Guy Adams: Fiji Water renews its relationship with a local dictator

The makers of Fiji Water appear to have about as many principles the air-headed celebrities who quaff their overpriced bottles of H2O. Only yesterday, the firm announced that it was closing down opera ...- 01/12/2010, World

New purifier offers clean water with just a crank

Launched on November 4, SteriPEN's Sidewinder purifier can filter water anywhere - even where there is no access to electricity or batteries.- 12/11/2010, Health & Families

Asia facing worsening water crisis: ADB

Asia is facing a worsening water crisis that threatens to curtail food production while taking an increasingly heavy toll on the region's economies, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.- 17/10/2010, Health & Families

Pool water 'not to blame' for illness

Canadian swimmer Ryan Cochrane leads home South Africa's Heerden Herman and Australia's Ryan Napoleon in the second heat of the men's 1,500 metres freestyle yesterday.- 09/10/2010, Athletics

Parisians tap into free water supply

Eco-conscious Parisians can now get free, unlimited sparkling water at a new public drinking fountain which is intended to wean consumers off bottled water and on to tap.- 22/09/2010, Europe

'As rainfall becomes more eratic, we must invest in water storage'

Dr Colin Chartres, the director general of the International Water Management Institute and one of the world's leading water experts, will warn this week that increasingly erratic rainfall related to climate change poses a huge threat to the world's economic growth and food security.- 05/09/2010, Business News

Drink of water before meal aids weight loss

It must rate as one of the simplest diets, but scientists have nevertheless shown that drinking water before meals causes significant weight loss.- 24/08/2010, News

Japan's Itochu to begin water-processing business in China

Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp.will start selling water-processing equipment in China to help combat the country's serious problems with water pollution, a company spokesman said Wednesday.- 20/08/2010, Environment

Access to clean water is 'human right', says UN

The UN General Assembly has declared access to clean water and sanitation a "human right" in a resolution that more than 40 countries, including the US and Britain, did not support.- 30/07/2010, World Politics

Beijing’s Water Cube set to make a splash once again

As Beijing gets set to mark two years since it hosted the Olympic Games, city authorities are planning to help celebrate the anniversary by opening up the National Aquatics Centre for public use.- 27/07/2010, News & Advice

Consumers change their mind about bottled water

The International Bottled Water Association suggests that consumers are changing their opinions about bottled water, pointing to an overturn of several bans in the US.- 22/07/2010, House & Home

Girl, 15, critical after lake rescue

A teenage girl was fighting for her life today after being pulled from a lake at a water park. The 15-year-old, from Middlesex, was playing in the lake at Cotswold Water Park at 3.45pm on Sunday when her parents lost sight of her. A boy playing with a football in the lake is believed to have pulled her out of the water and a lifeguard then carr...- 12/07/2010, Home News

Asia in the grip of water crisis: Asian Development Bank

Asia is in the grip of a water crisis that could set back the region's robust economic growth if left unresolved, according to a top Asian Development Bank (ADB) official.- 04/07/2010, Environment

Sewage helps Singapore shake off water shackles

When Singapore said it would not renew a water-supply pact with Malaysia the news hardly caused a ripple in a nation where technology is now flowing through the taps.- 03/07/2010, House & Home

Half a milliliter of water needed per Google search

The IEEE Interactive map shows the relationship between energy and water, and the report reveals the amount needed for a Google search.- 30/06/2010, Environment