Mumbai Water Metro: ₹6,066 Crore Mega Project Moves Ahead, But Big Challenges Remain
Mumbai Water Metro is a ₹6,066-crore, 340-km project with 33 routes and 44 terminals. Know its latest status, electric vessels and key challenges.
Vedanta Recycles 85 Million m³ Water in FY26, Accelerates Push for Water Positivity
Vedanta achieves a 31% water recycling rate in FY26, recycling 85 million m³ and benefiting over 1 million people across 225+ villages through WASH and conservation initiatives.
India to Curb Ravi Water Flow to Pakistan as Shahpur Kandi Dam Nears Completion
India is set to stop surplus Ravi River flow into Pakistan as the Shahpur Kandi Dam nears completion, marking a major shift in Indus basin water utilisation.
Is the World Running Out of Water? UN Report Signals a Global Emergency
The world has entered an era of global water bankruptcy, warns a UN report, as lakes dry, wetlands vanish and billions face water scarcity.
BSL Cuts Water Use by 27%, Sets New Sustainability Benchmark
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) achieves a major sustainability milestone by cutting water consumption by 27% and reducing freshwater costs through recycling and ZLD initiatives.
Book Review: “Jal Maa” written by Dr. Mamtamayi Priyadarshini
“Jal Maa” written by Dr Mamtamayi Priyadarshini “Jal Maa”— a book written by Dr. Mamtamayi Priyadarshini, is a captivating literary voyage that transcends the physical realm of water to unveil its spiritual…
ISRO eyeing the Chandrayaan-4 mission; aims to uncover lunar water mysteries
JNS: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have joined forces to launch the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (Lupex), and popularly known as Chandrayaan-4. This mission sets its sights on answering one…
Russia successfully launches Luna-25 to find water on Moon
JNS: Russia has successfully launched the Luna-25 Moon-Landing Spacecraft on an ambitious mission to investigate the enigmatic lunar South Pole. Luna-25 is planned to make a soft landing on the lunar South Pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets…
26 % of world’s population lacks safe drinking water: Report
JSN: Around 26 per cent of the world’s population does not have safe drinking water, and 46 per cent lack access to safely managed sanitation, reveals a report published by UNESCO at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. As per the report,…
Cow dung can be used to remove heavy metals from water and also as an energy storage device
by Ashis Sinha With the dual objective of ensuring water decontamination as well as energy conservation a team of researchers of Dhanbad-based premiere technical cradle IIT (ISM) is working on the development of Cowdung derived cost-effective adsorbent…