Tag: water
China Denies It Is Building Tunnel To Divert Brahmaputra Waters
China on Tuesday rejected a media report that Beijing is planning to build a 1,000-km tunnel to divert the Brahmaputra waters.....
20% Hike In Water, Sewer Charges In Delhi
The Delhi Jal Board on Tuesday increased a combined water and sewer tariff in the city by 20 per cent for consumption of more than 20,000 litres per month.....
GST Impact To Slowdown India's 2017-18 GDP Growth To 6.5%
Implementation of GST and subsequent slowdown in the manufacturing sector is expected to drag down India's growth to 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, official data showed on Friday.....
India, Cambodia Sign Four Agreements
India and Cambodia on Saturday signed four agreements, including on a credit line for a water resource development project and on prevention of human trafficking, following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen here.....
Indian Companies Contest Plastic In Water Bottles Study
A day after a study claimed that 90 per cent of bottled water from leading brands is contaminated by microplastics, Indian bottling companies on Friday contested the findings, saying they enforce strict quality control.....
Soundarya Trolled Over Son's Swimming Pool Picture
Soundarya Rajinikanth, a filmmaker and daughter of megastar Rajinikanth, took down a social media post about her son's swimming pool adventure after she was trolled for it amidst the water crisis in Chennai.....
Heavy Rains Disrupt Train Services, Life In Bihar
Train services were temporarily suspended on the Samastipur-Darbhanga and Gaya-Koderma routes in Bihar due to continuing heavy rains on Saturday morning. Some trains from the Ara-Sasaram-Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay junction were also cancelled following water logging on the tracks, a railway official said.....
Water Tank Collapses In Bengal, Video Goes Viral
A video footage of a huge overhead water tank collapsing like a pack of cards in West Bengal's Bankura district went viral on social media on Wednesday, prompting the authorities to order a probe.....
Water Cannons Used On JNU, Jamia Students Protesting At CM Residence
The Delhi police on Wednesday used water cannons on the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) who were outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence asking to meet him to submit a charter of demands over violence in the capital. ....
Andhra Official Drinks Sanitiser, Mistaking It For Water
A Health Department official in Andhra Pradesh on Friday took ill after consuming a sanitiser, mistaking it for drinking water.....
