Water Scarcity

With water scarcity a growing problem worldwide, University of California, Berkeley, researchers are close to producing a microwave-sized water harvester that will allow you to pull all the water you need directly from the air -- even in the hot, dry desert. …

This summer has provided investors with plenty of stocks -- plant-based meat substitutes and ridesharing apps, for example -- that have become the talk of the town. While these stocks may go on to produce market-crushing returns, savvy investors are frequentl…

This summer has provided investors with plenty of stocks -- plant-based meat substitutes and ridesharing apps, for example -- that have become the talk of the town. While these stocks may go on to produce market-crushing returns, savvy investors are frequentl…

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 24 August 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: World Youth Conference on Kindness  The first World Youth Conference on Kindness is being organised in New Delhi. It is organised by the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Ed…

Citation: Czerniewska A, Muangi WC, Aunger R, Massa K, Curtis V (2019) Theory-driven formative research to inform the design of a national sanitation campaign in Tanzania. PLoS ONE 14(8): e0221445. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221445 Editor: Mich…

In July Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day. This was part of the country's national green legacy initiative to counter environmental degradation and climate change. The initiative ultimately aims to grow 4 billion trees across the country. …

The index has yet to examine many hotspots, from the Nile River and Lake Chad in Africa to the Indus river system in India and Pakistan, but Samel said it would be expanded in coming years. (File) Efforts to share rivers, lakes and aquifers that cross nation…

New research has found that in 15 major cities in the global south, almost half of all households lack access to piped utility water, affecting more than 50 million people. Access is lowest in the cities of sub-Saharan Africa, where only 22% of households rec…

DUBLIN, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Smart Water Metering Market by Meter Type (Elctromagnetic, Ultrasonic, Mechanical), Technology (AMI, AMR), Component (Meters & Accessories, IT Solutions, Communications), Application (Water Utilities, Industries)…

New research has found that in 15 major cities in the global south, almost half of all households lack access to piped utility water, affecting more than 50 million people. Access is lowest in the cities of sub-Saharan Africa, where only 22% of households rec…