Diogenes of Sinope lived on the streets, ate with dogs A poor philosopher was walking through the streets carrying almost nothing. His clothes were worn, his possessions could fit into a small bundle, and among the few objects he still owned was a wooden drinking cup. Then he noticed a child kneeling beside a fountain. […]
A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp tree For decades, scientists believed that the tallest trees faced one of nature’s toughest challenges: Getting water from their roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground. Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia suggests some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialised systems to overcome that […]
New Delhi, July 7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Tuesday that a 20-year-old dispute regarding water allocation has finally been resolved, as Maharashtra is set to receive 10 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water from the Narmada River. A positive decision was also made regarding the direct allocation of 5 TMC of […]
US navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter (File photo) A US navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea Tuesday, with one crew member still missing as search operations continue, the US naval forces central command (NAVCENT) said.In a statement posted on X, NAVCENT said the incident took place at […]
Millions of black plastic balls floating on a drinking water reservoir might sound like an environmental disaster, but for Los Angeles, they became an ingenious solution to several major challenges. The unusual sight attracted worldwide attention and left many wondering why a city would deliberately cover its water supply with 96 million plastic spheres. Far […]
Jaipur, June 30: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma expressed gratitude to BJP workers and the public for their warm welcome upon his return to Jaipur after signing the memorandum of understanding for the Yamuna water project. During his address, he targeted former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the Congress party, accusing them of making promises […]
Mumbai, June 30: Television actress Kanika Maheshwari has expressed her concerns regarding the escalating water crisis in Mumbai. She stated that the shortage of water is an issue that alters people’s daily routines significantly. Kanika has urged the government to find a permanent solution to this problem. Kanika Maheshwari remarked, “The lack of water affects […]
AI’s Every time you use ChatGPT to write a 100-word email, roughly 519 millilitres of water is consumed, nearly the volume of a standard water bottle. That figure comes from a peer-reviewed 2025 paper published in Communications of the ACM by Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren, and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. It accounts […]
Udaipur, June 4, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran) : Water supply in the Nagar Subdivision-VII area of Udaipur will remain affected on Friday after the rising main line connected to the Udaipur Development Trust (UIT) tank was damaged during drain cleaning work being carried out by the Municipal Corporation. According to Assistant Engineer Yamini Upadhyay, the rising main […]
Udaipur, May 31 (Udaipur Kiran) – As part of the Rajasthan Government’s ambitious “Vande Ganga Jal Sanrakshan Jan Abhiyan 2026”, a grand cycle rally was organised on Sunday at Fateh Sagar to create awareness about water conservation. The rally was jointly organised by the District Administration and Regional Sports Centre, Udaipur. A large number of […]
