IIT Jodhpur fabricates a highly sensitive device for lead detection
Researchers at IIT Jodhpur have fabricated a portable sensor for detecting lead in water. It can detect lead even when
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TIFR desalinates seawater without using electricity
TIFR researchers have produced gold nanoparticles that can absorb sunlight over the entire visible region and even the near infrared
Read MoreDecline in low-intensity rainfall reduces groundwater recharge in north India
Research carried out by IIT Gandhinagar team has found increased groundwater recharge in south India between 1996 and 2016 due
Read MoreWhy gulping water quenches thirst
The neural mechanism that signals thirst and the thirst inhibitory neurons which signal to stop drinking have been deciphered. The
Read MoreIISER Kolkata’s compound makes drinking water nearly free of fluoride, metal ions
The compound synthesised by IISER Kolkata researchers can reduce copper, mercury, cadmium and iron content in drinking water to below
Read MoreIIT Bombay’s superior water filter needs very little power
Electrodes made of copper plates wound with cellulose thread coated with carbon nanotubes for capacitive deionisation and placed close to
Read MoreIIT Hyderabad uses activated jamun powder to remove fluoride from drinking water
After two hours of contact time, the activated jamun powder was able to reduce the fluoride content of Nalgonda groundwater
Read MoreIISc’s copper-coated membrane makes drinking water safe
The membrane with controlled release of copper ion may turn out to be a potential candidate for water purification applications
Read MoreIndian researchers use graphene sieves to turn seawater into drinking water
Producing potable water through desalination may become more efficient and less energy intensive if researchers at the University of Manchester
Read MoreIIT Madras researchers prove the superiority of arsenic water filter which got $18 million funding
An exhaustive research carried out by a team of researchers led by Prof. T. Pradeep from the Department of Chemistry
Read MoreVoila! IISc’s catalyst uses sunlight to make water E. coli-free
Drinking water can now be made completely free of E. coli in about 30 minutes by exposing it to sunlight
Read MoreIIT Madras scientists’ cheaper solution to make brackish water potable
It may soon become possible to convert brackish water into drinking water at about 12 paisa per litre right on
Read More60 percent of Indo-Gangetic groundwater too contaminated to use
The water table has either been stable or rising between 2000 and 2012 across 70 per cent of the aquifer
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