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Hyderabad faces drinking water crisis by December; Singur reservoir, crucial to city's IT belt, has only 60 days of supply leftHyderabad's core urban region is staring at an early drinking water crisis as key reservoirs supplying the city keep depleting due to defic...- 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 peopleMatt Damon's water nonprofit began after a 2006 visit to Zambia, where a borewell near a young girl's home was the only thing standing betw...
- Maharashtra imposes minimum 10% water cut in urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16 amid deficient monsoonMaharashtra will enforce a 10 percent reduction in water supply starting October 16 due to insufficient rainfall. The state has prioritized...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Karnataka CM Shivakumar seeks Rs 3,705 cr drought relief from CentreKarnataka is facing a severe drought situation affecting farmers and the general public. Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has requested Rs 3,7...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- "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...
- Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asks states to prioritise pulses, oilseeds in rabi crop plansAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked states to prepare rabi crop plans based on water availability and soil moisture, with ...
- 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, ...
- Maharashtra, Karnataka drought: Centre to assess ground situation; Shivraj to visit statesUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern over the drought situation in Maharashtra and Karnataka, saying the Cent...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fadnavis warns of action against misuse of Mathadi law; announces Navi Mumbai APMC revampMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said action would be taken against those misusing the Mathadi law after consultation...
- 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-...
- 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 ...
- Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu distributes house site deeds to over 28,000 familiesThrough the distribution of title deeds to 28,445 families, 399 acres of land is being regularised, encompassing over 19.3 lakh sq yards of...
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