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Pakistan: Balochistan facing drought-like situation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Pakistan's green belt of Balochistan is facing a drought-like situation due to the unfair distribution of water from the Sindh province that even locals do not have water to drink and water their lands for their crops.
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India supplies, installs 1500 hand pumps in Cambodia for augmentation of r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): A virtual ceremony to handover the final phase of the Project for "Supply and installation of 1500 hand pumps for augmentation of Rural Water Supply in Cambodia" was held today.
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China eyes its Gobi desert for uranium alternative thorium to use in nuke
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): China may soon test a new inexpensive nuclear energy that will not need water to cool nuclear fuel rods nor uranium on the edge of its Gobi Desert at a place called Wuwei, a media report said.
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Pakistani provinces at odds over water distribution of rivers, accuse each
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Pakistan has been boasting a narrative of having one of the largest irrigation systems in the world but its provinces have been at odds for a long time over water sharing of rivers and it has always been a major challenge for the incumbent government
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PM Modi underlines importance of water harvesting in Mann Ki Baat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Underlining the importance of rainwater harvesting in Indian culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday compared the traditional festivals of Jal-Jeelani Ekadashi and Chhatt with the National Water Mission's (NWM) campaign "Catch The Rain".
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No electricity in 64 per cent area of Balochistan, states report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): A document presented in the National Assembly of Pakistan informed that only 36 per cent of Balochistan is electrified while the remaining 64 per cent of the region is permanently in black.
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Shipping Minister Sonowal lays foundation stone for three projects at New
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 24 (ANI): Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of three projects at New Mangalore Port in Karnataka, informed the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
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Mars habitability limited by its small size: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): A new research from Washington University in St. Louis has suggested that Mars may be just too small to hold onto large amounts of water.
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Charanjit Channi's appointment as Punjab CM a 'watershed moment', says Sun
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Calling Charanjit Singh Channi's taking office as Punjab Chief Minister a watershed moment, former state Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Friday said the 'warp and weft' of the social fabric of the state must be respected, maintained and nur
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Delhi Govt preparing to supply RO treated water to 7.25 Lakhs households
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Water Minister and Chairman of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Satyendar Jain on Thursday announced that the Delhi government is planning to provide Reverse Osmosis (RO) treated water to 7.25 Lakhs households in Delhi.
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Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of 3 projects at Ne
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of three projects at New Mangalore Port on Friday.
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World leaders pledge USD 5 billion to protect nature
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Nine organisations have pledged 5 billion US dollars over the next 10 years to support the creation, expansion, management and monitoring of protected and conserved areas of land, inland water and sea, working with indigenous peoples, local communities, civ
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