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New Device Can Filter Saltwater 1,000 Times Faster Than Existing Methods: Research
In what could mark a major step toward solving the problem of freshwater scarcity, scientists have developed a device that filters saltwater a thousand times faster than conventionally used devices. On the industrial scale, seawater is made fit for drinking through the desalination process.
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Amid Chennai Water Crisis, Work Begins On Desalination Plant 6 Years Late
After a delay of six years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami led the ground-breaking ceremony for an additional desalination plant at Nemmeli, in the outskirts of Chennai, on Thursday. This comes at the height of the worst drought Chennai has seen in decades.
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As Chennai Runs Out Of Water, 9 Million Pray For Rain: Foreign Media
The wait for water begins in the dark at 4 a.m. By the time A. Vani reaches the public pump, a dozen women are already in line.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks 5,000-Crore Aid From Centre For Drinking Water Schemes
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre for sanctioning over Rs 5,000 crore for various drinking water supply schemes in the state, including a desalination plant for Villupuram district.
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"Historic Moment": Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday that Gujarat was now on the threshold of ending its perennial water scarcity with the launch of a major desalination project to treat as much 10 crore litres of sea water a day in the drought-prone Saurashtra region.
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In Lakshadweep, A Cup Of Chai Was The First Clue Something Had Changed
Each morning, Kamarunisa Poovummada sips her cup of tea while watching waves from the Arabian Sea crash around a water treatment plant opposite her house on Kavaratti island, off India's southwest coast. She links the taste of her perfectly brewed cup to the desalination plant that has brought potable water to the doorsteps of islanders, and almost...
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Madras High Court Approves Setting Up Of Desalination Plant In Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court has given a green signal to the Tamil Nadu government to set up the desalination plant at Nemmeli to tide over the drinking water crisis in the state.
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PM Narendra Modi's Drive With PM Benjamin Netanyahu In Israel's Gal-Mobile
The Gal-Mobile can be effectively used in relief operations during natural disasters like floods and earthquakes. It also has potential for military use in difficult terrain and in rural areas to provide safe drinkable water.
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IVRCL Sells Stake in Chennai Desalination Plant
IVRCL holds 75 per cent stake in the company while rest is with a technical partner from Spain.
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Maldives Water Crisis: India Transports 1,000 Tonnes of Fresh Water to Male
A Navy vessel and an Air Force aircraft carrying nearly 1,000 tonnes of fresh water reached Male today as India mounted a major effort to help the Maldivian capital that is reeling from an acute shortage of drinking water after its lone desalination plant caught fire.
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Maldives Seeks Calm As Capital Battles Water Crisis
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen urged patience Saturday as discontent over a drinking water crisis simmered in parts of the island nation following a fire that crippled a major desalination plant.
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Israel Solves Water Woes With Desalination
After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before - by doing nothing.
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UAE's TAQA eyes investments in water projects in India
Currently, the firm's power and water businesses operate together as in many of its markets water desalination and power generation plants are situated in close proximity.
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Tamil Nadu to set up drinking water projects worth about Rs 800 crore
The Tamil Nadu government today proposed drinking water supply projects to the tune of nearly Rs 800 crore, including desalination plants for Ramanathapuram and Tuticorin districts.
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Clean drinking water at a low price in Chennai
If you are in Chennai chances are soon you may be drinking desalinated sea water. The city has got the largest desalination plant in the country which supplies drinking water at an incredibly cheap price.
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New Device Can Filter Saltwater 1,000 Times Faster Than Existing Methods: Research
In what could mark a major step toward solving the problem of freshwater scarcity, scientists have developed a device that filters saltwater a thousand times faster than conventionally used devices. On the industrial scale, seawater is made fit for drinking through the desalination process.
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Amid Chennai Water Crisis, Work Begins On Desalination Plant 6 Years Late
After a delay of six years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami led the ground-breaking ceremony for an additional desalination plant at Nemmeli, in the outskirts of Chennai, on Thursday. This comes at the height of the worst drought Chennai has seen in decades.
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As Chennai Runs Out Of Water, 9 Million Pray For Rain: Foreign Media
The wait for water begins in the dark at 4 a.m. By the time A. Vani reaches the public pump, a dozen women are already in line.
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Tamil Nadu Seeks 5,000-Crore Aid From Centre For Drinking Water Schemes
The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday requested the Centre for sanctioning over Rs 5,000 crore for various drinking water supply schemes in the state, including a desalination plant for Villupuram district.
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"Historic Moment": Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday that Gujarat was now on the threshold of ending its perennial water scarcity with the launch of a major desalination project to treat as much 10 crore litres of sea water a day in the drought-prone Saurashtra region.
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In Lakshadweep, A Cup Of Chai Was The First Clue Something Had Changed
Each morning, Kamarunisa Poovummada sips her cup of tea while watching waves from the Arabian Sea crash around a water treatment plant opposite her house on Kavaratti island, off India's southwest coast. She links the taste of her perfectly brewed cup to the desalination plant that has brought potable water to the doorsteps of islanders, and almost...
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Madras High Court Approves Setting Up Of Desalination Plant In Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court has given a green signal to the Tamil Nadu government to set up the desalination plant at Nemmeli to tide over the drinking water crisis in the state.
-
PM Narendra Modi's Drive With PM Benjamin Netanyahu In Israel's Gal-Mobile
The Gal-Mobile can be effectively used in relief operations during natural disasters like floods and earthquakes. It also has potential for military use in difficult terrain and in rural areas to provide safe drinkable water.
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IVRCL Sells Stake in Chennai Desalination Plant
IVRCL holds 75 per cent stake in the company while rest is with a technical partner from Spain.
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Maldives Water Crisis: India Transports 1,000 Tonnes of Fresh Water to Male
A Navy vessel and an Air Force aircraft carrying nearly 1,000 tonnes of fresh water reached Male today as India mounted a major effort to help the Maldivian capital that is reeling from an acute shortage of drinking water after its lone desalination plant caught fire.
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Maldives Seeks Calm As Capital Battles Water Crisis
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen urged patience Saturday as discontent over a drinking water crisis simmered in parts of the island nation following a fire that crippled a major desalination plant.
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Israel Solves Water Woes With Desalination
After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before - by doing nothing.
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UAE's TAQA eyes investments in water projects in India
Currently, the firm's power and water businesses operate together as in many of its markets water desalination and power generation plants are situated in close proximity.
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Tamil Nadu to set up drinking water projects worth about Rs 800 crore
The Tamil Nadu government today proposed drinking water supply projects to the tune of nearly Rs 800 crore, including desalination plants for Ramanathapuram and Tuticorin districts.
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Clean drinking water at a low price in Chennai
If you are in Chennai chances are soon you may be drinking desalinated sea water. The city has got the largest desalination plant in the country which supplies drinking water at an incredibly cheap price.
