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Delete Old Emails to Save Water? UK Govt's Unusual Plea Highlights Global Crisis
The UK government's Department of Environment is asking its citizens to delete their old emails and pictures to save water, as the country faces a drought. The UK says that this will minimise the usage of data centres, which require vast amounts of water to keep them cool. However, this is not a problem specific to the UK. As more people start to a...
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Southwest Monsoon Makes Onset Over Nicobar Islands: Weather Office
The crippling heat is straining power grids and drying up water bodies triggering drought-like conditions in parts of the country.
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36-Hour Blackout In Chandigarh, Water Supply, Hospitals, Traffic Lights Hit
Parts of Chandigarh have been left without electricity and water for over 36 hours in a major blackout following a three-day strike by electricity department workers.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Launches A Series Of Initiatives
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has launched a series of initiatives under the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department totaling over Rs 1200 crore.
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Sri Lanka to Harness Wasted Rainwater for Crops, Power
Sri Lanka plans to store and use a billion cubic metres of rainwater per year, which would otherwise drain into the sea, in an ambitious effort to boost irrigation and power production.
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Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Climbs to 122: Officials
A heatwave in Pakistan's largest city Karachi and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed at least 122 people, health officials said Sunday.
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Japan Mulls Emergency Toilets in Elevators
Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators and providing an emergency supply of drinking water for people trapped by the nation's frequent powerful earthquakes, an official said today.
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Arvind Kejriwal Asks Departments to Act on AAP's Poll Promises to Slash Power Bills, Supply Free Water
Taking the first step towards slashing power tariff by 50 per cent, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government today directed Finance and Power departments to immediately send their proposals for its implementation.
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Rupture That Flooded University of California, Los Angeles Points US Pipe Woes
The rupture of a nearly century-old water main that turned a swath of the University of California, Los Angeles into a mucky mess points to the risks and expense many U.S. cities face with water lines installed generations ago.
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Truth vs Hype Special Report: Did Poll Power Sops Drain Narmada Dams?
In Madhya Pradesh and in Gujarat farmers confront a looming crisis of water scarcity. According to the meteorological department, Western Madhya Pradesh has a shortfall of 60% while in parts of Central Gujarat, it is even worse, at 90%.
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Delete Old Emails to Save Water? UK Govt's Unusual Plea Highlights Global Crisis
The UK government's Department of Environment is asking its citizens to delete their old emails and pictures to save water, as the country faces a drought. The UK says that this will minimise the usage of data centres, which require vast amounts of water to keep them cool. However, this is not a problem specific to the UK. As more people start to a...
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Southwest Monsoon Makes Onset Over Nicobar Islands: Weather Office
The crippling heat is straining power grids and drying up water bodies triggering drought-like conditions in parts of the country.
-
36-Hour Blackout In Chandigarh, Water Supply, Hospitals, Traffic Lights Hit
Parts of Chandigarh have been left without electricity and water for over 36 hours in a major blackout following a three-day strike by electricity department workers.
-
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Launches A Series Of Initiatives
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has launched a series of initiatives under the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department totaling over Rs 1200 crore.
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Sri Lanka to Harness Wasted Rainwater for Crops, Power
Sri Lanka plans to store and use a billion cubic metres of rainwater per year, which would otherwise drain into the sea, in an ambitious effort to boost irrigation and power production.
-
Pakistan Heatwave Death Toll Climbs to 122: Officials
A heatwave in Pakistan's largest city Karachi and other districts of southern Sindh province has killed at least 122 people, health officials said Sunday.
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Japan Mulls Emergency Toilets in Elevators
Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators and providing an emergency supply of drinking water for people trapped by the nation's frequent powerful earthquakes, an official said today.
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Arvind Kejriwal Asks Departments to Act on AAP's Poll Promises to Slash Power Bills, Supply Free Water
Taking the first step towards slashing power tariff by 50 per cent, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government today directed Finance and Power departments to immediately send their proposals for its implementation.
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Rupture That Flooded University of California, Los Angeles Points US Pipe Woes
The rupture of a nearly century-old water main that turned a swath of the University of California, Los Angeles into a mucky mess points to the risks and expense many U.S. cities face with water lines installed generations ago.
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Truth vs Hype Special Report: Did Poll Power Sops Drain Narmada Dams?
In Madhya Pradesh and in Gujarat farmers confront a looming crisis of water scarcity. According to the meteorological department, Western Madhya Pradesh has a shortfall of 60% while in parts of Central Gujarat, it is even worse, at 90%.
