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Delhi Government Plans Artificial Rain Trial To Combat Smog
The Delhi government plans to conduct artificial rain trials, a move hinging on the success of the upcoming water sample tests, alongside a series of large-scale anti-pollution projects designed to target multiple pollution hotspots across Delhi-NCR.
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"Yamuna's Curse On Arvind Kejriwal": Manoj Tiwari As BJP Heads For Delhi Win
Arvind Kejriwal is facing the curse of the Yamuna, said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday as the counting trends projected an AAP rout, days after the AAP chief alleged that the river was poisoned and its water was unfit for drinking.
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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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China Could Use It As "Water Bomb": Arunachal Chief Minister On Dam Project
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a "water bomb".
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"Vindicated": India After Neutral Expert Stand On Indus Water Treaty With Pakistan
The World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert has announced that it is competent to decide on the differences between India and Pakistan over two hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir, under the Indus Water Treaty.
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Underwater Neutrino Telescopes Installed in Mediterranean to Study Cosmic Mysteries
Neutrino telescopes have been deployed in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the KM3NeT project to study high-energy cosmic particles. The project aims to detect neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles emitted from space, by using large underwater detectors. These detectors, consisting of glass spheres with photomultiplier tubes, are suspended in the ...
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Microsoft Unveils Zero-Water Data Centers to Reduce AI Climate Impact
Microsoft, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data center building boom. The new system use a “closed loop” to recycle water; liquid is added during construction and continually circulated — obviating the need for fresh supplies.
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Vadhvan Port: One Of India's Largest Deep-Water Ports To Be Launched Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Vadhvan Port project in Maharashtra's Palghar today. Vadhvan Port is located near Dahanu town in Palghar district and will be one of India's largest deep-water ports.
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James Webb Space Telescope Detects Possible Liquid Ocean on Uranus Moon Ariel
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered intriguing evidence suggesting that Ariel, one of Uranus’s moons, may harbour an underground liquid ocean. This discovery, part of the "Moons of Uranus" project, involved 21 hours of observations focused on detecting water, ammonia, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide ice.
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S Jaishankar Inaugurates India-Funded Water, Sanitation Project In Maldives
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over a major water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million to the Maldives, funded by India. The project spans 28 islands.
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Goa Seeks Rs 1,000 Crore For Water Projects, St Xavier's Relics Exposition
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has sought Rs 700 crore from the Centre for water augumentation projects and Rs 300 crore grant for the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics scheduled later this year, officials said on Sunday.
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Groundwater To Get Over 3 Degrees Warmer By End Of Century, Says Study
Groundwater is projected to warm by 2-3.5 degrees Celsius before the turn of this century, potentially risking water quality and safety, apart from threatening ecosystems depending on the resource, new research has found.
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Tamil Nadu Speaker's Grand Plan To Provide Water To Drought-Prone Areas
The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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'Very Worrying, Sad': Nirmala Sitharaman On Bengaluru Water Crisis
Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power.
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Delhi Government Plans Artificial Rain Trial To Combat Smog
The Delhi government plans to conduct artificial rain trials, a move hinging on the success of the upcoming water sample tests, alongside a series of large-scale anti-pollution projects designed to target multiple pollution hotspots across Delhi-NCR.
-
"Yamuna's Curse On Arvind Kejriwal": Manoj Tiwari As BJP Heads For Delhi Win
Arvind Kejriwal is facing the curse of the Yamuna, said BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday as the counting trends projected an AAP rout, days after the AAP chief alleged that the river was poisoned and its water was unfit for drinking.
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Wild Baboons Fail Mirror Test, Raising Questions on Animal Self-Awareness
A study found that wild baboons fail to recognise themselves in mirrors. Researchers placed mirrors near water sources in Namibia’s Tsaobis Nature Park and projected laser dots onto the baboons’ faces and bodies. While 64 percent responded to marks on visible limbs, only one out of 51 reacted to facial markings in the mirror. The findings sugge...
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China Could Use It As "Water Bomb": Arunachal Chief Minister On Dam Project
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a "water bomb".
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"Vindicated": India After Neutral Expert Stand On Indus Water Treaty With Pakistan
The World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert has announced that it is competent to decide on the differences between India and Pakistan over two hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir, under the Indus Water Treaty.
-
Underwater Neutrino Telescopes Installed in Mediterranean to Study Cosmic Mysteries
Neutrino telescopes have been deployed in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the KM3NeT project to study high-energy cosmic particles. The project aims to detect neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles emitted from space, by using large underwater detectors. These detectors, consisting of glass spheres with photomultiplier tubes, are suspended in the ...
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Microsoft Unveils Zero-Water Data Centers to Reduce AI Climate Impact
Microsoft, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data center building boom. The new system use a “closed loop” to recycle water; liquid is added during construction and continually circulated — obviating the need for fresh supplies.
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Vadhvan Port: One Of India's Largest Deep-Water Ports To Be Launched Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Vadhvan Port project in Maharashtra's Palghar today. Vadhvan Port is located near Dahanu town in Palghar district and will be one of India's largest deep-water ports.
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James Webb Space Telescope Detects Possible Liquid Ocean on Uranus Moon Ariel
The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered intriguing evidence suggesting that Ariel, one of Uranus’s moons, may harbour an underground liquid ocean. This discovery, part of the "Moons of Uranus" project, involved 21 hours of observations focused on detecting water, ammonia, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide ice.
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S Jaishankar Inaugurates India-Funded Water, Sanitation Project In Maldives
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over a major water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million to the Maldives, funded by India. The project spans 28 islands.
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Goa Seeks Rs 1,000 Crore For Water Projects, St Xavier's Relics Exposition
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has sought Rs 700 crore from the Centre for water augumentation projects and Rs 300 crore grant for the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier's relics scheduled later this year, officials said on Sunday.
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Groundwater To Get Over 3 Degrees Warmer By End Of Century, Says Study
Groundwater is projected to warm by 2-3.5 degrees Celsius before the turn of this century, potentially risking water quality and safety, apart from threatening ecosystems depending on the resource, new research has found.
-
Tamil Nadu Speaker's Grand Plan To Provide Water To Drought-Prone Areas
The 72-year-old MLA and speaker of the Tamil Nadu assembly, M Appavu, is inspecting the final phase of his pet project - the interlinking of three rivers in his Radhapuram assembly constituency in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
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Centre Turned J&K Into "Prison": Mehbooba Mufti's Sharp Attack
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals' rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders.
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'Very Worrying, Sad': Nirmala Sitharaman On Bengaluru Water Crisis
Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hit out at the Siddaramaiah government over the water crisis in Bengaluru and alleged that many irrigation and water-related projects and initiatives were halted by the Congress when it came to power.
