Human skin detection technology for improved security
Researchers have developed a novel 2D technology which uses the absorption characteristics of melanin, haemoglobin and water to better characterise human skin for improved security, search and rescue.
Dec 11, 2015, 16:58 PM IST
Paris pact on water and climate change adaptation announced, India part of coalition
Almost 290 water basin organisations are engaged under the Paris Pact on Water and Climate Change Adaptation.
Dec 02, 2015, 18:56 PM IST
Inexpensive way to clean water from oil sands wastewater
Water in tailing ponds left to biodegrade naturally in the environment still contains these contaminants decades later.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:22 PM IST
What's the right length?: Shabana Azmi on Bond censorship
Shabana Azmi today said that the censor board's decision to shorten the kissing scenes in James Bond movie "Spectre" was arbitrary
Nov 20, 2015, 16:25 PM IST
Judicious allocation of water is a big challenge, says Prabhu
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday sought consensus for a policy on rational distribution of water as the issue was posing a bigger challenge.
Nov 18, 2015, 15:10 PM IST
Scientists refrigerate water with laser for the first time
The discovery could help industrial users "point cool" tiny areas with a focused point of light.
Nov 17, 2015, 15:05 PM IST
Thousands throng river banks as Bihar's Chhath begins
Chhath, celebrated six days after Diwali, is dedicated to the Sun god.
Nov 15, 2015, 16:12 PM IST
Jharkhand minister takes on fight against water pollution
There would be a survey of rivers and water bodies and reports would be prepared to be given to different officials concerned, highlighting adverse impact on water resources by industrial waste and other pollutants.
Nov 15, 2015, 10:38 AM IST
Watch: What happens if you re-boil water
Re-boiling of water could effect our health.
Nov 06, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
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.
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
