Advani, Bharti seek Prez help in Tehri dam, temple issues New Delhi, May 16: BJP leaders LK Advani and Uma Bharti today met President Pranab Mukherjee and appealed him to direct the government to ensure uninterrupted flow of Ganga downstream from Tehri dam and save Dhari Devi temple in Uttarakhand from ...
22 injured as Nepali plane skids and lands in river Kathmandu, May 16: A Nepal Airlines aircraft today skidded off the runway while trying to land and plunged into a river in northwestern Nepal. All 22 people including eight Japanese tourists on board, escaped with minor injuries. The accident occurred ...
Expert: India-China need water-sharing treaty on Brahmaputra New Delhi, May 5: China has assured India that it is "essentially" engaged in a run-of-the-river project on the Brahmaputra and there is no cause for worry for downstream riparian countries. But with Beijing not keen to share details about its ...
Bangladesh need not fret over Mawphu, Myntdu dams: Meghalaya Shillong, April 10: Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact on Bangladesh. The neighbouring country's fears in this regard are unfounded, state Power ...
TN to move SC against Karnataka on Pennaiyar waters Chennai, April 8: Tamil Nadu government today said it will move Supreme Court against neighbouring Karnataka over the river Pennaiyar dispute. PWD Minister KV Ramalingam told Tamil Nadu Assembly that Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had issued directions in this regard, ...
Makeshift embankment being built for eroding Kosi River Patna, July 7 (ANI): The work is in progress on the eroded embankment of the river Kosi in Madhubani district of Bihar....
New drug for speeding up elimination of river blindness across Africa begins clinical trial London, July 1 (ANI): A clinical trial is being launched in three African countries of a drug that could eliminate onchocerciasis, or river blindness, one of the leading infectious causes of blindness across Africa....
India begins providing river outflow data to Pak Lahore, June 30 (ANI): As part of an annual practice, India has started providing Pakistan with data on the outflow of the Ravi, Sutlej, Beas and Chenab rivers from today....
Mississippi River Delta may drown by 2100 Washington, June 30 (ANI): A new research has predicted that the Mississippi River Delta in the US would drown by the year 2100....
Natural breeding of alligators in Chambal river delights people Chambal (Uttar Pradesh), June 27 (ANI): Natural breeding of Ghariyals or, the Indian alligators in Chambal river here has delighted residents and authorities, as it reflects a favourable sign for reptiles' conservation....
Pak to get minute-to-minute info on river flow from India Islamabad, June 18 (ANI): In an effort to minimize damage caused by floods in the country, Pakistan has made arrangements with India to receive minute-to-minute detailed information about river flows in the north-western parts of the country....
Mercury in Canadian River delta dramatically higher than previously believed Washington, June 17 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Alberta (U of A) in Canada have found a dramatically higher delivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River Delta to the Arctic Ocean than determined in previous studies....