Water
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World Water Day 2021: Significance, history and why it is observed on March 22
World | Mar 22, 2021, 10:05 AM ISTWorld Water Day is observed every year on March 22 since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.
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Kolkata: 1 dead, 10 fall sick after drinking contaminated water in Bhowanipore area
India | Mar 16, 2021, 07:54 AM IST"Any death is unfortunate. We are taking all precautionary measures and necessary repairing has been undertaken. We are supplying drinking water and ORS to the families in the area," the ward coordinator said.
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Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
India | Dec 21, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTThe Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in the Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years.
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Water to be traded on Wall Street as Futures commodity; joins likes of gold, oil
Business | Dec 10, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTIn a first, water is officially joining gold, oil and other commodities that are traded on Wall Street.
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Delhi govt to treat polluted water coming from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh in drains itself
India | Nov 19, 2020, 07:52 AM ISTCabinet Minister Satyendar Jain, DJB CEO Nikhil Kumar, and other officials were among others present in the meeting and presented a detailed action plan on the reuse of around 400 MGD, against the existing capacity of 90 MGD of water.
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Water was formed 4.4 billion years ago on Mars: Study
Science | Nov 01, 2020, 05:23 PM ISTAfter analysing an ancient Martian meteorite, a team of Japanese researchers has revealed that water on the Red Planet originated some 4.4 billion years ago.
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Spike in ammonia levels in Yamuna water from Haryana to hit water supply in Delhi
India | Oct 29, 2020, 07:25 PM ISTWater supply will be affected in parts of Delhi due to an "abnormal" increase in ammonia levels in raw water discharged into the Yamuna by Haryana, Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Raghav Chadha said on Thursday.
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Twitterati explode with memes after NASA confirms water's presence on moon
Trending | Oct 27, 2020, 08:07 PM ISTUsing NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the researchers, including those from the University of Hawaii in the US, detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater -- one of the largest craters visible from the Earth, located in the Moon's southern hemisphere. As soon as the news spread, people on social media went all crazy and shared memes and jokes making it a fun day on Twitter.
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Two gates of Himayathsagar open after inflow of water increases following heavy rainfall
News | Oct 14, 2020, 11:31 AM ISTAs the inflow of water has suddenly increased to more than 10,000 cusecs, Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board initially lifted two gates.
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Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide 100 pc water supply in JandK
News | Sep 17, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTThe Central Government's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is being implemented across Jammu and Kashmir as part of its mission to achieve 100 per cent coverage of piped water supply across the Union Territory.
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Watch: Water level rises at Saradagi Barrage near Kalaburagi
News | Sep 11, 2020, 09:40 AM ISTThe water level rose at Saradagi Barrage across Bhima River near Kalaburagi. Following it, the water was discharged from Sonna barrage. The Saradagi Barrage is built for drinking water.
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Incessant rainfall disrupts normal life in Gujarat
News | Sep 01, 2020, 11:42 AM ISTIncessant rainfall in parts of Gujarat has disrupted normal life.
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How normal water can restrict Coronavirus growth
Health | Aug 02, 2020, 08:24 PM ISTThe coronavirus pandemic has tested us in ways that we never imagined and will continue to change the way we think about daily life. Amid all the hullabaloo, Russian researchers have now figured out that ordinary water can help restrict the growth of the virus.
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Continuous rainfall raises water level of Sharda River in Tanakpur, red alert issued
News | Jul 30, 2020, 04:18 PM ISTIncessant rainfall raised water level of Sharda River in Tanakpur. scooty (two-wheeler) was robbed at a gunpoint.
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Coronavirus spread feared where water is scarce around the world. Know why
World | May 23, 2020, 09:06 PM ISTSome 3 billion people, from indigenous communities in Brazil to war-shattered villages in northern Yemen, have nowhere to wash their hands with soap and clean water at home, according to the charity group WaterAid. It fears that global funding is being rushed toward vaccines and treatments without “any real commitment to prevention.”
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Water may be variably distributed across Jupiter's atmosphere: NASA
Science | Feb 19, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTWater makes up about 0.25 per cent of the molecules in Jupiter's atmosphere along its equator -- almost three times that of the Sun, according to a study based on data from NASA's Juno mission launched in 2011.
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Do you often forget to drink water? Tips to help
Health | Feb 16, 2020, 02:21 PM ISTLaziness, too much work or not paying enough attention-whatever may be the reason behind your intake of less water, it is time to change the habit now! We have listed out some easy and practical tips that will surely help you in drinking more water. Here we go..it's time to drink up!
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Goa and Portugal sign MoUs on education, water, shipbuilding
India | Feb 15, 2020, 10:46 PM ISTGoa and Portugal on Saturday signed memorandums of understanding on water augmentation and sewerage management, shipbuilding, education, marine and engineering.
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Water on early Mars may have been habitable for microbes
Science | Jan 22, 2020, 07:07 PM ISTSurface water on early Mars may have been habitable for microbial life, suggests new research which found that the Red Planet's water was mineral-rich and salty. Salinity (how much salt was present), pH (a measure of how acidic the water was), and redox state (roughly a measure of the abundance of gases such as hydrogen or oxygen) are fundamental properties of natural waters.
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Mars losing water even faster than scientists thought
Science | Jan 10, 2020, 07:04 PM ISTMars today is cold and dry – a desert world -- but dry river valleys and lakebeds suggest that water covered much of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Previous research has also found that Martian water mostly escaped into space.