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India’s water, energy demand spotlight risk of human-induced quakes
When groundwater is pumped out, the mass of water maintaining the pressure under the earth is removed, creating jolts on the surface Source link
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Villagers stage protest near Vedaranyam demanding drinking water supply
Residents of Thennandar village in Vedaranyam staged a protest in front of the Tahsildar office on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Residents of Thennadar, a coastal village near Vedaranyam…
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Sluice gates of Pykara Dam opened as water levels reach full capacity
The sluice gates of Pykara Dam were opened over the weekend | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Water from the Pykara Dam was released during the weekend as the reservoir reached…
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Officials to release water from Prakasam Barrage
Flood water from Prakasam Barrage will be released on Monday (July 21), irrigation officials said here on Sunday. Due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas, flood level in Krishna…
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Team makes powerful water filter with help from light, vibrations
Dr Aviru Basu’s research group. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) in Mohali, IIT-Dharwad, and IIT-Kharagpur have designed a cheap, reusable…
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Uttam reviews State-wide water availability, wants optimal use for Kharif
Minister for Irrigation N. Uttam Kumar Reddy holding a review meeting with the authorities of the department in Hyderabad on Saturday. HYDERABADMinister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar…
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India’s water will now flow only for its people, asserts J&K L-G on Indus Waters Treaty’s abeyance
Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launches a monograph ‘Indus Waters Treaty-Mirroring the Facts’ authored by Sant Kumar Sharma, in Jammu on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Jammu &…
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Hyderabad Water Board to construct 16,000 recharge pits in 90-days to augment groundwater resources
Hyderabad Water Board to take up Intiko Inkudu Guntha campaign to recharge groundwater. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: VIJAYA BHASKAR CH The Hyderabad Metropolitan…
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Malaprabha water to be released for crops
Minister for Women and Child Development Laxmi Hebbalkar has instructed Irrigation Department officials to release 4.5 tmcft of water from the Renuka Sagar dam on the Malaprabha for the standing…
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Krishna water released into SRBC from Banakacherla Complex
Andhra Pradesh Minister for Roads and Buildings B.C. Janardhan Reddy performing puja to the Krishna river after releasing water into the SRBC at the Banakacherla Complex in Nandyal district on…