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Are the world’s freshwater sources vanishing before our eyes? Satellite images reveal an appalling global water crisis- In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happened
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- World Earth Day 2026: Theme, significance, history and why it is celebrated across the globeWorld Earth Day 2026: Observed annually on April 22, Earth Day mobilizes around a billion people globally to address environmental protecti...22 Apr, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
- Groundwater Is Vanishing Faster Than Ice and Most of Us Never NoticedGroundwater, vital for drinking and farming, is disappearing globally. This hidden crisis, revealed by satellite data and aquifer studies, ...10 Feb, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
- Brain-eating amoeba disease spreading in Kerala, 19 already dead: Check symptoms, treatment, and how to stay safeKerala confronts a health crisis due to rising PAM cases. This brain infection is caused by Naegleria fowleri. The state reports 69 cases i...19 Sep, 2025, 12.53 PM IST
- Satellites reveal a hidden global water crisis that could change life on EarthSatellite data reveals Earth's continents are drying at alarming rates, impacting billions and accelerating sea level rise. Four major dryi...28 Jul, 2025, 04.03 AM IST
- Is there less fresh water available for everyone on earth? Nasa reveals shocking detailsFreshwater Crisis: Scientists discovered a sudden drop in Earth's freshwater levels starting May 2014. The decline has continued, reaching ...18 Nov, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
- Conservation of water, environment part of India's cultural consciousness: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of water and environment conservation, highlighting it as part of India's cultural c...06 Sep, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
- Water stress pouring into economic stressAccording to a CSE analysis, India experienced extreme weather events on 235 of the 273 days during Jan 1-Sep 30, 2023. The water emergency...26 Jun, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
- UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisisThe world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted as solutions could lead to "serious problems"...23 Mar, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
- World Water Day: HCL has committed $15 million over five years to bolster entrepreneurs focusing on water-related solutions, says Sundar MahalingamWater remains less of a priority globally. Some organisations around the world have done well in tackling the water crisis, particularly th...22 Mar, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
- View: Water, a human right? WrongPeople are recalibrating their lives to live with less water. Households are strained as a larger proportion of monthly budgets is used for...21 Mar, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
- HCL Group, UpLink announce $1.9 million Swiss francs for ten entrepreneursHCLTech parent HCL Group in collaboration with UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, today announced the ten wa...17 Jan, 2024, 07.39 PM IST
- View: The Palestinian-Israeli political struggle for land is also a struggle over freshwaterThe conflict between Palestinians and Israelis has always been framed about who owns the land. The latest outbreak is no different. But the...10 Nov, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
- World Water Day: Why water scarcity is linked with health issues and women empowermentAccording to the UN, approximately 2 billion people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water.22 Mar, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
- Ten aquapreneurs get 1.75 mn Swiss francs to tackle freshwater crisisAccess to water plays a critical role in food production, education, job creation, health and well-being and the preservation of the natura...18 Jan, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
- Water crisis has long ceased to be about green cause; it’s about survivalWhile we look to Copenhagen and Cancun and Durban for the world powers to save the planet from global warming, time is, quite literally, sl...08 Jun, 2012, 04.17 AM IST
- Asia facing worsening water crisis: ADBAsian countries, including India, are facing a worsening water crisis that threatens to curtail food production while taking an increasingl...12 Oct, 2010, 07.39 PM IST
- Coke pledges to conserve global rivers but not in IndiaCoca-Cola today pledged to conserve seven of the world's most critical river basins under a $20 million plan but skipped India.05 Jun, 2007, 04.18 PM IST
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