hooda attacks Chautala over water issue

I am pained to see Chautala putting obstacles in the way of the state staking claim to its share in ...

More evidence of water on early Mars provided by ancient volcanic blast

In a new study, a team of researchers is attempting to learn more about the past atmospheric conditi...

Threat of water crisis in Maharashtra: Governor

The Governor pointed out that water scarcity had become serious in many taluks with water table depl...

Now, ‘microsubmarines’ to help clean up oil spills

Scientists have designed and successful tested the first self-propelled “microsubmarines” that can p...

Concern in LS over child labour, water scarcity

Members in the Lok Sabha today drew the government`s attention towards several issues, particularly ...

Wind turbine produces water out of thin air

Imagine wind turbines that conjure drinking water out of thin air and how they could help developing...

‘Fall in per capita availability of water’

Per capita availability of water in the country has declined to one-third in the past 65 years, Wate...

‘TN argument on dam`s sustenance not acceptable’

Kerala Water Resources Minister said Tamil Nadu`s argument that Mullaperiyar dam could be sustained ...

Trinamool minister hits back at professor over allegations

Hitting back at the professor who had accused a Trinamool Congress leader of hurling a water-filled ...

Antarctic ice melting from warm water below: Study

Antarctica`s massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm ...

Punjab approves programme to provide potable water

Punjab govt has envisaged an ambitious programme costing Rs 962 crore to provide 100 per cent potabl...

Beijing to face acute water shortage

Beijing is expected to face a water shortage of 1.3 billion cubic metres in 2012, accounting for a t...

Goa to place lifeguards at inland water bodies

Inland water bodies, including tourist spots, in Goa will soon be manned by trained lifeguards.

Water scarcity claims one life in Thane

Acute shortage of drinking water claimed the life of a woman, who died of exhaustion, allegedly whil...

Washington remembering Watergate`s Charles Colson

Charles Colson, an adviser to former US president Richard Nixon who was involved in the Watergate sc...

Water conservation: Har panchayats to get awards

The Haryana government has instituted awards to honour village panchayats for their achievements in ...

Gujarat bags award for watershed management project

Gujarat has been given the Prime Minister`s Award for excellence in public administration 2010-11 fo...

Vast groundwater reserves detected in Sahara

The notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater, say scientist...

Appoint new Cauvery panel chairman: Jaya to Centre

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa on Thursday requested the Centre to immediately appoint a new Chairman of...

Karna not to release water to AP: Gowda

Karnataka said it is not in a position to release water to Andhra Pradesh from Narayanpur dam in vie...

Greenland ice sheet may be sliding away due to surface lake melt

Greenland ice sheet may be sliding faster into the ocean because of massive releases of meltwater fr...

Thackeray blasts Maha Govt over water sharing

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday said the Congress-led government in Maharashtra has "betraye...

Jayalalithaa orders water release

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa directed release of water from Bhavanisagar Dam in Erode dist...

Stay away from water, Goans told

Goa government asked people in the state to stay away from the waters following the massive earthq...

Warmer waters prime fish species for more sperm

Warmer waters can spike the reproductive capacity of the `pest` fish known as gambusia.

Ahluwalia cautions on inter-linking of rivers

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said before inter-basin transfer of water...

PM calls for regulating use of groundwater

PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stressed on the need to move towards participatory mechanisms of pricin...

Coming soon: A machine to filter your toilet waste into water?

British scientists claim they are developing a unique device which can turn used toilet waste into d...

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...

Titanic`s remains to come under UNESCO protection

The wreckage of the Titanic will now come under the protection of the United Nations` cultural body ...

Water floating on oil can clean oil spills

Scientists have stumbled upon a discovery that challenges conventional wisdom -- water can sometimes...

Water taxis to ply on Jhelum in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government will start plying water taxis on Jhelum river from April 15.

14 Pak fishermen held off Gujarat coast

Fourteen Pakistani fishermen were apprehended on Monday for illegally entering Indian territory and...

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