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CANAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
In the 1960s, a zoologist fought a canal designed to cut Florida in half; its 110-mile route became a 70,000-acre greenway- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropower
- In 1889, British engineers built a bridge where the Ganga Canal flows above a river. This cement-less marvel in UP still works after 130 years
- 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...21 Jul, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...20 Jul, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
- K'taka Cabinet clears Agritech Mission, AI centre, teacher recruitmentKarnataka's Cabinet approved the Agritech Mission-2026 and the recruitment of fifteen thousand teachers. Welfare initiatives for backward c...20 Jul, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
- 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 ...17 Jul, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
- Haryana, Rajasthan sign pact to implement Yamuna water projectHaryana and Rajasthan have inked a historic pact for the Yamuna Water Project, a move that will finally implement a 1994 water-sharing agre...30 Jun, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
- A canal without locks? A Latin American mega project aims to challenge the Panama Canal without digging oneMexico’s dry canal project is changing global trade with a bold rail-based route connecting oceans. The Interoceanic Corridor uses a 192-mi...18 Jun, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
- Pete Hegseth’s silence on Taiwan is exactly what Xi Jinping wantsUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth adopted a quieter approach to Taiwan at a Singapore security forum. This shift in communication aims to p...31 May, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
- India’s first rock check dam opens in Ladakh: Watch breathtaking blue paradise photos and video of Indus water at 11,000 feetLadakh has launched India's first rock check dam on the Indus River. This innovative structure uses riverbed stones to slow water flow and ...28 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
- DND-Jewar Airport high-speed corridor to boost Delhi-NCR connectivity, ease traffic congestionA significant infrastructure project, the DND-Faridabad-Sohna Access Controlled Highway, is rapidly progressing to ease Delhi-NCR traffic a...19 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
- China is digging a 134 km canal through mountains so cargo ships can bypass longer sea routes, and the project reveals how Beijing is reshaping trade geographyChina is building a 134-kilometre-long Pinglu Canal in Guangxi province that will directly connect inland waterways to the Beibu Gulf. The ...07 May, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
- Kerala CM Vijayan to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway Phase 1 on Feb 26Kerala's inland waterways development reaches a milestone. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the first phase of the Akkulam-C...21 Feb, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
- Japan International Cooperation Agency to fund Rs 1,787-crore irrigation project in OdishaJICA would be assisting the Odisha government in the second phase for the completion of Rengali Left Bank Canal, irrigating as much as 39,4...19 May, 2015, 03.33 PM IST
- Chinese firm begins construction of Nicaragua Canal projectThe new canal will be able to accommodate ships with a displacement of 400,000 tons, while the Panama Canal can only accommodate ships.24 Dec, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
- Over 66 per cent Narmada canal work yet to get over: Anandi Patel tells AssemblyDuring the question hour in Assembly today, Tejashree Patel, asked the government to provide latest figures about the pending work of Narma...08 Jul, 2014, 10.39 PM IST
- Gayatri Projects bags Rs 242.55 cr order from MP govtGayatri Projects has bagged an order valued at Rs 242.55 crore on turn key basis from Narmada Development Canal Division, Madhya Pradesh.12 Mar, 2008, 09.34 AM IST
- Narmada project likely to be completed by 2010The Narmada dam project is likely to be completed by 2010, the chairman of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL), P K Laheri, on Wednesd...14 Dec, 2006, 09.00 AM IST
- IVRCL bags order worth Rs 388 crIVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd on Tuesday said it has secured a Rs 388.16 crore contract for irrigation related works in Telegu Gan...28 Nov, 2006, 03.40 PM IST
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