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45 stories for “water” · September 2026
Clear filtersNational Engineers' Day is celebrated on September 15, the birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya, who was born in 1861 at Muddenahalli in Karnataka. He was the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918 and worked on major infrast...
China has finished the first phase of land reclamation and infrastructure at Antelope Reef in the disputed Paracel Islands, South China Sea. The roughly 6-km reclaimed area has a helipad, a 680-metre wharf, a deep-water...
A World Resources Institute (WRI) India study names Gujarat the most resource-ready state for green hydrogen hubs, followed by Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh; Rajasthan is held back by scarce water. Renewable energy availa...
National Fluorosis Day is observed on September 9 to focus attention on preventing and controlling fluorosis. The condition results from long-term excessive fluoride intake, mainly through contaminated drinking water, an...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) has identified a brick structure exposed in the Kollidam riverbed at Koogur near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district as a Sangam-period water regulation structure. It lies a...
Himalaya Diwas, observed on September 9, draws attention to the Himalayan ecosystem and the need to conserve it. It was first declared in Uttarakhand in 2015 to promote conservation, sustainable development and community...
Chhattisgarh has topped the country in the third phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB), a Ministry of Jal Shakti initiative for community-led rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge. The State registered 79,775...
Gollala Gudi Temple at Palampet village in Mulugu district, Telangana, has been declared a Monument of National Importance through a Gazette notification of the Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A Trikutalaya with t...
A new study has cautioned that the rare Myristica swamps of Kerala's Western Ghats are close to disappearing because of habitat loss. These freshwater swamps occur mainly in Kerala, with small patches in the Andaman and...
Chennai's Pallikaranai marshland logged large numbers of native waterbirds before the 2026-27 migratory season. In August 2026, 3,091 common coots were counted, the highest August figure since 2014-15, along with a recor...
Sikkim has flagged 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, 16 of them in the top-risk Category A for possible Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). Such lakes form from glacier meltwater and can burst suddenly due to excess water...
The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has begun the third phase of underwater archaeological exploration off Poompuhar (Kaveripoompattinam) in Mayiladuthurai district, an ancient Chola-period port city. The work...
