Is city's development at cost of its green space?
Ahmedabad: Will the city be grey or green?
Ahmedabad: Will the city be grey or green?
Hyderabad, Sept. 19: The government has decided to punish those who built illegal constructions upstream of Osamansagar and Himayatsagar.
At a public hearing held recently in Pokhara in Nepal, experts pointed out several ways to save the Phewa lake from pollution. They also identified the major pollutants generated by hotels,
Industrial waste released into a lake in Dhaka has triggered the death of thousands of fish. The polluted lake water is also posing a health risk to slum dwellers who have been consuming these
Civic body to take over reins, develop garden and children
A pilot study was undertaken to assess the potential fertility of lentic waters and to ellucidate the ecology of aquatic flora. In addition, studies were performed at microcosmal level and the results, so obtained, were applied at field level, to forsee the impact of nutrients on natural waters.
SALT LAKE CITY: The best deal on fuel in the United States right now might be here in Utah, where people are waiting in lines to pay the equivalent of 87 cents a gallon.
CANBERRA: On the cracked gray clay of an ancient lake bed on the edge of Australia's outback, Guy Kingwill is at the frontier of a global rush to commercialize water.
The AP Pollution Control Board’s report, released on Tuesday, stated that the heavy downpour during the time of immersion of Ganesh idols (on September 18) led to an increase in the water level in Hussainsagar.
A MAJOR operation is on to restore the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar. Encroachments around the lake are being removed by the department of housing and urban development under its lake conservation
Steeped in pollution, Ranchi lake is no more a crowd puller
The concept of immersing Ganesh idols in artificial ponds, which was alien to Nagpurians all these years, is now slowly but steadily catching up, if the post- Anant Chaturdashi day statistics, provided
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 16/09/2013 regarding various encroachments in the forest area particularly that of Mcleodganj
High Court today asked the Government to file status report about the creation of 225 posts for closure of Watershed Development project to make functional the Wullar Conservation Management Authority.
The winter season is yet to depart fully. Some time back the farmers crops were hit by frost; now, there are also reports of sudden rains in some parts. Now, news is coming that the groundwater level in the State has fallen by 2 to 3 metres. The lake of the State capital Bhopal at Bhadbhada has started drying. Rainfall during the last few years was less and the lake did not fill up to the brim.
It is the ultimate irony. Mumbai, overwhelmed by rains in the past few years, could be heading for a water crisis. The low levels of the lakes that supply water to the city
Around 15 dead fish were found floating in the Sukhna waters on Monday morning, causing concern about the safety of aquatic life in the lake. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the fish could have died because of deposition of sand in their gills. The dead fish were removed and their samples sent to the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, for tests. Water samples were also collected by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.
Four water and sediment samples were drawn from Keoladeo National Park Lake, Bharatpur to monitor pesticide residues. Estimation was done by GC-ECD using multiresidue method for organochlorine and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides.
Shimla: The government will spend Rs 10.39 crore on creating various infrastructure facilities at the Pong Dam lake in the first phase under the Asian Development Bank-funded Infrastructure Development Investment Programme for Tourism. Director of Tourism Arun Sharma said his department would also promote community-based tourism activities for generating employment avenues for the local people
The Supreme Court has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to start from April 20 the demolition of all fish tanks from Kolleru Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Asia. The exercise should be