10th-grade student turns coconut husk into a natural filter that can remove microplastics from seawaterA 10th-grade student in Hawaii began with a project to filter polluted seawater using coconut husks. Her research later found naturally occ...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
18-year-old student working as a labourer finds nearly Rs 100 crore gold treasure while digging a sewerBelgium sewage worker gold discovery: An 18-year-old construction workers in Belgium uncovered gold bars, rare coins, nuggets and numbered ...
17 Aug, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
They found a 1 Euro-like coin while digging a sewer in Belgium. It turned out to be a part of $10.4 million gold treasureConstruction workers in Belgium made an extraordinary discovery while digging a sewer beneath a former brewery. What they initially thought...
15 Aug, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Named a 'smart village' in 2015, but still lacks basic facilities: Greater Noida's Sadullapur has no proper roads or drainage after 11 years; nearest hospital takes an hour to reachSadullapur, one of 14 villages earmarked as smart villages near Greater Noida in 2015, still has no paved roads, no functional drainage, an...
10 Aug, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
Promised 'smart village' tag in 2015, still waiting for basic roads & drainage in 2026: Greater Noida villagers now want to erase village’s old identity with a new nameEleven years since being designated for a smart village program, residents of Sadullapur are still deprived of basic services. The inadequa...
09 Aug, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Four groups representing Bhopal gas tragedy survivors allege sewage-contaminated water supplySurvivors claim Bhopal's civic body supplies sewage-contaminated drinking water. Many water samples tested positive for faecal coliform, in...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
In 1900, Chicago made its river flow backward to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, redirecting the water toward the Mississippi Basin insteadChicago reversed its river flow in the late 1800s to protect its drinking water. This engineering feat sent waste away from Lake Michigan a...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of projects worth Rs 5,470 crore during his Punjab visitPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 5,470 crore. He will dedicate 75 redeveloped r...
16 Jul, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
River Ganga cannot be kept clean by focusing only on riverbank cities: NMCGThe National Mission for Clean Ganga emphasizes basin-wide interventions for river cleanliness. Wastewater from cities like Meerut, not on ...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
ADB approves USD 230 million loan to modernise water supply and sanitation in ChennaiChennai's water infrastructure is set for a major upgrade with a USD 230 million loan from the Asian Development Bank. This initiative aims...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor risesA new wave of progressive leaders is winning mayoral races in major US cities. Candidates like Janeese Lewis George in Washington D.C. and ...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Water and sewer projects worth Rs 20,000 cr resume in 11 statesThe ministry prioritised works under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), which aims to provide water and sewer ...
16 May, 2020, 07.22 AM IST
82 % work done on interceptor sewerage project: MinisterThe project is aimed at improving quality of Yamuna water by commissioning of wastewater intercepting sewer along the three major drains Na...
14 Dec, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
New Yamuna agency must clear Delhi's sewage messAccording to a report by Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the capital's 13 common effluent treatment plants are treating only 22% of indu...
15 Aug, 2015, 11.50 AM IST
Pilot project to improve sewerage facility gets nodAccording to the government, the pilot project will be first implemented at Aya Nagar which is a village cum unauthorised colony as it does...
17 Jul, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Yamuna remains dirty despite huge costs to clean it: PanelA parliamentary panel has noted that Yamuna river seems "dirtier" than before despite Rs 6,500 crore having been spent on its clean-up.
23 Feb, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
Yamuna remains dirty despite huge costs to clean it: PanelInterceptor sewers along the major drains of the city are crucial for curbing pollution of the Yamuna as they would keep untreated sewage f...
23 Feb, 2014, 09.57 AM IST