Partial disruption in water supply in Hyderabad on November 13

Partial disruption in water supply in Hyderabad on November 13

Supply of drinking water to some parts of Hyderabad will be disrupted on November 13, 2025. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Drinking water supply by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) will be affected in parts of the city on Thursday (November 13, 2025), in … Read more

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Becky Dale and Wesley Stephenson,Senior data journalists, BBC Verify Getty Images Water companies have been ordered to tackle potentially harmful levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than six million people, the BBC can reveal. Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are a group of … Read more

Work begins on ‘Alappuzha- A Global Water Wonderland’ project

Work begins on ‘Alappuzha- A Global Water Wonderland’ project

Work on the first phase of ‘Alappuzha- A Global Water Wonderland’ project under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme has begun. The project aims to transform Alappuzha beach, canals, and backwaters into an iconic global tourist destination. It is being implemented at a cost of ₹93.17 crore. The work of strengthening the banks of the Vellappally–Shavakkotta … Read more

National Green Tribunal seeks detailed data on water quality of Ganga’s West Bengal stretch

National Green Tribunal seeks detailed data on water quality of Ganga’s West Bengal stretch

People perform rituals at the bank of the Ganga river in Kolkata, West Bengal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a detailed report with primary data on the water quality monitoring of the West Bengal … Read more

Kiwis and mineral water can cut constipation, says new guidance

Kiwis and mineral water can cut constipation, says new guidance

Eating several kiwi fruit a day can help relieve constipation and is a better starting point than worrying about a high-fibre diet, according to new guidance on the condition. The advice says drinking water high in minerals is better for constipation than tap water, and magnesium oxide supplements are good for improving symptoms. Researchers from … Read more

In Frames on rain fury in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh: Mud, rock, and water

In Frames on rain fury in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh: Mud, rock, and water

Jammu and Kashmir has been experiencing extreme weather for three weeks, resulting in over 105 deaths and 32 persons going missing after heavy rain  Over the past three weeks, Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing extreme weather, in which over 105 people have been killed and 32 are missing. On August 14, heavy rain and … Read more

Health officials in Kozhikode checking if well water could be PAM source

Health officials in Kozhikode checking if well water could be PAM source

Health department officials here are checking if well water could be a source of infection for one of the recently reported primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) cases in Kozhikode district. At present, three persons – a three-month-old child and a 40-year-old man from Kozhikode and an 11-year-old child from Chelari in Malappuram – are undergoing treatment … Read more