LAKE MISMANAGEMENT
Acting on a petition, the Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the forest department on the Gopalpur lake controversy. The petitioner challenged the constitution of the state wildlife advisory
Acting on a petition, the Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the forest department on the Gopalpur lake controversy. The petitioner challenged the constitution of the state wildlife advisory
Notwithstanding the Maharashtra government's preoccupation with dance bars, liquor liberalisation and private lake city-townships around Pune, the severe distress and suicides by farmers in Vidarbha
The Rajasthan state government’s determination to construct a canal which will slice through the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) is going to take a heavy toll on the tiger population of this high-profile
A major renovation scheme that gave hundreds of traditional farm buildings across the Lake District a new lease of life has helped keep traditional crafts skills alive as well as preserving the
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. This is a decade-old estimate given to the ministry in 2000 by the ministry of urban development.
Ecologists doubt whether the World Bank's us $22.4-million loan will actually be utilised to save Russia's Baikal lake. The amount is to be spent on
The world is getting warmer. This can cause glaciers to melt and within the next 10 years, water from Himalayan lakes can come hurtling down in torrents, and result in floods which could threaten
Udhagamandalam: Under the aegis of the Public Awareness Association of Udhagamandalam, World Wetlands Day was observed here on Tuesday. At a brief function organised inside the verdant arboretum (tree garden) near the Ooty Lake, a number of tiny-tots studying in the CSI Matriculation School took a pledge to protect the wetlands.
HC Ruling Today Could Shape Fate Of Aravalis Faridabad: If still more evidence was required, here it is. A large lake, that till two years ago brimmed with water, has also dried up completely in Dhauj, just 3km from the Sirohi and Khori Jamalpur mines, ramming home yet again the correlation between mining in the Aravalis and the drought in the area.
Chandigarh: The day TOI published pictures of dried up lakes in Badkhal, Surajkund and Damdama in Haryana
Chandigarh: The day TOI published pictures of dried up lakes in Badkhal, Surajkund and Damdama in Haryana
JAMMU: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal today said that the State Government will extend full cooperation to the Department of Science and Technology, GoI in its endeavour to set up India's National Large Solar
The Interior Department proposed to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the federal list of endangered and threatened species. Wolves in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, as
While international agencies have, in principle, agreed to fund the preservation and conservation of Mansar and Wullar lakes and DPR submitted by them awaits Government of India notification in this
Very near the hustle and bustle of Chennai city and north of the industrial belt at Manali is Kattupalli, a verdant village with placid waters of ponds and lakes dotting the landscape. Dunes of
A popular belief in Takburga taluk in Koppal district in Karnataka, if the Harijans touch the water in the Bannikoppa lake, then it will get infested with worms. With the exception of the Harijans
Concern has been growing in recent years regarding the potential impact of climate change on Pakistan’s already stressed water resources. Rising temperatures, increasing saltwater intrusion in coastal
The Wullar Lake, the largest fresh water lake of Asia, is losing its charm and beauty due to pollution and encroachments. Significant ecological changes are threatening its basic function as a
It seems like migratory birds, which are regular feature in the plains of the State this time of the year, have decided to give the lakes a miss this year.
AHMEDABAD: Naroda symbolised the epitome of neglect overflowing gutters and unforgettable corrosive waft from the chemical concoction flowing in Kharicut Canal. But in the coming year, not only is city administration readying a massive lake for Naroda in its heart, but also a Rs 390-crore project to cover up the 7.11 km Kharicut canal with an RCC slab to be converted to a garden.