Water bills to rise by 5 pc annually as HMWSSB looks to recover revenue
The Siasat Dailyby Mohammed Baleegh·16 Sept 2026
Hyderabad: People in Hyderabad will now have to pay more for water, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) set to hike charges by 5 per cent every year in a bid to...
Three Invisible Oceans
blargby mhoye·16 Sept 2026
September 16, 2026 I say this with optimism, somehow. Now and then my feeds send me drone footage from Ukraine, and I get to watch the grainy footage of drones that cost decent-e-bike money...
I recommend you don't run these appliances on your power station - even if you can - ZDNET
Latest newsby Maria Diaz·16 Sept 2026
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways - Certain heat-producing and large appliances can quickly drain your power station.
‘Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals’ celebrates species with song
Mongabay Globalby Liz Kimbrough·16 Sept 2026
Once upon a time, flocks of passenger pigeons were so dense they blocked the sun like great gray thunderclouds flying overhead. Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd imagines this with music.
Bengaluru’s infrastructure woes strike a musical chord
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·16 Sept 2026
After exhausting all options, a Bengaluru commuter has now turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a song titled Tax Me to request the government to build decent road infrastructure in...
Toilet pellets may help us flush less and save water
Phys.orgby University·16 Sept 2026
Toilet pellets may help us flush less and save water A pellet that dissolves in the toilet, turning the water blue and masking odor after urinating, could help us all save water, according to a...
Why has the response to Nepal’s floods been so muted?
Al Jazeeraby Sunil Acharya·16 Sept 2026
It has been three weeks since the collapse of a glacier and rock mass from the Langtang Lirung mountain triggered devastating floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys.
October 2026 fuel prices climbing … with no FIX soon
The South Africanby Ray Leathern·16 Sept 2026
October 2026 fuel prices climbing … with no FIX soon October 2026 fuel prices are set for another sharp increase.
Poll shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by AI’s ecological footprint
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·16 Sept 2026
A new survey of adults in the United States finds that more than half worry about artificial intelligence’s environmental impact, up 12 percentage points from last year.
CM’s plan to relocate city zoo triggers debate
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·16 Sept 2026
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s “dream project” to shift the Thiruvananthapuram zoo outside the city limits to Neyyar or some forest area and transform the freed-up space into a city square has...
Land use and management intensity affect the suitability of habitats for wildlife in Europe
Phys.orgby University·16 Sept 2026
Land use and management intensity affect the suitability of habitats for wildlife in Europe Common, wide-ranging vertebrate species, such as foxes, may be finding more suitable habitat in towns and...
WEATHER: Cold, storms and SNOW to hit SA provinces
The South Africanby Adamu Andrew Michael·16 Sept 2026
WEATHER: Cold, storms and SNOW to hit SA provinces Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Swap Europe for the UK with these 5 best ‘shoulder season’ staycations
The Independentby Hayley Spencer·16 Sept 2026
It’s officially the year of the staycation, with record numbers of Brits choosing a UK holiday over one abroad.
Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed
The Conversation Canadaby William W. L. Cheung, Professor and Director, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia·16 Sept 2026
In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometres an hour.
How escalating Saudi oil crisis could drive up prices everywhere
BBC Newsby Ben Chu·16 Sept 2026
- Published Global energy prices have spiked alarmingly again, driven largely in recent days by the escalating conflict between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia causing chaos for the oil industry.
El Niño Is Just a Fraction of a Degree Away From Becoming the Strongest on Record
Gizmodoby Ellyn Lapointe·16 Sept 2026
For months now, meteorologists and climate scientists have been warning that the strongest El Niño on record is coming.
Climate change is putting the squeeze on the world's grapegrowers
Phys.orgby Kathiana Luk; Andrew Dowdy; Hamish Clarke·16 Sept 2026
Climate change is putting the squeeze on the world's grapegrowers This year, the European summer has been sweltering.
Goats help Kanaka Bar mitigate fire risk | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Santana Dreaver and Aaron Hemens·16 Sept 2026
On a grassy slope in Kanaka Bar, a herd of goats frolic and play. But this isn’t a farm or a petting zoo — it’s an innovative wildfire mitigation effort from the First Nation.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan surveys Bihar flood-hit areas, assures Centre’s support
New Indian Expressby Ramashankar·16 Sept 2026
PATNA: A central team led by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday surveyed flood-affected areas of Bihar and assured the state of assistance for losses caused by the...
Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough
BBC Newsby Victoria Gill; Kate Stephens·16 Sept 2026
- Published Neuroscientists in the US have successfully adapted mice to have functioning human cells inside their own brains.
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