Water

NGT orders sealing of hand pumps releasing contaminated water in Western UP

The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam has been asked to seal forthwith all hand pumps which are releasing contaminated ground water in Western UP.

Nov 05, 2015, 18:57 PM IST

Diamond reserve hidden in deep Earth?

"Diamond formation in the deep earth, the very deep earth, may be a more common process than we thought," said study co-author Dimitri Sverjensky from Johns Hopkins University.
 

Nov 04, 2015, 16:28 PM IST

300 million-year-old giant shark fossils found in US

 Even before the age of dinosaurs, massive relatives of the modern-day sharks ruled the waters of present-day Texas, reveals an analysis of fossils recovered recently from the region.

Oct 31, 2015, 00:28 AM IST

Major reservoirs across India witness fall in water levels

The current water stored at 91 major reservoirs, monitored by Central Water Commission (CWC), across India is less than last year's average storage and is also lower than the average storage in last 10 years.

Oct 01, 2015, 21:43 PM IST

Soil, water found highly contaminated in UP's Moradabad: Study

 Soil and water are highly contaminated with metals in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad city due to illegal, unchecked recycling of electronic waste, according to a study.

Sep 25, 2015, 20:54 PM IST

New device that uses air to wash hands developed in China

 A group of seven Chinese students has bagged a top international prize for inventing a machine that uses air for cleaning hands and saves water.

Sep 18, 2015, 18:43 PM IST

Modi is breaking taboos while making sanitation a priority: UN chief

India has made great strides to improve hygiene and public health, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "breaking taboos" by making sanitation a national priority.

Sep 16, 2015, 14:21 PM IST

Cassini spacecraft finds global ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus

 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted a vast water reservoir – dubbed as 'global ocean' - beneath the icy crust on Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus.

Sep 16, 2015, 12:17 PM IST

West Bengal takes up project to provide water for irrigation: Mamata

 In a bid to conserve surface and rain water to provide round the year assured irrigation, the West Bengal government has taken up a project to construct around 800 check dams and other water harvesting structures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

Sep 13, 2015, 16:34 PM IST

Watch: Water Shortage in Mumbai

The segment features story on water shortage in Mumbai and how real estate projects are suffering due to cut in water supply.

Sep 03, 2015, 15:06 PM IST

38% increase in tax collection in last 3 months: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government has seen a 38 percent increase in tax collection in the last three months, claiming that the earnings were even more than the Rs 1,700 crore subsidy for electricity and water.

Jun 16, 2015, 22:56 PM IST