Fresh Water

After Saudi's Musings, Icebergs To Rescue In Drought-Hit Cape Town

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 3, 2018

South Africa plans to tow icebergs from Antarctica to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought. Earlier this year, Cape Town came within weeks of shutting off all its taps and forcing residents to queue for water rations at public standpipes

Cape Town Drought Makes People Consider Ice-Bergs As A Solution

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 3, 2018

It is a plan as crazy as the situation is desperate -- towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Cape Town to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought.

Here's How Prawns Promote Weight Loss: 3 Weight Loss Friendly Prawn Recipes

Sushmita Sengupta | Monday July 2, 2018

Prawns and shrimps are both low on fat and have very few calories. They are rich in zinc, omega-3 fatty acids that boost brain health too.

Isle Of Dogs: Pakistan Fishermen Feed Islands Full Of Strays

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 25, 2018

The islands near Karachi, despite their lack of food and fresh water, have become a sanctuary, an alternative where estimates suggest hundreds of dogs avoid the cull.

One Of The Most Worrisome Predictions About Climate Change May Be Coming True

World News | Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 24, 2018

Two years ago, former NASA climate scientist James Hansen and a number of colleagues laid out a dire scenario in which gigantic pulses of fresh water from melting glaciers could upend the circulation of the oceans, leading to a world of fast-rising seas and even superstorms.

Fast-Melting Arctic Is Already Altering Ocean's Circulation, Say Scientists

World News | Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Thursday March 15, 2018

Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new evidence that fresh water, likely melted from Greenland or Arctic sea ice, may already be altering a key process that helps drives the global circulation of the oceans.

8 Best Bengali Fish Recipes | Popular Fish Recipes | Easy Fish Recipes

NDTV Food Desk | Friday December 13, 2019

Bengali food and its love affair with fish curries and fish fries is not surprising given the abundant fresh water rivers that criss-cross through the state, providing plenty of supply. Preparing and eating fish delicacies has become a part of Bengal's food tradition and culture. If you are looking to explore some Bengali fish recipes, here's our 8...

Water Scarcity Threatens Growth Of Major Economies: World Bank

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday May 4, 2016

Economies across large swathes of the globe could shrink dramatically by mid-century as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.

Batteries Could Help Turn Seawater to Fresh Water: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 5, 2016

"We are developing a device that will use the materials in batteries to take salt out of water with the smallest amount of energy that we can."

Fresh Water At Puerto Williams In Chile World's Purest: Study

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 27, 2015

A new scientific study has reached the conclusion that the fresh water found in Puerto Williams town in southern Chile's Magallanes region is the purest in the world, the University of Magallanes said.

Meet The Animal That May Never Die

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 26, 2015

Is there a creature that can defeat death? Yes, says new research that confirmed that the tiny hydra - a centimetre-long polyp that inhabits fresh water all over the world - does not age and, if kept in ideal conditions, may just live forever.

Freshwater Bodies Emit More Greenhouse Gases: Study

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 16, 2015

The world's rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than scientists had previously estimated, a new study has found. The study also shows that human activity seems to drive which streams are the biggest contributors.

India's First Dolphin Community Reserve to Come Up in West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 9, 2015

To protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins, West Bengal will soon have the country's first community reserve for the mammal.

South Pacific's Vanuatu Provides Lessons in Cyclone Survival

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 19, 2015

Villagers in Vanuatu buried food and fresh water as one of the strongest storms on record bore down on them, fleeing to churches, schools and even coconut drying kilns as 300 kph winds and massive seas tore their flimsy houses to the ground.

Maldives Water Crisis: India Transports 1,000 Tonnes of Fresh Water to Male

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 7, 2014

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.