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In 1984, Libya began building a 4,000-kilometer “river” beneath the Sahara; decades later, the incomplete network still supplies millions with waterLibya's massive underground pipeline system faces ongoing challenges and remains incomplete. This ancient water source is not being repleni...
Oil prices tick up on sharp fall in US crude inventoriesOil prices increased for the third day following a significant reduction in U.S. crude inventories. Brent and WTI futures experienced mild ...
'Ecocide': How war and climate change are often linkedThe link between climate change and war has been a theme at COP28, with countries affected by conflict and environmental disasters voicing ...
Which of the world's hundreds of thousands of aging dams will be the next to burst?The collapse of two dams in Libya, resulting in thousands of deaths and missing persons, highlights the urgent need to address aging and ob...
UN revises toll from Libya floods to 3958, over 9000 injuredThe United Nations has revised the death toll from the floods in Libya, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of the previou...
One week after Libya flood, aid effort gains paceInternational aid efforts are increasing to help the survivors of the flash flood that devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna. Search-...
Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya as Derna death toll estimated at 11,300Another 10,100 people are still missing in the devastated city, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said, using Re...
India’s experience in irrigation projects can come to Africa’s rescueIndia with its rich experience of irrigation may come to the assistance of the continent in the backdrop of momentum in India-Egypt partner...
Snows storms hit East Med, army called out in GreeceThe Athens snowstorm, described by authorities as the most severe in 20 years, blanketed the city and its ancient monuments Tuesday and lef...
Telangana gets world's largest lift irrigation projectThe Kaleshwaram project on Godavari river surpasses the records of the world’s biggest lift irrigation projects till date.
Crude prices right now offer binary recession bet: Oil strategyOil’s 9% rise on Wed brings it back to the same price level it was at for the start of the week.
Brace up for more crude shocks as Opec cuts likely to go deeperOutput interruptions among the organisation’s members could send Brent prices above $80.
Water haves and have-nots will lead to social tension: Jay FamigliettiWhen it comes to drought, India is not alone. The world's underground water reserves are depleting at an alarming rate.
ET 500: VA Tech Wabag's bet on water and waste water treatment solutions set to pay offThe co has an asset-light business model in which it provides engineering, design, tech, ops and maintenance services to water and waste wa...
Bhungroo technology: A do-it-yourself well for dry farmlandsFarmers in arid parts of Gujarat are using straw to harvest stormwater through an indigenous method called Bhungroo technology.
Bhungroo technology a do-it-yourself well for dry farmlandsBhungroo has irrigated 2.2 lakh hectares in seven districts of the state, a report by Gujarat Ecology Commission says.
- Gates says Libyans will topple Gaddafi
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the people themselves would throw Muammar Gaddafi out of power.
- Commodities set for weekly gain
Commodities gained to a one-week high as unrest in the MidEast and North Africa boosted oil prices and after the G-7 intervened in currency...
- US envoy warns Gaddafi of 'swift' action if ceasefire violated
The US today warned Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi of "swift and sure consequences including military action" if he violated a UN Security C...
- Simplex bags contract worth Rs 2,000 crore
Civil engineering and construction company, Simplex Projects has won a Rs 2,000 crore($400 million) contract for development of a housing p...