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Sindh facing acute water crisis, asks Pak govt's help
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): Noting the acute water shortage in Pakistan, Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has made an appeal to the federal government on Thursday to address the water crisis in Sindh and provide water to the province.
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Nia DaCosta to helm adaptation of 'The Water Dancer'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): 'Candyman' filmmaker Nia DaCosta is all set to don the director's hat for MGM's adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' best-selling novel 'The Water Dancer'.
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Pakistan PM orders completion of Diamer Bhasha dam by 2026
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gilgit [Gilgit-Baltistan], April 18 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to complete the Diamer Bhasha Dam project by 2026 instead of 2029.
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Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.
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China looking to create 'hydro-hegemony' through dam projects in Tibet: Re
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 14 (ANI): China is trying to create a "hydro-hegemony" to dominate the water economy and ecology in the south and south-east Asia by pursuing a series of mega-dam projects over rivers in Tibet, a media report said.
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Upstream diversion has negligible impact on Brahmaputra River: Board Chair
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 12 (ANI): Brahmaputra Board Chairman Rajiv Yadav on Monday said that the upstream diversion of water flow of the Brahmaputra river will have a negligible impact on the river's total discharge as more than 60 per cent of the water source is in India.
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Bihar govt official among 8 held for stealing 60-feet long iron bridge in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rohtas (Bihar) [India], April 11 (ANI): Bihar Police on Sunday arrested eight persons including a Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of the water resources department in connection with the theft of the 60-foot abandoned bridge in the Rohtas district, an official said.
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Waterways Conclave 2022 aims for regional connectivity
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): With an aim to deliberate on new possibilities for cooperation in the waterways sector between nations, the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways along with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), is organising Waterways Conclave 2022 on A
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Pakistan to face 27 pc water shortage during early Kharif season
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The water crisis has worsened in Pakistan and the country may face up to 27 per cent water shortage during the early Kharif season (starting April 1st).
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Chandigarh administration hikes water tariff after 11 years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 31 (ANI): After a gap of 11 years, the Chandigarh administration on Wednesday hiked the water tariff in the range of Rs 3 per kilo litre to Rs 20 across various slabs, which will come in force from Friday.
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China drill meant to 'coerce' South China Sea claims
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 15 (ANI): As China continues to maintain a no-go zone for a military drill in the South China Sea, analysts believe that this could be used to push its claims in the waterway.
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Watershed size plays major role in filtering pollutants in river, finds re
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Durham [US], March 11 (ANI): One of the important functions of a river is to remove pollutants that can end up in the water, like lawn fertilisers and harmful bacteria, before that water reaches sensitive downstream ecosystems such as estuaries and oceans. New research from the University of
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