Water
- India
Odisha peon served urine instead of water to junior engineer, probe begins
Bhubaneswar: The police on Friday issued a notice to a peon asking him to clarify his alleged role in serving urine instead of drinking water to a newly appointed junior engineer at…
- India
As MP thirsts for irrigation water, its shortage emerges as major poll issue
Bhopal: Both the major national parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have made the shortage of irrigation water in Madhya Pradesh a political issue as Assembly elections are to…
- India
One dead, 30 ill after drinking polluted water in Karnataka’s Yadgir
Yadgir: A woman died, while more than 30 other persons fell ill after drinking polluted water in a village in Karnataka’s Yadgir district, officials said on Wednesday. According to authorities, the incident…
- India
Centre committed to ensuring regular supply of water in 13 Rajasthan districts: PM Modi
Dausa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre is committed to ensuring a regular supply of water for drinking and irrigation purposes in the 13 districts of eastern Rajasthan. He…
- Middle East
Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes
Jerusalem: Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Turkey, local authorities said. The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents…
- India
Maha woman forced to drink water with human bones powder, ashes to conceive
Pune: In a bizarre case of superstitions, a married woman was allegedly forced to consume a concoction of water containing human bone powder and ashes ostensibly to help her get pregnant, police…
- India
Affected families in Joshimath to get 6-month waiver in power, water bills
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday decided to waive for six months electricity and water bills of families and individuals affected in the subsidence-hit Joshimath. It also decided to conduct a study…
- Middle East
Israel launches project to keep water level of Sea of Galilee
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a first-of-its-kind project to flow desalinated water from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee in the northeast of the country. With a cost of about 1 billion…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HMWSSB wins best communication campaign award at national level
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) took home first and third place awards for the best communication campaign and public awareness, respectively, in competitions held by the Indian…
- India
TN: Faeces found in SC colony’s water tank, probe commenced
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police have commenced a probe into the presence of human excreta in an overhead water tank of a Scheduled Caste (SC) colony in Pudukottai district. When after drinking…
- Technology
NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth’s water
Washington: NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface, measuring the height of water in the planet’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.…
