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Why are water towers built so high? Every foot adds about 0.43 psi of pressure, letting US towns use gravity to push stored water through pipesWater towers are crucial for ensuring sufficient water pressure across community water systems. These structures harness gravity to deliver...- Tata Projects partners with Canadian firm MDS Aero to advance aero-engine testing infra in IndiaTata Projects has entered a strategic partnership with MDS Aero Support Corporation to improve aero-engine testing infrastructure. This col...
- Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
- UP rain fury: 56 dead in three days, flood-like situation in several districtsIn Uttar Pradesh, a devastating series of three days of relentless rainfall has claimed fifty-six lives and resulted in severe flooding acr...
- OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs called to appear at Australian AI probeOpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei have been sent written requests to appear at the inquiry, which is to hold public hearings...
- El Nino forces chefs to rethink menus as extreme weather disrupts food suppliesRecord-breaking El Nino is impacting global food systems, causing chefs to frequently alter their menus. Droughts, floods, and heatwaves af...
- Heavy rain floods Bangkok, disrupts traffic, forces evacuationsBangkok has been severely impacted by continuous heavy rainfall, leading to widespread flooding and disrupted traffic. More than 84,000 peo...
- Karnataka expands BWSSB mandate to entire Bengaluru Urban district beyond GBA limitsKarnataka government has brought the entire Bengaluru Urban district under the BWSSB’s jurisdiction to plan drinking water and sewage infra...
- The colored cap on a US fire hydrant can tell firefighters how much water it can deliver: Blue means 1,500+ gallons a minute, while red warns of under 500Fire hydrants are marked with color codes that indicate the water flow rates they can provide. A light blue cap means a hydrant can flow mo...
- Indian agriculture enters new phase as diets, incomes and climate reshape farming: ReportThe first phase, from roughly 1967 to 1995, was dominated by the need to achieve food security, says the paper.
- New York requires rooftop tanks on buildings over six storeys, and 5,600 are wooden; three family firms still build them from staves with no nails or sealantNew York City boasts more than 5,600 rooftop water tanks, vital for delivering water to its towering buildings. Crafted with age-old techni...
- Two beavers built a 115-foot dam in Dorset in just a year. Formed a shaded woodland and is now a wetland where otters fish and barn owls huntIn Dorset, the reintroduction of beavers has led to significant landscape transformation, creating a wetland habitat. Their dam-building ac...
- How do you repair damaged peatland? An 18-year effort restoring over 800 hectares on England’s Dartmoor offers a lessonEighteen years after the Duchy began supporting restoration, work continues to protect Dartmoor’s ancient carbon stores. Updates published ...
- Pressure cooker mistake: Doctor says this dangerous habit could be causing more health problems than outside foodA pressure cooker’s rubber gasket is often overlooked during routine cleaning, despite regular exposure to steam, moisture and food residue...
- How to clean dusty TV screens? Try these simple and safe home cleaning tricks to remove fingerprints and smudgesBefore you start any cleaning, ensure your television is turned off and unplugged. Use a soft microfiber cloth to lightly dust the screen. ...
- Two New Zealand naval ships transit Taiwan StraitTwo New Zealand naval vessels passed through the Taiwan Strait last week, the New Zealand Defence Force said Tuesday. "The Royal New Zealan...
- Science says some turtles can breathe through their rear ends, but the real biology is stranger than you can imagineWhat these turtles do is considerably more complex than the phrase “breathing through their rear ends” suggests. They move water over speci...
- Elon Musk Moon city: World’s richest man plans self-growing city within 10 years, but scientists warn of a major problem that could hamper his plansElon Musk is planning a self-growing city on the Moon that could eventually house millions of people. But a new study has raised a major co...
- Washington used 1 pneumatic fish cannon to solve salmon passage past a 60m hydroelectric dam; the result transformed blocked rivers into thriving spawning groundsWashington used 1 pneumatic fish cannon to solve salmon passage past a 60m hydroelectric dam, using a pneumatic tube system to move migrati...
- In 2015, Portland put four turbines inside a 42-inch drinking-water pipe; they generated about 900 MWh a year while the city kept delivering water normallyIn Portland, Oregon, a groundbreaking initiative has been implemented where turbines are installed within drinking water pipes to harness e...
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