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Microsoft, Indian Startup Develop Solution To Halve Water Use In Industries
Microsoft and Indian startup FluxGen have come up with a software solution to reduce water usage and detect leaks and wastage as several regions in India grapple with their worst water crises in recorded history.
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Atishi, Raghav Chadha Meet Arvind Kejriwal In Jail, Discuss Water Crisis
Amid the persisting water and power crises in Delhi, state minister Atishi and AAP MP Raghav Chadha said today that they have met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lodged in Tihar jail.
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Haryana "Deliberately", "Illegally" Halting Water Supply To Delhi: Atishi
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of deliberately and illegally halting the water supply to the capital.
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"No Water Crisis In Bengaluru": DK Shivakumar. "Irresponsible," BJP Fumes
There is "no water crisis" in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Thursday, even as he flagged off auto-rickshaws laden with hoardings to spread awareness about water conservation.
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Waterman Of Jabalpur, Serving Those In Need Of Water
Meet 68-year-old Shankarlal Soni, known as the 'Waterman of Jabalpur, who has been providing drinking water for free, riding a bicycle through the streets of the city
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40 Lakh In 2 Years: How Maharashtra Farmer Grew Apple In Drought-Hit Latur
A farmer from a hot and water scarcity-prone area in Maharashtra's Latur district has earned about Rs 40 lakh in the last two years by taking up cultivation of custard apple, which requires low investment.
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Delhi May Face Water Crises As Punjab To Close Canals From Dam: Minister
Water will be equally distributed across Delhi in case of shortage that may affect 25 per cent of total supply in the coming days, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.
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Joint Effort Needed To Solve Key Issues: Suresh Prabhu To Corporates
Noting that the availability of water is going to be a major issue for the country in future, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday urged corporates to provide new technology and management expertise to address the crises in availability of portable water during a Corporate social responsibility (CSR) event in Delhi.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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An Epic Middle East Heat Wave Could Be Global Warming's Hellish Curtain-Raiser
Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.
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'Water Train' To Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Latur Completes 100 Trips
Heavy rains in most parts of Maharashtra notwithstanding, the parched Latur city and surroundings continue to be supplied drinking water through the 'Jaldoot' special train operated by Indian Railways, an official said in Latur on Saturday.
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Battling Water Crisis, Rajasthan Works To Make Villages Self-Reliant
Under the scorching Rajasthani sun of the Mehru Kalan village in Ajmer district, 300 volunteers are hard at work trying to bring water to a settlement that hasn’t had adequate groundwater in the last 5 years. Almost entirely reliant on water tankers, Mehru Kalan is one of the 13,500 villages in the state where the groundwater level has been deple...
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In This Drought-Hit Village, Women Scoop Water From Pits To Survive
The District Collector, who now promises to help, dodges the question on why the help reached so late.
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Police Rescue Migrants From Icy Danish Waters
Two migrants were in hospital after authorities rescued them from icy waters off Denmark as they tried to reach Sweden to ask for asylum, Danish police said today.
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In Drought-Hit Latur, Teen Stops Father From Suicide
"Education is the only way forward for us," said his daughter Sonali, 22. "There is too much uncertainty in farming and not enough returns."
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Microsoft, Indian Startup Develop Solution To Halve Water Use In Industries
Microsoft and Indian startup FluxGen have come up with a software solution to reduce water usage and detect leaks and wastage as several regions in India grapple with their worst water crises in recorded history.
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Atishi, Raghav Chadha Meet Arvind Kejriwal In Jail, Discuss Water Crisis
Amid the persisting water and power crises in Delhi, state minister Atishi and AAP MP Raghav Chadha said today that they have met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lodged in Tihar jail.
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Haryana "Deliberately", "Illegally" Halting Water Supply To Delhi: Atishi
Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of deliberately and illegally halting the water supply to the capital.
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"No Water Crisis In Bengaluru": DK Shivakumar. "Irresponsible," BJP Fumes
There is "no water crisis" in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Thursday, even as he flagged off auto-rickshaws laden with hoardings to spread awareness about water conservation.
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Waterman Of Jabalpur, Serving Those In Need Of Water
Meet 68-year-old Shankarlal Soni, known as the 'Waterman of Jabalpur, who has been providing drinking water for free, riding a bicycle through the streets of the city
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40 Lakh In 2 Years: How Maharashtra Farmer Grew Apple In Drought-Hit Latur
A farmer from a hot and water scarcity-prone area in Maharashtra's Latur district has earned about Rs 40 lakh in the last two years by taking up cultivation of custard apple, which requires low investment.
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Delhi May Face Water Crises As Punjab To Close Canals From Dam: Minister
Water will be equally distributed across Delhi in case of shortage that may affect 25 per cent of total supply in the coming days, Delhi minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday.
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Joint Effort Needed To Solve Key Issues: Suresh Prabhu To Corporates
Noting that the availability of water is going to be a major issue for the country in future, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday urged corporates to provide new technology and management expertise to address the crises in availability of portable water during a Corporate social responsibility (CSR) event in Delhi.
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Fights, Injuries, "Every Man For Himself" In India's Battle For Water
When the water truck finally chugged into the Delhi slum, there was a stampede. It is a scene repeated daily across the country as temperatures rise and the vital resource gets ever scarcer.
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An Epic Middle East Heat Wave Could Be Global Warming's Hellish Curtain-Raiser
Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come.
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'Water Train' To Maharashtra's Drought-Hit Latur Completes 100 Trips
Heavy rains in most parts of Maharashtra notwithstanding, the parched Latur city and surroundings continue to be supplied drinking water through the 'Jaldoot' special train operated by Indian Railways, an official said in Latur on Saturday.
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Battling Water Crisis, Rajasthan Works To Make Villages Self-Reliant
Under the scorching Rajasthani sun of the Mehru Kalan village in Ajmer district, 300 volunteers are hard at work trying to bring water to a settlement that hasn’t had adequate groundwater in the last 5 years. Almost entirely reliant on water tankers, Mehru Kalan is one of the 13,500 villages in the state where the groundwater level has been deple...
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In This Drought-Hit Village, Women Scoop Water From Pits To Survive
The District Collector, who now promises to help, dodges the question on why the help reached so late.
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Police Rescue Migrants From Icy Danish Waters
Two migrants were in hospital after authorities rescued them from icy waters off Denmark as they tried to reach Sweden to ask for asylum, Danish police said today.
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In Drought-Hit Latur, Teen Stops Father From Suicide
"Education is the only way forward for us," said his daughter Sonali, 22. "There is too much uncertainty in farming and not enough returns."
