Water supply: Hold fresh meeting cordially, SC tells Delhi, Haryana
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked Chief Secretaries of Delhi and Haryana to hold fresh meeting with the Union Water …
Drinking water may boost mental skills in exercising elderly
New York, April 23 (IANS) Older people who indulge in physical activity should increase their amount of water intake, to reap the full cognitive benefits …
BJP obstructing Mahanadi water: Odisha CM
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday asked the BJD workers to make people aware that the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh and the …
Water supply: SC summons Delhi, Haryana Chief Secretaries
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the presence of the Chief Secretaries of Delhi and Haryana on April 23, after …
Centre for single tribunal to resolve water disputes
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The Central government is in favour of a single tribunal for speedy settling of inter-state water disputes, Union Minister of State …
Shimla to have water supply authority
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday decided to set up a water supply and wastewater management authority, with World Bank funding, …
Taj city fumes without power, water 48 hours after storm
Agra, April 13 (IANS) Even though the Taj city is limping back to normalcy nearly 48 hours after a devastating storm and heavy showers lashed …
Twitter replaces ‘pistol’ emoji with ‘water gun’
San Francisco, April 12 (IANS) In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its “pistol” emoji to a bright green “water …
Stakeholder states’ views sought on Gujarat’s Narmada water demand
Gandhinagar, April 11 (IANS) The Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has sought the opinion of all the stakeholder states on the Gujarat government’s demand to release …
Centre will formulate scheme on Cauvery water sharing: Secretary
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday said it will formulate a scheme as directed by the Supreme Court in the Cauvery water …
Aamir Khan urges urban crowd to help solve villagers’ water woes
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has urged people to contribute in making Maharashtra drought-free by reaching out to those in villages. Aamir …
Go for morning walks, drink lemon water for toned body
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Go for regular morning walks, drink lemon water to keep you hydrated and go for simple exercises daily to be …
DMK, others protest in TN over Cauvery water
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) It was a day of protests in Tamil Nadu on Monday against the Central government’s failure to set up a Cauvery …
DMK protests over Cauvery water issue
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) The DMK on Monday staged protests here against the Central government for not setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) as …
Tokyo plans underwater screens to improve Bay water quality for Olympics
Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on Thursday announced that they will experiment with underwater screens in Tokyo …
Haryana man fatally stabbed in Goa over water bottle
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) A Haryana resident was stabbed to death in North Goa’s popular beach village of Calangute following a scuffle over a bottle …
3 dams to check flow of water into Pakistan
Rohtak (Haryana), March 26 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that three dams would be constructed in Uttarakhand to stop the …
How to use rose water in beauty regime
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Rose water is a part of several ingredients and do-it-yourself beauty regimes. Besides being used as a toner, it can …
Goan-Portuguese school kids collaborate, pen book on water pollution
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) School students from Portugal and Goa, who have co-authored a multi-lingual, illustrated book of short stories on rivers and seas, have …
‘Bengaluru’s taps may run dry if authorities don’t act’ (March 22 is World Water Day)
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Water taps in India’s Silicon Valley may soon turn dry if authorities don’t revive Bengaluru’s water bodies and conserve scarce water …
Thinking the unthinkable: This novel sees a Sino-Indian nuclear war over water
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A recent novel, “Radius 200” by author Veena Nagpal, has two facts at the centre of the fictional narrative that …
Modi highlights importance of ‘Jal Shakti’ on World Water Day
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the importance of ‘Jal Shakti’ on the occasion of the World Water Day …
Bengaluru may soon run out of water: Study
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, may soon run out of water like Cape Town in South Africa, which is facing a severe …
Dams in India did more harm than good, says UN Water report
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Sounding a warning that over five billion people across the globe may run into water shortage, a United Nations report …
Water may exist in Earth’s lower mantle, shows diamonds study
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Water may be more common than expected at extreme depths approaching 640 kilometres and possibly beyond — within Earth’s lower mantle, …
Senior citizen killed in water row, 4 held
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A senior citizen was on Saturday brutally beaten to death here after he intervened to stop a fight between his …
Microplastics contamination in bottled water not alarming: FSSAI
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday said the findings of a US-based NGO about microplastics …
Indian companies contest plastic in water bottles study
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A day after a study claimed that 90 per cent of bottled water from leading brands is contaminated by microplastics, …
90% bottled water brands contaminated globally
Washington, March 15 (IANS) With a market value of nearly $150 billion per year, bottled water from leading brands, including from India, have been found …
UN chief urges water action
United Nations, March 15 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of water management, echoing a global water crisis report presented …
Indigenous solar water-purifier, jacket unveiled
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Union Environment and Science Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday unveiled a solar water purifier and a solar jacket developed by …
19 cities in world rely on precipitation for water supply: Study
New York, March 14 (IANS) Owing to increased urbanisation, 19 of the 29 largest cities in the world depend on evaporation from surrounding lands for …
Patent shows water, dust resistant Apple keyboard in making
San Francisco, March 11 (IANS) An Apple patent application has surfaced that shows that the iPhone maker is developing a liquid, dust and crumb-resistant keyboard …
Water a priority for Karnataka voters: Report
Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Improving the quality and supply of water in the state is one of the most important issues for voters in poll-bound …
27 die as truck falls into water channel in Gujarat
Bhavnagar, March 6 (IANS) At least 27 persons, mostly women and children, were killed on Tuesday when a truck fell into a water channel in …
90th Oscars: ‘Shape of Water’ leads at politically painted show (Roundup)
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) “The Shape of Water” emerged as the big winner with four honours at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony — including …
Oscars: ‘The Shape Of Water’ wins Best Director, Best Picture
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Guillermo del Toro, who faces a copyright infringement lawsuit for “The Shape Of Water”, has won the Best Director and …
Astronomers detect water in Saturn-sized exoplanet’s atmosphere
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a large amount of water in the atmosphere of a hot, Saturn-mass exoplanet some 700 light-years away. The …
Avoid wastage, make this Holi water-free, say actors
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) Actor Adhvik Mahajan, who features in the show “Laado – Veerpur Ki Mardaani”, doesn’t like to waste water in the name …
Mhadei water: Amit Shah sold out Goa’s interests, says Congress
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) BJP national president Amit Shah has sold out the interests of Goa and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar by openly siding with …
Italy’s energy giant, FAO ink Nigeria water accord
Abuja, Feb 28 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s state-run energy giant Eni and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed an agreement to foster access to …