Water
Bengaluru to offer up 'sporting' pitch for 2nd Test
Barring a last-minute intervention from the home side, the second Test between India and Australia will be played on a "sporting" pitch which will be fair to both teams, organisers in...
Self-filling bottle turns humid air into drinkable water
Kristof Retezár, a designer based in Vienna, has invented a device that can extract humidity from the air and condense it into drinkable water.
Turkish fishermen save Syrian refugee baby (video)
Two Turkish fishermen rescued and resuscitated a Syrian toddler they luckily found floating unconscious in the Aegean Sea.
SKorea 'fires shots at NKorean boat'
South Korea's navy fire shots at a North Korean boat that strayed into its waters, the Yonhap news agency reports.
First photos of water on Pluto puzzling scientists
Scientists have suspected for months the presence of water on Pluto. But it was not until recently that they had solid proof, and the discovery is raising intriguing questions about the color and...
Alert on milk, water, edible oil packs issued in India
Indian food safety regulator has issued countrywide alert on adulteration of food items specially packed products like milk, water, oil, reported The Times of India.
Aid agencies in quake health warning
There is a risk of serious outbreaks of disease in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, aid agencies have warned.
'Best evidence' for Ganymede ocean
There is further, compelling evidence that Ganymede - the largest moon in the Solar System - has an ocean of water beneath its icy crust.
Troubled Waters
IN the early 1960s, John F Kennedy said, "Anyone who can solve the problems of water, will be worthy of two Nobel prizes: one for peace and one for sciences" (cited in Likhotal 2013: 86)....