Water
World Soil Day / Dying soil in need of care and justice
The relationship between soil and water plays a significant role in achieving sustainable and resilient agrifood systems.
Bangladesh, India share visions of connecting South, Southeast Asia
Foreign ministers of Bangladesh and India have shared a common vision of connecting South and Southeast Asia through regional projects of water, rail and roadways, as well as sharing of energy, tourism and telecommunication networks.
How to effectively increase attention span
A short attention span can create a bunch of difficulties in our everyday lives including poorer performance at school or work, and impotence in completing daily tasks.
Branded Content / LG PuriCare™: A Sustainable Solution for Pure Drinking Water
LG PuriCare™ water purifiers come in three different models, features and price points. These purifiers can be purchased from any Rangs Electronics Ltd. showroom with a 1-year warranty facility*.
How to stay hydrated during Ramadan
With the blazing summer sun this Ramadan, thirst is perhaps a bigger concern than hunger, for most.
Water: Garments’ invisible price
Bangladesh boasts as being the world's number two garment exporter. Every third European has a T-shirt made in Bangladesh on his back. Every fifth American wears jeans manufactured in Bangladesh.
Cricket: 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 Bengaluru have said.
'New state of water molecule discovered'
Water molecules have been observed behaving unlike gas, liquid or solid states by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, reports UPI.com.
Bangladesh PM Hasina made member of UN panel on water
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been appointed as a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Water.
Arsenic danger still not over
The government is not paying adequate attention to the health hazards caused by arsenic contamination even though millions of people are exposed to it, says Professor Abul Hussam, a US researcher of Bangladesh origin.
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 rescue 18-month-old Syrian refugee boy (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.
The first photos of water on Pluto are puzzling scientists in 2 ways
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 location of the water ice.
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.
UK agencies warn of serious disease after Nepal earthquake
There is a risk of serious outbreaks of disease in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, aid agencies have warned.
Hubble finds 'best evidence' for Ganymede subsurface 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). This statement of Kennedy implies the significance as well as challenges of resolving water problems. In South Asia, water has been constructed as a scarce resource and hence, is considered a source of conflict rather than cooperation.
