A O Smith appoints new MD for India operations

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 15:40

Kulkarni joins A O Smith from Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting where he spent 21 years in increasingly responsible assignments.

India set to become water scarce country by 2025: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, May 24, 2015, 12:34

"India's demand for water is expected to exceed all current sources of supply and the country is set to become water scarce country by 2025.

World Bank to give $248 mn loan to Punjab for water supply, sanitation

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 19:37

The project is expected to benefit about 84.7 lakh rural people in Punjab.

IVRCL bags orders worth Rs 405.23 cr

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 12:34

IVRCL shares were trading at Rs 14.85 apiece, up 2.77 per cent from previous close on the BSE.

L&T Construction bags orders worth Rs 2,101 crore

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 14:31

"The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth Rs 2,101 crore," the company said in a filing to the BSE.

World Bank approves Rs 1,540 cr loan for Punjab

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 22:28

The funds are approved to help the state significantly improve its delivery of water and sanitation services as well as reduce open defecation to improve the quality of life in rural Punjab.

Approved port expansion plans threaten existence of Great Barrier Reef

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:41

The government agency that oversees Australia`s Great Barrier Reef has given its nod to a plan to dump about 3 million cubic metres of dredged mud on the reef as part of a major coal port expansion , which conservationists say will endanger its fragile ecosystem.

Anna Friel wants more children

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 10:14

Anna Friel, who has an eight-year-old daughter Gracie, says that she would love to have more children.

Bal Thackeray, Sachin Tendulkar among water bill defaulters in Mumbai

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 04:48

Late Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and SP leader Abu Azmi are among the two lakh water bill defaulters in Mumbai.

Australian scientists awarded for spotting water efficient crops

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:11

Two Australian scientists have been awarded the British-based Rank Prize for developing an innovative method of identifying crops with superior water efficiency, the Australian National University (ANU) said Wednesday.

Now, printer that uses water instead of ink

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:33

A team of chemists has unveiled a new `water-jet` printer that uses water instead of ink.

Remove encroachments from water bodies in the state: NGT to UP

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 21:46

The National Green Tribunal Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh government to remove encroachments in all water bodies in the state within four weeks and also give a list of the lakes, ponds and places in Ghaziabad district which have been encroached upon.