J&K govt moves in to save Dal Lake
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to relocate 13 hotels operating within the world-famous Dal Lake so save the world famous waterbody from pollution and encroachment. The Dal Lake, spread
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to relocate 13 hotels operating within the world-famous Dal Lake so save the world famous waterbody from pollution and encroachment. The Dal Lake, spread
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to constitute separate cells in Krishna and West Godavari districts to closely monitor the cleaning of Kolleru lake. Officers of the rank of deputy
The lifeline of Bhopal, the Upper and Lower lakes will be extinct within seven years if the present pace of encroachments of these lakes were go on. On the other hand no substantial progress has been
The onset of winters might have been delayed this year, but the winged visitors have not disappointed, flocking to the Sultanpur Lake by the hundreds and making it a perfect destination for a peaceful weekend getaway.
Draft Notification declaring the area around Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat as Eco-Sensitive Zone. The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in exercise
Giving a major thrust to the efforts to protect lakes in urban areas world over, the three-day International Workshop on Urban Lakes, which concluded here on Wednesday, has called for establishment
Acting on the directions of Jammu and Kashmir Accountability Commission authorities have removed number of encroachments raised on government land at the Sanasar Lake in district Udhampur. A high
The once serene and massive Pulicat lake, the second largest brackish lake in India is today gasping for breath with silt piling up in its belly. Ironically, the Andhra Pradesh state government,
With the railway tracks along Rabindra Sarobar freed of squatters, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's government announced an estimated Rs 1 crore project for beautification of the Lakes. Government officials
A huge body of water as big as North America’s Great Lakes may lie beneath Jupiter’s moon Europa, astronomers have said. The water body, believed to be locked within Europa’s icy outer shell a few kilometres
There is much uncertainty about the future impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. Such uncertainty reflects the difficulties in modelling the complex interactions between disease, climatic
It is a 50 hectare expanse, green and full of birds. The park is nearly 800 years old, but what has disappeared is the lake. Once, this lake supplied water to the people who lived in the Hauz Khas
Following the directions of Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for removing the plantation and other trees from the Dal Lake, the personnel of State Forest Corporation (SFC) have
Climate change and regional development projects are threatening the health and livelihood of indigenous peoples in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya, Human Rights Watch said in a report released.
Lakes in and around Mandya, in Karnatatka, which have great irrigation potential, are in a deplorable condition. Prominent lakes such as the Anekere, Kallahalli Kere, Yathagadahalli Kere and Holalu
Weeds have spread like a carpet over an area of several square kilometers in Upper Lake in Madhya Pradesh. At the same time the farming of waternut is continuing unrestricted in the lake. The task of
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz has sought the support of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) for getting the Dal Lake in Kashmir declared a world heritage site of the
The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is organising a three-day 'International workshop on urban lakes' here beginning June 16 to discuss various issues that have a bearing on lakes in
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Published in “Hindustan Times” dated 19.06.2015 Titled “Dirty flows your drinking water” authored by Ritam Haldar”
<p><span id="itro1">In this new briefing paper Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) focuses on state of waterbodies, conservation and management in India and provides a review of the existing policies,