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Can thickening Arctic ice with seawater slow its decline? Successful trial faces major hurdlesScientists tested a method to thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping seawater. This process created a thicker and more reflective ice layer duri...
Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosisEngineers have opened the world's second osmotic power plant, generating electricity from the difference in salinity between treated sewage...
VA Tech Wabag shares in focus on Rs 380 crore project winVA Tech Wabag shares: In a regulatory filing, the company announced that it has secured a Design, Build, and Operate (DBO) contract for the...
North Korea detains 4 officials over failed launch of naval destroyerNorth Korea detained four officials after the failed launch of its second naval destroyer, an incident leader Kim Jong Un blamed on crimina...
Why California not using seawater to douse the wildfiresSouthern California wildfires, like the Palisades Fire, prompt scrutiny on firefighting and water management. Lawsuits claim inadequate res...
A new carbon removal startup is powered by sunlight and seawaterThe startup is among a slew of companies capitalising on investor and policymaker interest in removing gigatons — that is, billions of tons...
Experts worried Israel could flood Gaza tunnelsIsrael has reportedly started to test a plan to flood Hamas's sprawling tunnel network, but experts say it is a dangerous option that poses...
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioningIn the coastal area of the plant, two seawater pumps are in action, gushing torrents of seawater through sky blue pipes into the big header...
The Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing radioactive wastewater into the seaIn a live video from a control room at the plant Thursday, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings showed a staff member turn on a seawater p...
'Ocean battery' targets renewable energy dilemmaAmid the growing push away from climate-warming energy sources like coal, stockpiling green energy is key, experts say. That's because natu...
- Novel underwater robot may boost research on marine life
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) US scientists have developed a novel soft, flexible and customisable sampling device that can help in the collection...
Blending the visual and the utilitarian: Few of the artistic projects designed to save the environmentStanding at 23 feet, the tower is able to purify over a million cubic feet of air per hour, and runs on renewable wind energy.
What India can learn from Hong Kong's sewage systemCity planners realised that the existing water supply systems, which depended on rainwater flowing into a few existing reservoirs, would cl...
- Hilsa catch dwindles due to falling river salinity
Hilsas need a middle zone or ecotone while travelling from the sea to the rivers.
Scientists warn of 'deadly trio' risk to ailing oceansMarine scientists warned on Thursday that our oceans are declining more rapidly than previously thought — becoming ever warmer and more aci...
Now, charge your cellphones with puddle of waterSwedish researchers have developed the world's first water-activated charger that can power your cellphone using just a puddle of ordinary ...
- Larsen and Toubro bags contracts worth Rs 1,065-crore
In the Water and Effluent Treatment business unit, L&T Construction has secured new orders worth Rs 793 crore.
- China's collateral damage in the business of fresh water
There is but one wrinkle in the $4-billion plant: The desalted water costs twice as much to produce as it sells for.
- Radiation levels surge in seawater near Japan's N-plant
Amid efforts to stabilise Japan's Fukushima plant, radiation levels have surged in seawater near the nuclear reactors north-east of the cap...
- Hydrogen blast at Japan's Fukushima N-plant
Radiation risks mounted in Japan after a second hydrogen explosion rocked the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today leaving 11 workers in...