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HYDERABAD DRINKING WATER CRISIS
Hyderabad faces drinking water crisis by December; Singur reservoir, crucial to city's IT belt, has only 60 days of supply left- In 2006, Matt Damon built a non-profit after seeing water crisis in a Zambian village; 20 years later, the charity mission has reached more than 95 million people
- Maharashtra imposes minimum 10% water cut in urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16 amid deficient monsoon
- In 2015, Bill Gates backed a Seattle-based company that turned human waste into drinking water and Electricity. Now it has secured $500 million from investors, and earns nearly $100 million a yearThe Omniprocessor, developed by the Seattle-based Janicki Bioenergy with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, came to the lime...03 Oct, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
- Kashi all set to host 3-day IAF air show; PM Modi may comeKashi is preparing to host an Indian Air Force air show from October 24 to 26 this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister ...03 Oct, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
- Second water bodies census: Maharashtra records 4.74 lakh, UP 2.86 lakh; five states see declineMaharashtra's water bodies rose to 4.74 lakh, nearly five times the first census total. Uttar Pradesh also recorded an increase, with over ...03 Oct, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
- Pakistan took full advantage of Indus Waters Treaty following India’s unequal concessions: PK SaxenaFormer Indian Indus Waters Commissioner PK Saxena called the Indus Waters Treaty unequal, saying India made concessions while Pakistan expl...02 Oct, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
- Running water trains: Railways ready to transport water to drought-hit Maharashtra, but state must first find a water sourceCentral Railway is open to running special water trains to drought-hit districts of Maharashtra if the state government provides an adequat...01 Oct, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
- Contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura result of decades of systemic failure: Probe commissionThe water contamination that resulted in multiple deaths in Bhagirathpura was reviewed by a commission. The commission revealed that system...01 Oct, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
- Climate change, global warming threat looms as Switzerland's largest glacier suffers biggest-ever melt in 2026 after record heatwave. What does this mean?Global Warming, Climate Change: A combination of a winter with too little snow and record temperatures in the summer led to what experts ca...01 Oct, 2026, 05.04 AM IST
- In Iowa, soaring cancer rates emerge as a key midterms issueCancer has emerged as an unusual bipartisan campaign issue in Iowa’s midterm races as the state confronts the second-highest cancer rate in...29 Sep, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
- NCC shares rally 5% after securing Rs 1,076 crore Andhra Pradesh drinking water projectNCC shares rose after the company received a Rs 1,076.71-crore order, excluding GST, from the Andhra Pradesh government’s Rural Water Suppl...29 Sep, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
- "Vijay running govt on reels": EPS Palaniswami hits out at TVK chief over farmer issues ahead of Dharapuram by-pollEdappadi K. Palaniswami addressed a campaign rally supporting AIADMK candidate Banumathi in Dharapuram. He criticized the government led by...29 Sep, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
- Shivakumar seeks Centre’s push to fast-track Mekedatu, Upper Bhadra projectsKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has sought the Centre’s intervention to fast-track clearances and funding for major water projects, ...28 Sep, 2026, 06.17 PM IST
- Actual aid decision for drought-hit farmers after ground-level assessment: Sunetra PawarMaharashtra has declared drought in 265 of its talukas due to severe crop damage and water shortages. Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar a...26 Sep, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
- Not coconut water or black coffee: Harvard-trained gut doctor shares 7 drinks that won’t cause bloatingFor those grappling with digestive woes, Harvard-trained gut doctor Dr. Saurabh Sethi recommends seven soothing drinks. Peppermint and ging...26 Sep, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
- Karnataka expands BWSSB mandate to entire Bengaluru Urban district beyond GBA limitsKarnataka government has brought the entire Bengaluru Urban district under the BWSSB’s jurisdiction to plan drinking water and sewage infra...25 Sep, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
- Sugar imports likely for second yearThe world's second-largest sugar producer had remained structurally surplus for nearly a decade but was forced to import sugar in the 2025-...25 Sep, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
- Varanasi’s Bhelupur gets Rs 78.26 crore infrastructure push with 17-km sewer, drinking water pipelineMayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari launched projects worth ₹78.26 crore in Bhelupur Ward during a groundbreaking ceremony. The initiatives include a ...24 Sep, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
- In 2015, Los Angeles dropped 96 million black balls into a drinking-water reservoir. 10 years later, the bizarre experiment solved two major problemsIn 2015, Los Angeles covered its drinking-water reservoir with 96 million black plastic balls, creating one of the world's strangest-lookin...16 Sep, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
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