`Cuba’s water treatment system needs to be fixed’
July 21st, 2012 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Cuba's aging, inadequate water treatment system needs to be fixed, state television quoted an official as saying.National Hydraulic Resources Institute, or INRH president Ines Maria Chapman ... Read more...
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Incessant rains disrupt normal life in Bengal
June 17th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Incessant rains since Thursday night in Kolkata and other southern West Bengal districts disrupted normal life Friday inundating several areas, triggering major traffic snarls and hitting ... Read more...
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Dikshit tells civic agencies to gear up for monsoon
June 13th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) With the monsoon around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday directed all civic agencies in the capital city to gear up to ... Read more...
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Fish deaths alarm Mathura
January 10th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Mathura, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the Yamuna river in Mathura in the past couple of days, causing alarm among the devout and the environmentalists ... Read more...
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Delhi approves project to keep Yamuna sewage-free
July 20th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved a Rs.1,358 crore Yamuna Interceptor Sewer Project to contain pollution levels in the river.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that under the project, ... Read more...
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Civic agencies hold several meetings to discuss water-logging
July 13th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A day after heavy rains lashed the capital leading to chaos on the roads, the civic agencies and the Delhi government held several rounds of meetings Tuesday ... Read more...
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Forecasters announce $3 a gallon for gas probable in the impending months
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Charges at the pumping stations are not expected to get in touch with the shocking and unbelievable $4 and plus heights of 2008. ... Read more...
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Allahabad prepares for Magh Mela pilgrims
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Dec 3 (IANS) End December will see the annual Hindu festival of Magh Mela unfold in Allahabad and massive preparations are on for the event that is expected to attract at ... Read more...
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Taliban planning ‘mass extinctions’ by poisoning Karachi’s water supply
November 24th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov.24 (ANI): Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to poison Karachi's main water supply.According to sources, intelligence agencies have warned that the extremists are ... Read more...
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Gaza’s water woes likely to get worse
January 24th, 2009 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Gaza City, Jan 24 (DPA) Five small children, aged 3 to 7, gathered outside a small kiosk in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, carrying dirty yellow and red plastic ... Read more...
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US urges Russia to restore gas supply to Europe
January 13th, 2009 - 9:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (Xinhua) The US government has urged Russia to immediately restore gas supply via Ukraine to the European Union (EU)."The US welcomes the agreement brokered by the Czech presidency of ... Read more...
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Hyderabad gets new drinking water project
July 19th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 19 (IANS) A new drinking water supply scheme will ensure daily supply of water to core areas of Andhra Pradesh capital Hyderabad and its surrounding areas. Union Finance Minister P. ... Read more...
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Kolkata waterlogged due to incessant rains
June 17th, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Vehicles moved at a meandering pace while pedestrians waded their way through the waterlogged streets of Kolkata Tuesday, the third day of incessant rainfall in the city. "The ... Read more...
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