Soft drinks –aerated bottled drinks
Region: IndiaWhat we drink We drink many kinds of liquids in a day. We may not even remember when and what we drink. But water is the most important thing we drink in large quantities everyday. More than 70 percent of our bodies are m... more
Views: 16045 Times New York City's Water Supply Needed to Avert a Nuclear Meltdown
Region: New York
To cool the four reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, each day, the Japanese need five times New York City's water supply. New York consumes 1 billion gallons of water per day; Fukushima needs 5 bil... more
Views: 1825Protection of water bodies
Region: India
The level of ground water is going lower and lowers as people are digging deeper to draw out water. The problem is worse in cities and towns. When a river begins its journey from the mountains it is clean and clear.... more
Views: 2110Surviving on rainwater is possible in Kathmandu
Region: Nepal
Ms. Pawan Thapa, studying 5th Semester of Bachelor Degree in Science at School of Environment Management and Sustainable Studies (SchEMS), claims that it is possible to survive completely on rainwater in Kathmandu Valley. ... more
Views: 1438Mohawk Communities Oppose Nuclear Waste Shipment
Region: CanadaThe Mohawk Councils of Kahnawà:ke, Tyendinaga and Akwesasne have issued a joint statement rejecting the shipment of nuclear waste through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system. On Feb. 4, the Canadian Nuc... more
Views: 2612Students ferry water for political leaders in a rally held in Scool premises
Region: India
Jammu/Bhalwal, September -Politicians in Kashmir valley may have been blaming the separatists leaders to have played havoc with the education system by forcing the closure of the educational institutions for over las... more
Views: 1556FG APPROVES RESUCITATION OF TWO DAMS IN KWARA
Region: Nigeria
The Federal Government has approved the resuscitation of two dams in Kwara state, including the Tada-Shonga irrigation dam. This was made known by the Minister of Water Resources, Chief Obadiah Ando, during a courtesy call... more
Views: 1366Outrage as Botswana Bushmen denied access to water
Region: Botswana
There was outrage today as Botswana’s High Court denied the Kalahari Bushmen access to water. The Judge ruled that the Bushmen were not entitled to access an existing water borehole on their lands... more
Views: 1485Bushmen prevented from bringing water into one of world’s driest regions
Region: Botswana
Authorities in Botswana are preventing Kalahari Bushmen from bringing water to their relatives in one of the driest places on earth. The move suggests the government is stepping up its long-running campaign to... more
Views: 1001The upside of fracking and water contamination
Region: New YorkIt’s become a cliché that water is the new oil. Experts predict that clean, fresh water will, by the end of the century, be as precious and hard to find as black go... more
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