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Cheap 'RO' with no electricity: How twin sisters created Rs 100 water filter using bhindi, methi & chawal to remove 'forever chemicals' and microplasticsTwin sisters Naina and Nayantara Singh have developed Aqua Sattva, an award-winning, low-cost, plant-based water filtration system. This in...
Nobel peace prize 2025 win for Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado is a big victory for Donald Trump. Here's whyU.S President Donald Trump on Friday missed out on Nobel peace prize 2025 as predicted by experts but the win for Venezuelan opposition lea...
In Rajasthan's Chambal, wives of ex-dacoits lead revival of water sources and hopeIn Rajasthan's Karauli, women, facing drought-driven despair and men turning to dacoity, spearheaded a water conservation movement. Partner...
Bindeshwar Pathak: 'Toilet Man of India' who founded Sulabh and pioneered public sanitationBindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh, an organisation synonymous with public toilets and fighting open defecation in India, passed away...
Atomic bomb survivors look to G7 summit in Hiroshima as a 'sliver of hope' for nuclear disarmamentLater Friday, the G7 leaders issued a joint statement on nuclear disarmament titled "Hiroshima Vision" which calls for continued non-use of...
Greta Thunberg’s climate change activism goes global- 3 scientists win Chemistry Nobel for generating 3D images of biomolecules
Stockholm, Oct 4 (IANS) Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of an effective method for generating ...
- Three scientists win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm, Oct 4 (IANS) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the deve...
2,515 students receive degrees from IIT-Bombay; PhDs at record highA total of 101 PhDs were awarded during the interim convocation held in March, making it the highest number of PhDs being awarded in the hi...
Government should enact laws to ensure water security for all: Rajendra SinghSingh, known as the 'Waterman' of India, said it is high time the governments take steps to ensure proper management of water in view of pr...
Stop flow of wastewater into Ganga, says India's 'Waterman'Rajendra Singh has made a strong pitch for stopping flow of wastewater into the river, and said it should instead be recycled and used for ...
Higher educational institutes should connect with culture: Karan SinghDelivering the Annual Lecture at NIIT University, he said, "Higher education should have a deep connect with our culture, tradition and env...
'Water man of India' Rajendra Singh holds walk in DelhiIn order to raise awareness about the need to conserve water, Rajendra Singh also known as the 'Waterman of India' led a 'Global Water Walk...
Is thriving sugarcane crop responsible for Maharashtra's Marathwada and Vidarbha's water woes?There may not be enough water to drink in the arid Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra, but the guzzling sugarcane crop thrives ...
Separating river, sewage water is need of hour, says renowed conservationist Rajendra SinghIntroduction of a new river and sewage separation system will fulfill the needs of citizens of the country who lack drinking water.
Maharashtra government should work on enacting Water Security Act: Rajendra SinghWater management expert Rajendra Singh today said Maharashtra should enact Water Security Act as part of efforts to free the state from dro...
Activist Rajendra Singh wins Stockholm Water Prize 2015Rajendra Singh, an eminent environment activist, has been conferred the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize this year for his innovative wate...
Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura wins Nobel Prize for inventing blue LEDReacting to winning the prize, Nakamura who was woken up by the Nobel Committee when it shared the news with him, said, "this is unbelievab...
Nobel winners Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura got $180 for inventing blue LEDReacting to winning the prize, Nakamura who was woken up by the Nobel Committee when it shared the news with him, said, "this is unbelievab...
- Recession melts down Nobel prize money
The Nobel Foundation might have to reduce the money it awards winners of its prestigious prizes due to the effects of the global financial ...