Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday asked his Ministers to work for public welfare, pointing out that the state was able to meet less than 40 per cent of the drinking water needs of the people. He was speaking at the Bharatiya Janata Party office here to celebrate[Read More…]
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Lucknow Metro to provide free drinking water, toilet facilities
As a first in the country, Lucknow Metro stations will provide free drinking water to commuters at all 21 metro stations of the North-South metro corridor. The stations will have a kiosk, that will provide purified and chilled water to commuters for free. Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is also[Read More…]
Chennai to face acute water crisis
The local authorities say that the city of Chennai is facing an acute crisis of drinking water as the four major lakes of the city have dried up. Tamil Nadu is witnessing the worst drought in 140 years. The city requires 830 million litres of water a day, but the[Read More…]
Graphene seive turns sea water to drinking water
A team of researchers based in UK created has created a graphene-based sieve capable of transforming sea water into drinking water. The discovery by a team at the University of Manchester has the potential to revolutionise water filtration across the world. Professor Rahul Nair, who led the team of researchers[Read More…]