DNA Fragments in Crude Oil Are Revealing a Hidden Archive of Earth’s Ancient LifeScientists have discovered ancient DNA fragments within crude oil, offering a new way to reconstruct Earth's biological history. This groun...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
What Drained an Entire Lake Overnight With No Storm or Warning? Scientists Have an AnswerLakes in glacial and karst regions are vanishing and refilling without rain, baffling observers. Scientists explain these phenomena through...
27 Feb, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
Stocks in news: IDFC First Bank, Vedanta, Ola Electric, Bharti Airtel, Adani PowerIndian equities closed the week with modest gains, driven by value buying in fundamentally strong stocks. Markets are expected to remain vo...
23 Feb, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
NHPC moves to expedite desilting at J&K's Salal DamNHPC is taking proactive steps to revitalize the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir by clearing out the built-up silt that has compromised its ...
23 Feb, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
NHPC enacts plan as Salal reservoir's capacity in Jammu & Kashmir shrinks 96% due to siltationDecades after sediment management facilities were disabled under the Indus Waters Treaty, the Salal power station's reservoir storage has p...
22 Feb, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
The Most Surprising Part of Groundwater Loss Is How Slowly It Becomes an EmergencyGroundwater depletion is a silent global crisis, its slow, hidden progression masking a severe threat. Years of overuse, drawing on ancient...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...
12 Sep, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
Their water taps ran dry when Meta built next doorMeta's data center in Newton County, Georgia, is linked to water problems. Beverly and Jeff Morris faced dry taps and sediment issues. Loca...
19 Jul, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
India revives Tulbul project in big push to reclaim water rights under Indus Waters Treaty: SourcesIndia is moving forward with the Tulbul Navigation Project. This is part of a plan to use more water from the Indus River system. A report ...
26 Jun, 2025, 06.18 PM IST
With India tightening its grip on Chenab, Pakistan’s kharif sowing season could wither before it beginsPakistan faces a tough summer crop season due to low water storage in key dams. A sudden drop in Chenab river flow, regulated by India afte...
02 Jun, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
From Salal to Ratle, a series of constraints: Indus Waters Treaty and the cost of cooperationThe Indus Waters Treaty, though considered successful, faced numerous challenges. The Salal project encountered sedimentation issues due to...
29 Apr, 2025, 09.28 AM IST
Don't dilute India's water problemIndia, facing severe water stress and climate change impacts, reports significantly low water levels in northern dams. With only 51% of the...
22 Aug, 2024, 10.52 PM IST
Live water storage of about 34 bn cubic metres already lost in India: OfficialCWC Chairman Kushvinder Vohra said studies undertaken by the agency showed that average loss of gross storage is about 0.45 per cent per ye...
19 Jun, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
Globally, wildfires cost $50 bln every year; AI can help fight them: WEFThis devastating trend is set to continue, affecting lives and livelihoods the world over, WEF said while citing data from the World Meteor...
16 Jan, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Ageing dams in India, US, other nations pose growing threat: UN reportUN report says most of the 58,700 large dams worldwide were constructed between 1930 and 1970 with a design life of 50 to 100 years.
24 Jan, 2021, 03.37 PM IST
Floods, coal shortage hit power generation by 3,200 MW in NorthThe flushing operation is expected to be completed in a day and the plants would be switched on within 24 hours for power generation.
21 Aug, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
- Baglihar dam: Spillways a blow to Islamabad
Notwithstanding the victory celebrations on either side of the Redcliff divide over the Baglihar verdict, Islamabad has lost on the most cr...
14 Feb, 2007, 02.56 AM IST