BMC may cut supply of Powai lake water to L&T
MUMBAI: One of the country's leading engineering and construction firms, Larsen & Toubro Limited, has become the first major corporate casualty of the ongoing water crisis.
MUMBAI: One of the country's leading engineering and construction firms, Larsen & Toubro Limited, has become the first major corporate casualty of the ongoing water crisis.
This study investigates the impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial lakes in two major glacial hotspots in the Himalayas: the Dudh Koshi sub-basin in the Khumbu-Everest region in Nepal, and the Pho Chu sub-basin in Bhutan. The focus was on changes in the number and size of glacial lakes forming behind exposed end moraines as glaciers retreat, and the resulting potential threat of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). The report aims to demonstrate methodological aspects of monitoring and potential GLOF hazard assessment using a case study approach.
bhopal's Upper Lake is in danger. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (bmc) has accused the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (mpstdc) of polluting the lake, a protected site under the
This assessment report summarises current scientific knowledge on transboundary air pollution issues within the UNECE region and describes the effectiveness of air pollution measures in addressing large-scale
This assessment report summarises current scientific knowledge on transboundary air pollution issues within the UNECE region and describes the effectiveness of air pollution measures in addressing large-scale
Imphal: A critically-endangered species of deer, which has taught itself to walk using only two legs for fear of sinking in the floating biomass of Loktak lake here, is on the verge of losing its last
After one of the hottest summers on record, the lake that is the lone water supply and main recreational draw in this tiny West Texas town is more than 99 percent empty. Robert Lee, which is a two-hour
After Pallavaram, Kuthambakkam, Poonamallee and Kallakurichi, Sembakkam has joined the list of neighbourhoods whose residents have moved the national green tribunal against the dumping of garbage in their
- jn marg opened, visitors relish nathu-la & chhangu lake The trinity of Sikkim tourism — Nathu-la, Chhangu Lake and Baba Mandir in the East district — was declared open for visitors coming through the
The district administration has opted to blast the illegal fish tanks in the Kolleru lake, to complete the
Court order on public auction for leasing out the public tanks in Kanyakumari District for the purpose of cultivation of lotus plants. See also http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/newsletter/Kanya_Kumari.htm
While the state is still awaiting adequate rainfall, most of the lakes, ponds and water bodies are driying up fast. What has made matters worse for the aam admi, mainly farmers, is the erratic power supply beacuse of which the government-owned tubewells have also come to a standstill.
MUMBAI/SHAHAPUR/NASHIK: While Saturday's heavy rains brought a smile to the faces of Mumbaikars, the city's six catchments did not get the showers that could lessen Mumbai's water woes. However, officials and former civic commissioners remained hopeful that Mumbai would not have a water shortage by the end of the monsoon.
Imphal: The Loktak hydro-electric power project, commissioned three decades back, has reached electricity to thousands, but robbed thousand others of their livelihood. The Loktak lake, which has to
With Kochi corporation failing to improve the conditions at Kaloor slaughterhouse, Pollution Control Board (PCB), Ernakulam, is on the verge of sending a report to its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram
The Supreme Court (SC) was informed that the federal government has released Rs1.3 billion for Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD-II) project. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)
Vadodara’s Sindhi community that has for the past several years been trying to get VMC to clean and renovate the Sindhu Sagar in Warasiya in the city, has now shot out a legal notice to the Municipal Commissioner
Realising the importance of wetland conservation for ecological balance, the Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) has decided to launch an extensive drive to train locals across all districts in conserving
Water body adjacent to Botanical Garden being filled up, say environmentalists The widening of the road adjacent to Botanical Garden at Kondapur has run into controversy with environmental groups questioning the filling up of what they claim was a water body, for the project.
Bird lovers in Marathwada are having a good time spotting several feathered friends at the water bodies in Marathwada, though there has been a drop in the Greater Flamingo numbers this year. The Jayakwadi