Mumbai rations water supply as June rainfall hits 12-year lowMumbai faces its driest June in over a decade. Water supply to construction sites is cut. Industrial usage is reduced by 20%. Reservoir lev...
17 Jun, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Scorching Rajasthan heat. But a 71-year-old hero has been helping travellers daily for 20 years for freeIn Rajasthan's harsh summer, Thana Ram offers free drinking water to travelers. For 21 years, he has provided this vital service to pedestr...
17 Jun, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
This jacket can turn air into drinking water, producing nearly 1 liter a dayA revolutionary jacket from the University of Texas at Austin can now generate drinking water from the air. This innovative wearable uses s...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
'Tamil Nadu pollution board finds no contamination at Hosur iPhone parts facility': Tata ElectronicsTata Electronics has received clearance from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. The board confirmed all concerns regarding alleged gro...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.18 AM IST
Tata says India pollution board drops scrutiny of Apple iPhone parts plantTata Electronics, an Apple supplier, has cleared pollution concerns at its iPhone plant in Tamil Nadu. The state pollution control board dr...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
In 1992, a tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains was doused with PFAS foam; 33 years on, tap water tested 300 times above the safe limitA 1992 petrol tanker crash in Australia's Blue Mountains caused PFAS contamination. Firefighters used foam containing these chemicals. Deca...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
Indian officials survey farms around Tata iPhone parts plant after water pollution warningGovernment officials are inspecting farmland near Tata's iPhone parts factory in Hosur. This follows reports that wastewater discharge from...
15 Jun, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Water supply problems continue in Delhi; Yamuna's level at Wazirabad lower than required normalDelhi is experiencing water shortages across several areas. The Delhi Jal Board's water production is significantly below its summer target...
15 Jun, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Delhi to have online water analysers to counter water contamination; pilot project launched in Gulmohar ParkDelhi Jal Board has started a pilot project to monitor water quality in real-time. An online water analyser is installed in Gulmohar Park t...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Tata's iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body allegesAn Indian pollution regulator has warned Tata Electronics, a key supplier for Apple's iPhones, about a potential factory shutdown. The regu...
13 Jun, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Seven more Shigella cases confirmed in Kerala's WayanadSeven new Shigella infections have been confirmed among students in Wayanad, Kerala, bringing the total to 16. Health officials are intensi...
12 Jun, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
In 1987, the world swapped ozone-destroying CFCs for safer refrigerants; nearly 40 years later, scientists found the switch had been quietly raining a forever chemical across the planetChemicals meant to protect the planet are now causing a new issue. Replacements for ozone-damaging CFCs are forming a stubborn chemical, TF...
11 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
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...
10 Jun, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
Shigella scare in Kerala: Check symptoms, treatment and causes of the infection that killed 4-year-old in KozhikodeShigella Spreading in Kerala? Kerala has intensified surveillance and testing following its first reported Shigella-related death of a four...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Anand Mahindra fascinated by this Indian city where people can drink water straight from tap; explains why they don't need RO purifiers or bottled waterAnand Mahindra Puri water story: Puri, a coastal city in India, now offers tap water safe for direct consumption. This achievement stems fr...
08 Jun, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
No rivers, no wells, no rain needed: How a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's invention produces up to 1,000 litres of drinking water daily from thin airOmar Yaghi Water-From-Air Innovation: Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has helped develop a groundbreaking machine that can produce c...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
Ahmedabad water contamination: 50 take ill with diarrhoea and vomiting, nine residential societies affected in Ghatlodia areaResidents of Ghatlodia, Ahmedabad, fell ill after contaminated water from a drainage system entered their drinking supply after . Fifty peo...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.51 AM IST