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Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...
Russia intercepts hundreds of Ukrainian drones near St. Petersburg International Economic ForumRussia said Saturday it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones including near Saint Petersburg, where Moscow is hosting a major economic ...
Texas Flooding Camp Mystic survivors terrifying stories reveal flash floods horrorTexas flash floods tragedy has hit Camp Mystic as people have started sharing their harrowing experiences.
British tech giant Mike Lynch among those missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm off SicilyUK businessman Mike Lynch, who was recently acquitted in the United States of an $11 billion fraud, is reported missing after a superyacht ...
War of letters between Lt Governor and AAP Minister over water shortageDelhi LG Open Letter: A war of words has erupted in Delhi over the water crisis, with the Lt Governor accusing the AAP government of decept...
Six, including four kids, die as boat overturns in Srinagar's Jhelum river; 10 others missing.In Srinagar's Jhelum river, six, including four children, died, and 10 are missing after a boat overturned. The tragedy struck in the Gandb...
I-T raids on civil contractor reveal Rs 70 crore in unaccounted incomeThe company, engaged in executing civil contracts in the roads and water resources sector, is owned by a close aide of a senior Congress le...
BWSSB Draws up Rs 2,500-cr plan to upgrade STPsCurrently, there are 24 STPs capable of “treating” 760-million litres per day (MLD), even though the city generates nearly double that amou...
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board reduces water loss by 10 per cent“Reducing UfW is one of our priorities as we are creating infrastructure in the new areas of Bengaluru. Our plan is to pump the water saved...
Half of Cauvery supply goes down the drainDespite spending Rs 635 crore over five years, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has been able to plug only around 15% of the u...
Statutory bodies coming under pressure to improve sewage treatmentBengaluru generates about 1,400 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage but the BWSSB has an installed sewage treatment plant (STP) capacity...
Half of the water BWSSB pumps goes down drain, leakage highest in 5 yearsIt will take two more years to plug leaks in Bengaluru South, Central and West divisions, where it is carrying out work to replace faulty d...
Half of the water BWSSB pumps goes down drain, leakage highest in 5 yearsIt will take two more years to plug leaks in Bengaluru South, Central and West divisions, where it is carrying out work to replace faulty d...
Kerala government ropes in IBM for solutions to water distributionKerala Water Authority (KWA) is using IBM's analytics to analyse, monitor and manage water distribution in Thiruvananthapuram.
Nearly 35 per cent of Goa's water goes unbilled: CAGThe unaccounted water represents difference between the quantity of water that is supplied from the water treatment plants.
IBM to use Big Data for managing Bangalore's water supplyIBM has tied up with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board to create systems for managing increasingly complex water distribution s...
Planned for urban needs, 12 dams to hit tribals hardA dozen dams planned to provide water in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will affect at least a lakh tribal people and submerge more than 22...
- Use-based tariff plan may up water bill
Worried about depleting water table, the urban development ministry has asked states to hike water tariff substantially. Now, globetrotters...
- Delhiites "most pampered" power consumers
Economic think-tank says Delhiites are the "most pampered" electricity consumers with highest per capita consumption.
- BMC has no funds, but Rs 900 cr in dues
The BMC urged the state government to release about Rs 200 crore to replace water pipelines in the city dating back to the Colonial era.