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  Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts

  India | December 21, 2020 12:09 IST

  The 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 | December 10, 2020 20:08 IST

  In 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 | November 19, 2020 7:52 IST

  Cabinet 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 | November 01, 2020 17:23 IST

  After 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 | October 29, 2020 19:25 IST

  Water 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 | October 27, 2020 20:07 IST

  Using 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 | October 14, 2020 11:31 IST

  As 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 | September 17, 2020 13:40 IST

  The 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 | September 11, 2020 9:40 IST

  The 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 | September 01, 2020 11:42 IST

  Incessant rainfall in parts of Gujarat has disrupted normal life.

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  How normal water can restrict Coronavirus growth

  Health | August 02, 2020 20:24 IST

  The 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 | July 30, 2020 16:18 IST

  Incessant 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 21:06 IST

  Some 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 | February 19, 2020 16:51 IST

  Water 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 | February 16, 2020 14:21 IST

  Laziness, 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 | February 15, 2020 22:46 IST

  Goa 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 | January 22, 2020 19:07 IST

  Surface 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 | January 10, 2020 19:04 IST

  Mars 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.

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  NGT says situation of water pollution grim, directs 100 per cent treatment of sewage entering rivers

  India | December 06, 2019 22:40 IST

  Water pollution situation is grim in the country, the National Green Tribunal said 100 per cent treatment of sewage entering the rivers across the country by March 31 next year. The NGT warned that if this is not done, the local bodies and concerned departments of the states and Union Territories (UTs) will be liable to pay compensation of Rs 5 lakh a month per drain in the case of river Ganga and Rs 5 lakh for default in commencement of setting up of sewage treatment plant.

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  Mid-day meal: Children served 1 litre milk diluted in 1 bucket of water in UP

  India | November 29, 2019 11:03 IST

  In August, a government school in Mirzapur was found to be serving flatbread with salt to schoolchildren as part of the midday meal. As a video of this got viral, a few education officials were transferred while the journalist who had broken the news was sent to jail.