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  ‘Veritable wonder’: Scientists develop new material that turns dirty water drinkable

  World | July 28, 2016 13:17 IST

  In 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 | June 01, 2016 16:34 IST

  In 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 | April 01, 2016 17:35 IST

  Patna: 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 | March 22, 2016 22:57 IST

  India 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 | February 16, 2015 18:39 IST

  New 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 | August 04, 2014 14:52 IST

  Patna: 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 | July 18, 2014 7:38 IST

  New 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 | July 23, 2013 11:56 IST

  Changsha, 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 | July 22, 2013 10:33 IST

  London, 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 | April 13, 2013 16:59 IST

  Berhampur (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 | February 16, 2012 20:50 IST

  Hissar (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 | January 27, 2012 10:30 IST

  Thane, 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 | April 12, 2011 14:25 IST

  New 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 | April 07, 2011 17:41 IST

  New 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