News about water

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.
18 August 2013 15:28
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.
06 August 2013 09:59
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.
05 August 2013 14:24
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.
27 July 2013 12:15
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.
23 July 2013 15:59
Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters
12 July 2013 18:00
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.
05 July 2013 12:44
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.
18 June 2013 18:29
Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems.
16 June 2013 11:37
Egypt warns 'all options open' on Ethiopia dam Egypt will demand that Ethiopia stop construction of a Nile river dam and warned "all options are open" if it harms its water supply.
06 June 2013 15:20
Bridge washed out by rainwater in East Kazakhstan Keldymurat river level in Keldymurat village increased after heavy rains and the bridge failed to stand again the masses of water.
24 May 2013 13:37
Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009.
17 May 2013 19:15
Sharks dive by the moon: study The moon and water temperature affect the diving behaviour of sharks, researchers reported Tuesday, in a discovery that could help prevent fishermen from catching the marine predators inadvertently.
17 April 2013 13:12
Water deficit may triple in Kazakhstan by 2050 If we don’t act, water supplies will be three times lower than the demand in Kazakhstan by 2050: Kazakhstan Environment Minister Kapparov.
15 April 2013 12:06
Idrissov calls Asian states to cooperate in energy security Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerlan Udrissov called Asian countries to cooperate in water management, food and energy security.
01 April 2013 13:57
Plague of pigs in Shanghai river More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination.
11 March 2013 18:31
Kazakhstan scientists invent space water cleaning system Kazakhstan scientists have invented a system for cleaning water from contaminants and salts in space.
28 February 2013 15:38
Balkhash lake might shrink to 10% of its size Balkhash lake may lose up to 86 percent of its water reserves by 2045, which will mean a huge environmental disaster for Kazakhstan.
05 February 2013 20:26
Residents of Amaty's central streets left without cold water Residents of Almaty section located between Kazybek bi – Zhibek zholy and Furmanov-Abylai khan streets have been left without cold water because of a pipeline break.
01 February 2013 14:34
Hot water flooded private sector in Petropavlovsk A private sector has been flooded with hot water gushing from a breakage in an old heating pipeline in Petropavlovsk, in north Kazakhstan.
31 January 2013 20:24
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