Astana to discharge sewage into Ishim River
Processed and stabilized sewage waters of Astana city will be discharged into the Yesil (Ishim) River.
Pipe blowout, hot water gushing in Almaty, five injured
A pipe burst in Almaty and a huge amount of hot water was gushing out into the pavement releasing clouds of steam.
Australia deli sued over 'semen' in bottled water
An Australian woman is suing a deli after drinking bottled water that allegedly contained semen, lawyers said Friday, with claims that DNA showed it matched the owner of the business.
Scientists discover vast undersea freshwater reserves
Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle.
New tariffs set for KazTransOil pipeline oil pumping
Kazakhstan Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies (Anti-Monopoly Agency) has approved new tariffs on oil pumping through the KazTransOil pipeline.
NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe
What happened to the water on Mars? How did the Red Planet's atmosphere become so thin over time? NASA's MAVEN probe is scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to find out.
Southern Kazakhstan fears cholera outbreak
A biological catastrophe may unfold in southern Kazakhstan.
International organizations compromise Central Asian integration
According to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Marat Shaikhutdinov, external players are more concerned with the integration of Central Asia than the region itself is.
Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima
Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August.
Turning rivers back into Kazakhstan may solve problems
Kazakhstan researchers are proposing two projects, both of which involve turning the rivers flowing outside Kazakhstan back into the country.
New battery uses microbes to turn sewage into energy
US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water.
Irtysh River problems may cause water shortages in Kazakhstan and Russia
Kazakhstan and Russia may shortly face serious water shortages because of the deterioration of the situation around the Irtysh River.
India, Iran looking to resolve oil tanker dispute
New Delhi and Tehran were Saturday working to resolve a dispute over the detention of an Indian oil tanker by Iranian naval guards for allegedly polluting sea waters in the Persian Gulf.
Shrinking glaciers won't affect South Asia water availability: study
Glacier systems that feed two key rivers in South Asia will badly retreat this century, but demands for water are still likely to be met.
70 percent of water supply networks worn out in Kazakhstan
The tear and wear of the water supply networks in Kazakhstan has reached 70 percent, which is the main cause of the blowouts here and there.
Time to train for world's first fleet of marine drones
An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days.
Major China coal plant drains lake, wells: Greenpeace
A major Chinese state-owned coal producer has caused "drastic drops" in groundwater near one of its projects.
Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters
Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters
New technique finetunes quest for life on other worlds
European astronomers said on Friday they had devised a technique to detect water in the atmosphere of planets orbiting other stars.
15 million young carps released in dam lake near Astana
Around 15 million of young carps have been released in Vyacheslav dam lake in Akmola oblast.