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Factories forced to shut down as power scarcity grips China's Sichuan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid an extreme surge in temperatures across China, several factories have been forced to close down in Sichuan province of China as Sichuan gets about three-quarters of its electricity from hydropower and water levels in the reservoirs and rivers have fal
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China rations electricity to factories as heatwave affect economy
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 16 (ANI): Chinese Sichuan province, which is home to over 80 million people, announced on Monday that their factories and prefectures would halt operations until Saturday, as the heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs.
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Scientists use new techniques to identify lakes and reservoirs worldwide
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Minneapolis [St. Paul], July 19 (ANI): A group of researchers have come out with the first-of-its-kind comprehensive global dataset of the Earth's lakes and reservoirs which demonstrates how they have changed over the past 30+ years.
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CM KCR puts officials on alert in wake of heavy rains in Telangana
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 13 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has ordered the authorities to continue the immediate rescue measures in the situation where the rivulets, reservoirs and rivers are overflowing in the wake of the incessant heavy rains in the state.
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Dredging Corporation inks agreement with Centre to develop water bodies, m
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Dredging Corporation of India has inked an agreement with the Centre's Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, and Dairying and Fisheries for developing fishing harbours, reservoirs, ponds or other water bodies across India through dredging an
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Online Schools harbouring the next talent reservoirs of India
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): To call a spade a spade, online schools harbour a talent reserve and simultaneously devote time to honing the precocious skills of students so that they can make a name for themselves in the world.
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Research suggests bats host most virulent zoonotic viruses, though not mos
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): Researchers studying zoonotic viral risks across animal reservoirs have found that bats host the most virulent viruses but not always the most dangerous ones.
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Bats host most virulent, but not most dangerous zoonotic viruses: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 30 (ANI): Most infectious diseases like Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome among other deadly viruses seem to be linked to bats. Now, researchers studying zoonotic viral risks across animal reservoirs have found that bats host the most virulent but not always th
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Andhra CM directs officials to prioritise safety, maintenance of reservoir
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 10 (ANI): In view of the recent damage caused by heavy floods at Annamayya Project in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed the officials to prioritise the safety and maintenance of reservoirs
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Live storage in India's reservoirs 87 pc of last year's: Central Water Com
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The current level of storage in India's 130 reservoirs monitored by the Central Water Commissions (CWC) is 87 per cent of the live storage of the corresponding period last year.
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Greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs higher than previously expected:
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Global Biogeochemical Cycles shows per-area greenhouse gas emissions from the world's water reservoirs are around 29 per cent higher than suggested by previous studies, revealed a team of researchers. The new study advocates that practical measures could be tak
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Aquatic ecosystems source of half of global methane emissions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Direct human alterations to natural aquatic ecosystems can increase methane emissions, a new study has found.
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