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  • japan radioactive water likely leaking to pacific

    Japan: Radioactive water likely leaking to Pacific

    World | Jul 11, 2013, 08:49 AM IST

    Tokyo, Jul 11: Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator.Officials from

  • australia extends help to check pollution in ganga river

    Australia extends help to check pollution in Ganga river

    India | Jun 27, 2013, 11:50 AM IST

    Kolkata, Jun 27: To save the Ganga from industrial pollution, the Victorian government in Australia is preparing an eco-friendly business model for tanneries, which discharge effluents into the river.Experts from 'Sustainability Victoria', an Australian agency

  • over 40 people taken ill after consuming djb drinking water

    Over 40 people taken ill after consuming DJB drinking water in South Delhi

    India | Jun 25, 2013, 11:01 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jun 25: Over 40 people fell ill today after consuming drinking water supplied by Delhi Jal Board in a South Delhi locality.Education Minister Kiran Walia, after visiting the NCERT colony in Adhchini area,

  • get amma mineral water at rs 10 a litre

    Get "Amma Mineral Water" at Rs 10 a litre

    India | Jun 21, 2013, 02:09 PM IST

    Chennai, Jun 21 :  In a bid to ensure quality and affordable drinking water to the poor and middle class people, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu is set to launch nine ‘Amma Mineral Water'

  • six easy tips to cure skin dryness

    Six easy tips to cure skin dryness

    Lifestyle | Jul 04, 2013, 08:03 AM IST

    New Delhi: People often complain of skin dryness and opt for varied beauty products to cure it. Avoiding long, hot shower bath or drinking at least two litres of water can help you rid the

  • bollywood movies ambushed by political and social ire

    Bollywood movies ambushed by political and social ire

    Bollywood | Feb 10, 2013, 06:58 PM IST

    New Delhi, Feb 10:  Finally Kamal Haasan's ‘Vishwaroopam' is breathing in an open air after being trapped by religious groups.  But the damage is being done to the flick as the Box Office collection is

  • hurricane sandy paralyzes new york city flooded by 13 foot

    Hurricane Sandy paralyzes New York, city flooded by 13 foot wall of water

    World | Oct 31, 2012, 09:02 AM IST

    New York, Oct 31: The deadly superstorm Hurrican Sandy struck New York and New Jersey paralyzing the entire power system and throwing the megacity into darkness. A 13-foot wall of water smashed into the eastern

  • villagers protest sholay style to get water

    Villagers protest 'Sholay' style to get water

    India | Oct 19, 2012, 03:11 PM IST

    Jalgaon, Oct 19 : In a reminder of actor Dharmendra's famous way of protesting on a tank top in Hindi film ‘Sholay', some villagers took the same route in support of their demand for regular

  • arvind kejriwal launches satyagraha over water power tariff

    Arvind Kejriwal launches satyagraha over water, power tariff

    India | Oct 06, 2012, 02:30 PM IST

    New Delhi, Oct 6 : India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today launched a ‘bijli-paani satyagraha' here to protest against “inflated” power and water bills and hike in tariffs by restoring electricity connection to the

  • assam govt yet to provide food water to 1 lakh refugees in

    Assam govt yet to provide food, water to 1 lakh refugees in camps

    India | Jul 26, 2012, 01:07 PM IST

    Kokrajhar, July 26: As more and more Bengali Muslims continue to pour into 21 temporary relief camps set up by their community here, their number has crossed the one lakh figure. The Assam government is

  • delhi senior citizen killed in fight over water with

    Delhi Senior Citizen Killed In Fight Over Water With Policeman

    India | Feb 29, 2012, 09:04 PM IST

    New Delhi, Feb 29: Asking a Delhi policeman for water cost a 66-year-old businessman his life on late Tuesday night. The incident took place at Subroto Park police station at around 1 AM where the deceased's

  • djb increases water sewer development charges

    DJB Increases Water, Sewer Development Charges

    India | May 30, 2011, 10:00 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 30: The Delhi Jal Board today increased water and sewer development charges significantly, which will mainly affect residents in unauthorised colonies and areas where sewer lines have been laid recently or will

  • evacuation zone at nuclear plant declared restricted area

    Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area

    World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:02 PM IST

    Tokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly

  • toxic water leak plugged at japan s crippled n plant

    Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant

    World | Apr 06, 2011, 05:55 PM IST

    Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast

  • japan disaster sparks social media innovation

    Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation

    World | Mar 31, 2011, 05:56 PM IST

    Tokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster

  • high radiation levels make tokyo water unsafe for babies

    High Radiation Levels Make Tokyo Water Unsafe For Babies

    World | Mar 23, 2011, 08:46 PM IST

    Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 23: High levels of radioactive iodine were detected in Tokyo's tap water prompting government today to declare it unsafe for infants, as rising smoke from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant forced another evacuation

  • millions without food water power in japan

    Millions Without Food, Water, Power In Japan

    World | Mar 14, 2011, 06:30 AM IST

    TAGAJO, Japan Mar 13: The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and

  • 18 pc of delhi jal board water unfit for drinking

    18 PC Of Delhi Jal Board Water Unfit For Drinking

    India | Mar 10, 2011, 08:56 PM IST

    New Delhi, Mar 10: Eighteen percent of water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board is unfit for drinking and every fifth person in the city is consuming contaminated water, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Public

  • kiwi pm in hot water over liz hurley quip

    Kiwi PM In 'Hot' Water Over Liz Hurley Quip

    Hollywood | Feb 04, 2011, 10:31 PM IST

    Melbourne, Feb 3: New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has been slammed for describing British actress and estranged wife of Indian business tycoon Arun Nayar, Liz Hurley, as "hot". Women rights campaigners in New Zealand

  • nasa rocket probe crash into moon s south pole in search of

    NASA Rocket, Probe Crash Into Moon's South Pole In Search Of Ice

    World | Oct 09, 2009, 02:15 AM IST

    NASA smacked two spacecraft into the lunar south pole Friday morning in a search for hidden ice. Instruments confirm that a large empty rocket hull barreled into the moon at 7:31 a.m., followed four minutes

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