Immediate action needed to control water shortage crisis
A recent report by Nature Scientific Journal on Iran’s water crisis indicates that from 2002 to 2015, over 74 billion cubic meters have been extracted from aquifers, which is unprecedented and its revival takes thousands of years along with urgent action.
Iranian Researchers Make, Export Advanced Water Treatment System
Iranian researcher at a knowledge-based company developed a sea water electrolyzer system and managed to export it to foreign countries.
Water Drilling Underway in Sistan, Iran
Reza Ardakanian said on Friday water drilling operations from a depth of 3,000 meters is underway in the southeastern water-stressed province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
Iran: Desalinated Water for 17 Provinces
The Energy Minister of Iran, Reza Ardakanian said feasibility studies have been launched to supply 17 provinces across the country with desalinated water from the sea.
Turkish Troops Cut Off Drinking Water in Hasakah, Syria: Report
Turkish troops and their allied militants cut off drinking water supplied to civilians in the Hasakah city in northeastern Syria, a report said.
Rouhani to inaugurate water, electricity projects
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will inaugurate four major water treatment and electricity generation projects in Tehran.
Wasting Water Falls by 23% in Badrud
TEHRAN – Director of Water and Waste Water Company of Badrud in a radio program said that Badrud Region is not under coverage of water supply project of Isfahan city, and drinking water of the town is provided through 6 wells whose water pressure is 120 liters per second.
Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water
A novel technology was developed by Indian-origin researchers that can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranes. The advance brings hope for countries like India where clean drinking water is a big issue. According to a team from the Washington University in St. Louis. More than one in 10 people in the […]
Water, power projects worth $5.7b offered to private sector
Some 46 power and water projects at the value of 243 trillion rials (about $5.7 billion) were offered to the private sector during a ceremony attended by Iranian Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on Tuesday. The offered projects to the private sector include Ofoq Power Plant (in the southwestern province of Khuzestan) with the capacity of […]
New Properties of Water Discovered
A team of scientists has uncovered new molecular properties of water — a discovery of a phenomenon that had previously gone unnoticed. Liquid water is known to be an excellent transporter of its own autoionization products; that is, the charged species obtained when a water molecule (H2O) is split into protons (H+) and hydroxide ions […]