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Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said there are 5,344 big dams in the country and out of them, around 293 are more than 100 years old. About 1,041 dams or 20% are 50 to 100 years old, he added

A team of vacationers stuck at a resort in Mumbai after water level rose to seven feet, requested help on social media. This prompted the Air Force, Army, and police teams to come to their rescue

Odisha minister in the Assembly said that the state does not have enough water in its reservoirs for irrigation, leading to the death of three farmers. Expressing displeasure, Congress members walked out of the House.

A youth and his two friends were trying to film TikTok videos in gushing floodwaters of Bihar. The current in the water washed away the youth whose body was recovered three days later by the NDRF

Professor Rajesh realised that plants absorb only 20% of water given to them. He made provisions to collect the 80% that drains out and began using it for watering plants the next day
 

Dr Ananya Babbar of Babbar Hospital believes that the act of providing plants to patients is aimed at making the environment a little better for future generations.
 

Roads are waterlogged in King's Circle area of Mumbai, following heavy rains in the city. The meteorological department had given a warning and stated that the city would receive heavy rains today and tomorrow. Chaitra Teresa John, superintendent of police has been appointed as chief of the anti-terrorist squad by the government. She is the first woman from Kerala to be appointed to the post. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 

At a time when the state of Tamil Nadu is reeling under acute water crisis, two villages in Ramanathapuram district were left protesting for better water supply. District collector Veera Raghava Rao has asked the local panchayat officials to arrange water supply. 

As per the warning, Mumbai is receiving heavy rains and roads have already been waterlogged. The city will continue to receive rains till tomorrow (July 24), says weather report.

Kanwar Yatra 2019 is an annual pilgrimage by the devotees of Lord Shiva to Haridwar and allied places. This year, T-shirts with prints of PM Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath are the main attractions for the devotees.

At a time of drought, people of a village near Maski in Raichur district drew and poured 550 buckets of water on an idol of God to pray for rains.

DK Shivakumar has expressed confidence that they will able to save the government as the JD(S) has asked the Congress to have its own member as the CM.

100 women water warriors in Moga, Punjab, formed a league to do everything to create awareness on water conservation and said that they will not allow even a single drop of water go waste
 

The 23 crew on board British oil tanker consists of 18 Indians, three Russians, a Latvian and a Filipino. The 23 crew members of the British flagged oil tanker Stena Impero was seized by Iran in Omani waters on Friday
 

 Heavy rains have led to a flood-like situation in Goa and waterlogging has disrupted daily life in the state