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...
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Six-Million-Year-Old Water Discovered Beneath Sicily: How Scientists Uncovered This Hidden TreasureScientists unearthed a colossal six-million-year-old freshwater aquifer beneath Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, holding an estimated 17.5 cubi...
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Self help group women implementing rainwater harvesting in Sundarbans area to counter salinityResidents of Pathar Pratima block in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district are using rainwater harvesting to combat high groundwater sal...
26 Feb, 2025, 04.52 PM IST
Gather the drops, make a waveWith a budget of $51 bn, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is working towards realising the vision of 'Har Ghar Jal', and laying the foundation for ...
14 Jun, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Parineeti Chopra’s husband, AAP leader Raghav Chadha undergoes emergency eye surgery; all about vitrectomyVitrectomy is a surgical intervention aimed at preserving eyesight. During this procedure, surgeons remove the vitreous gel, a substance na...
02 May, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Research shows women's tears lower aggression in menThe research found that chemicals in women's tears lowered brain activity associated with aggression in men.
22 Dec, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Gufic Biosciences launches locally made botox injectionGufic said one of the important feature of ‘Zarbot’ is that it has been manufactured using purified HALL strain and proprietary technology ...
29 Dec, 2022, 08.43 PM IST
Flush nasal cavity with mild saline solution twice a day to reduce Covid severityFollowing the process after testing positive can reduce the chances of hospitalisation.
14 Sep, 2022, 03.50 PM IST
Welspun Corp's associate firm gets Saudi Riyal 490-mn order to supply steel pipes"WCL is on an aggressive roadmap towards strengthening its water infrastructure portfolio both in India and globally. The receipt of this n...
03 Jun, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
Covid-19: NEERI develops ‘saline gargle’ RT-PCR testThe method is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly and comfortable, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) sai...
29 May, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
China cracks down on spurious, illegal, pricey coronavirus vaccinesOne group of suspects made a profit of about 18 million yuan ($2.8 million) by packaging saline solution or mineral water in 58,000 doses o...
15 Feb, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
Across India, high levels of toxins in groundwaterApart from nitrate contamination, the presence of fluoride, iron, arsenic and heavy metals has also touched worrying levels.
31 Jul, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
Over 3.6 rural people at risk due to unsafe drinking water: Ram Kripal YadavOver 3.6 crore people living in more than 63,000 rural habitations are exposed to health hazards due to drinking water quality problems.
21 Dec, 2015, 03.43 PM IST
Lack of piped water leading to high instances of diarrhoea: World BankSundarbans is situated in both North and South 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal.
08 Apr, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Jakson Power signs technology transfer agreement with BARCJakson Power Solutions signs a technology transfer agreement with BARC for manufacturing and selling solar powered water purifiers.
19 Mar, 2013, 09.17 PM IST
What's there not to believe in?The good news is that there is a fourth way out of the eternal triangle of belief, unbelief and riding the fences. That’s the sham medical ...
27 Oct, 2009, 02.43 AM IST
- Watch how you use those contact lenses
Last month, US drug firm Advanced Medical Optics Inc decided to globally recall its contact lens care solution ‘AMO Complete MoisturePlus’.
08 Jun, 2007, 12.07 AM IST