Drinking Water
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Incredible! Israeli scientists propose an innovative system to harvest drinking water from air
World | Jul 29, 2016, 08:56 AM ISTIn an innovative discovery, Israeli scientists have built up a new system to harvest drinking water from air which requires less energy. Capturing atmospheric moisture is not a new invention in itself because atmospheric
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‘Veritable wonder’: Scientists develop new material that turns dirty water drinkable
World | Jul 28, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTIn what could turn out to be a future game-changer, a team of scientists claim to have come up with a new filter that turns dirty water drinkable. According to the team of researchers
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Rare Sight: Pride of lions spotted drinking water together in Gir forest (watch video)
Life | Jun 01, 2016, 04:34 PM ISTIn a rare sight, a pride consisting of nine lions was spotted drinking water from the pond at Gujarat’s Gir forest.
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Bihar govt to provide piped drinking water to all households in five years
India | Apr 01, 2016, 05:35 PM ISTPatna: Bihar government will provide piped drinking water to all households in the state in the next five years under the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ambitious 'Saat Nischay' (Seven Resolves), a minister said today. Replying
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76 million people in India have no access to safe water: Report
India | Mar 22, 2016, 10:57 PM ISTIndia has the highest number of people --7.6 million--in the world without access to safe water supply, followed by China and Nigeria, a WaterAid report said today.
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Floating diyas adding to pollution in Ganga river
India | Feb 16, 2015, 06:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Scores of floating 'diyas' offered to the Ganga River everyday contribute to the pollution in the holy river, Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said today.Launching a three-day 'India Wash Summit' here along with
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20 children fall ill after drinking water in Bihar school
India | Aug 04, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTPatna: At least six children fainted and 20 fell ill Monday after drinking water at a school in Bihar's Bhojpur district, an official said. All were out of danger after receiving medical treatment.The incident took
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Delhi Jal Board to commission Kirari underground reservoir
India | Jul 18, 2014, 07:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Residents of about 42 unauthorised colonies will be able to derive benefit from the commissioning of the 15.9 million litre-per-day capacity Kirari Underground Reservoir (UGR) and Pumping Station. Union Minister of Rural Development,
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China drought leaves 380,000 short of drinking water
World | Jul 23, 2013, 11:56 AM ISTChangsha, July 23: A drought since early July has left 384,000 people short of drinking water in central China's Hunan Province, the provincial drought relief headquarters said on Tuesday.Eighty-seven counties of 12 cities and prefectures
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Machine turns sweat into drinking water in Sweden
World | Jul 22, 2013, 10:33 AM ISTLondon, July 22: Drinking another person's sweat may sound obnoxious, but a machine that takes sweat-laden clothes and turns the moisture into drinking water has been launched in Sweden.The device spins and heats the material
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Agitation for drinking water in Berhampur town
India | Apr 13, 2013, 04:59 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha), Apr 13: Demanding immediate steps to solve the acute drinking water problem in the south Odisha town, activists of Berhampur Nagarika Committee have launched an indefinite agitation here.The agitators led by BJP leader
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Dalit Man's Hand Chopped Off For Drinking Water
India | Feb 16, 2012, 08:50 PM ISTHissar (Haryana), Feb 16: In yet another chilling episode of caste-related violence, the hand of a Dalit man was chopped off on Wednesday after he drank water from an earthen pot belonging to an upper
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8.3 Km Long Deep Sea Tunnel To Carry Drinking Water From Thane To Mumbai
India | Jan 27, 2012, 10:30 AM ISTThane, Jan 27 : A tunnel being built at a cost of Rs 1145.88 crore will carry drinking water from Thane to Mumbai. It will connect Kapurbawdi in Thane district to Bhandup in suburban Mumbai
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NCDC Orders Superbug Probe In Drinking Water
India | Apr 12, 2011, 02:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 12: After openly denying the “existence and public health importance” of the NDM-1 gene, India has finally decided to check the presence of superbugs in the capital and its water supply lines,
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No Need To Panic Over Superbug In Delhi Drinking Water: Official
India | Apr 07, 2011, 05:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 7: The Health Ministry today asked people not to panic over reports of presence of drug-resistant bacteria in the public water supply of the capital, stating that it is a global issue