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Once one of Africa's largest lakes, Lake Chad has lost 90% of its water. Now countries are planning a $50 billion plan to save it?Lake Chad has lost nearly ninety percent of its surface area since the 1960s. This environmental decline severely impacts millions of peopl...- In 1964, American engineers drew up NAWAPA, a plan to redirect the rivers of Alaska and Canada through the Rockies to water the US desert, re-plumbing an entire continentA 1964 plan proposed moving water from Alaska to the arid American West. This ambitious engineering project aimed for continental water red...
- All gates of the Salal dam on Chenab river opened amid heavy rain in ReasiSalal Dam gates were opened in Reasi due to heavy rainfall and increased river inflow. This action released excess water and regulated the ...
- Assam floods submerge Nazira tea estates, over 57,000 people affectedUnprecedented floods have severely impacted tea estates in Nazira Sub-Division, Sivasagar District. Incessant rainfall in Nagaland caused r...
- Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workersThe death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Congo has tragically climbed to at least 930, with thirty-seven fatalities reported in just one d...
- For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
- As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
- Pakistan seeks Canada's support for restoration of Indus Waters TreatyPakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar requested Canadian assistance for the Indus Water Treaty. He urged Canada to support India's imm...
- Police end 15-day Ken-Betwa protest marked by Jal, Chita, Faansi satyagrahasIn Chhatarpur, a 15-day demonstration against the Ken-Betwa Link Project came to a close on Sunday, as police intervened to disperse the pr...
- IMD forecasts heavy rain across UP over next 24 hoursUttar Pradesh is expected to experience widespread rain and thundershowers over the next twenty-four hours. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is...
- US data center protests go national as backlash growsOpponents of AI data center expansion plan nationwide protests this Saturday. HumansFirst is coordinating demonstrations in at least 125 lo...
- US data centre protests go national as backlash growsProtesters are organising nationwide demonstrations against the rapid expansion of data centres. These demonstrations aim to voice concerns...
- Yamuna loses 90% water flow in Delhi: Okhla and ITO barrages linked to river narrowing to 32% of its 1799 width; Delhi University study maps 200-year changeA study by geologists from Delhi University and IISER Bhopal has found that the Yamuna's average width in Delhi has shrunk by 68% since 179...
- How India's longest underground water tunnel will take Narmada water to VindhyaMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inspect India's longest underground water tunnel. Engineers achieved the final breakthrough ...
- At least 1 person has died as Texas flooding forces evacuations and rescues, governor saysRescuers saved many drivers and trapped residents from catastrophic Texas floods. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed one person has died amid t...
- River Ganga cannot be kept clean by focusing only on riverbank cities: NMCGThe National Mission for Clean Ganga emphasizes basin-wide interventions for river cleanliness. Wastewater from cities like Meerut, not on ...
- New orange-lipped monkey found: Scientists identify Colobus congoensis, a species that roars & snorts loudly in the Congo rainforestOrange-lipped monkey: Scientists have identified a new species of monkey with striking orange lips in the rainforests of the Democratic Rep...
- Higher monsoon inflows at Hathnikund fail to boost Yamuna's flow; experts warn of ecological impactMonsoon rains increased water inflows at Hathnikund Barrage over the past fortnight. However, most additional water was diverted into canal...
- In 2016, when river dams trapped Japan's giant salamanders, scientists came up with an unusual solution: building custom ladders instead of removing the damsResearchers in Japan developed special ladderways for giant salamanders to cross river dams. These step-type structures with side walls pro...
- US bars citizens in Congo from boarding flights home over EbolaAmerican citizens in Congo face travel restrictions to the United States. This new order requires a 21-day stay in a third country before b...
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