#water
World
Water shortages, traffic aggravate India’s Bengaluru as it votes
Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major issues in Bengaluru city, residents in...
World
US sets first standard to curb ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever drinking water standard to protect people against toxic "forever...
Local
Cyprus faces water shortage crisis
The scenarios being considered by the Water Development Department (WDD) are alarming, aiming to prevent the nightmare of water...
Local
Irrigation water reduced by 33.7% due to limited reserves
The Cabinet was briefed by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment about the extremely challenging situation we...
World
In Iraq, water crisis leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees
Faced with a failing date palm business due to scarce resources, Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim has planted "sidr", or...
Dark Room
Dams and extreme weather phenomena
"We should not worry about the dams," said the Water Development Department in response to our report yesterday, because...
Economy
Government approves bill setting price cap on bottled water
Energy Minister, George Papanastasiou, announced the Cabinet's approval of a new legislative proposal aimed at regulating bottled water prices....
World
Private lakes emerge as symbol of water inequity in elite Mexican holiday town
The shores of the giant dam in Valle de Bravo, a popular weekend spot for Mexico City's rich and...
Local
Water supply interruptions in Limassol following storm
The Limassol Water Board announced specific areas where possible water supply interruptions may occur due to yesterday's severe weather...
Local
Paphos smart water system in final stages
The implementation of the smart water system in the Municipality of Paphos is in its final stages, with anticipated...
Economy
Water prices set to increase amidst tax reform
The competent authorities are rushing to implement water taxation due to Cyprus' obligation to comply with the Green Tax...
World
Catalans face carwash bans, swimming pool restrictions over record drought
Residents of the eastern Spanish region of Catalonia will be banned from washing their cars and filling up empty...
World
Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled...
