Water
- 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.…
- World
3.6 bn people face inadequate access to water: WMO
Geneva: Around 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report.…
- India
Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: In May, Dwarika Prasad Semwal started going door to door in Chamkot village in Uttarakhand, convincing people to dig pits near their homes to store rainwater. Seven months on, his perseverance…
- Telangana
Telangana issues caution over Godavari-Cauvery river link
Hyderabad: Officials from the Telangana Irrigation Department reaffirmed the need for research on Godavari’s water availability before beginning the project to link the Godavari and the Cauvery river. The National Water Development…
- India
Over 50 lakh rural homes in West Bengal now get tap water: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: More than 50 lakh households in rural West Bengal now get drinking water through piped connections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday. Congratulating those involved in the project, Banerjee said…
- Telangana
Telangana receives 49% excess rainfall during water year 2022-23
Hyderabad: Telangana Ground Water Department on Wednesday in its data reported that the state saw a 49 percent increase in rainfall during the water year 2022–2023 (up to October 31, 2022). During…
