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What lies beneath Yellowstone is far more complicated than the geysers tourists see at the surfaceBeneath the iconic geysers of Yellowstone lies an intricate labyrinth of subterranean activity. Fueled by the intense heat from molten magm...- If you ever feel hopeless, Madhavan has a powerful lesson to learn from women who brought a dead river back to lifeActor R. Madhavan recently shared a video on his Instagram story highlighting the revival of the Naganathi river in Tamil Nadu, which had r...
- Why Delhi's trees are falling: It's not the storm, it's usDelhi's trees are increasingly uprooting during storms. The cause is shallow root systems. Urban surfaces prevent rainwater from reaching d...
- Let not a drop go waste: Inside India's potentially game-changing new rainwater planThe govt is planning to build one million rainwater harvesting structures before next year's monsoon. This initiative, called Jal Sanchay, ...
- Hyderabad moving towards Bengaluru-like water crisis? Indian Institute of Science study suggests shocking similaritiesBoth Hyderabad and Bengaluru show alarming urban expansion rates, impacting water availability. Experts blame excessive concretisation for ...
- How is Chiranjeevi battling water crisis at his Bengaluru home? Actor shares tipsAs Bengaluru grapples with a severe water shortage, experts advocate for conservation measures. Actor Chiranjeevi, owning a farmhouse in th...
- NGT panel recommends regulating tourist influx at Mussoorie to prevent it from going Joshimath wayNGT-appointed panel on the carrying capacity of Mussoorie has recommended that tourists be regulated by charging visitors to the hill resor...
- Rains are here but concrete surfaces block harvest efforts“Only 10% of rainfall will actually be conserved while nearly 80% of run-off water will not percolate due to concretisation or sewage conta...
- A million recharge wells' hopes to raise Bengaluru's groundwaterCalled 'A Million Recharge Wells', the project is being launched by S Vishwanath of the Biome Environmental Trust and voluntary citizen net...
- India uses up more groundwater than US & ChinaMost residents of Managarhi use bottled water for drinking and cooking, as if they were living in a desert and not in one of the world's mo...
- Railways installs over 2,400 rainwater harvesting systemsAll new constructions like hospitals, stations buildings, railway quarters, workshops/sheds are also being considered for installation of t...
- Government plans to make 23 lakh rain water harvesting structureNarendra Singh Tomar said the Central Ground Water Board has prepared a conceptual document entitled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge t...
- Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting to empower individual home ownersCustomers can avail of Ambuja’s Innovative Roof Rainwater Harvesting System which is installed once the roof of their bungalow is completed.
- Rajasthan experiments with rain water harvestingThe major challenge for the project, which was launched in January this year, was not scarce rainfall but preventing a massive annual wasta...
- At Infosys, per capita water use down by 41 per centIn a place like Bengaluru with annual rainfall of about 900 mm, it is possible to meet the entire water requirement for a four-member famil...
- Harvesting rainwater likely to solve twin problems of shortage, floodingRainwater harvesting has been mandatory for all individual plots (area over 1200 sq ft) since 2009.Sadly, less than 10% of households have ...
- Here's how to ensure trees do not uproot in rainsWhen it rains, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and city traffic police urge citizens not to park vehicles under trees.
- 308 districts in India facing shortage of potable waterUttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have reported the most number of districts, 50 and 46 respectively, affected due to water shortage, he sai...
- Villagers turn water warriors, tackle drought with rainwater harvestingFor those who wonder if Maharashtra can tide over the current drought situation, Hiware Bazar, with its 'yes we can' spirit, is the answer.
- Rainwater harvesting project inaugurated in Jharkhand's NoamundiTata Steel's Noamundi iron mine has constructed the third consecutive rain water harvesting project in the green cover zone of Sir Dorabji ...
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