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The malady of the lakes
Choking and pollution of the Great Lakes in Africa has affected breeding of unique fish species
Choking and pollution of the Great Lakes in Africa has affected breeding of unique fish species
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has granted a month's time to those who have raised constructions on the banks of the Dal Lake in contravention to the master plan of 1971 directing them to vacate
Several city suburbs continue to be inundated though there has been no heavy rain in the last few days. Residents of Karapakkam and several parts adjoining the Porur lake, Maduravoyal and Korattur
BURDWAN, 6 NOV: Thirty lorries, loaded with illegally-extracted sand from the Ajoy riverbed, were seized by the Durgapur SDO yesterday evening. The illegal consignment were meant to be transported to Dankuni,
The famed Kolleru lake, home for migratory birds, has fully dried up this year following failure of monsoon. The non-availability of water in the lake has resulted in a loss of Rs 100 crore for
Holding the disappearance of lakes due to dumping of garbage and debris and encroachments as the reason for both the deluge and drought faced by the city, the Exnora International has written a
The Supreme Court has declared that protection of natural lakes and ponds is akin to honouring the most basic fundamental right
The Himachal Pradesh government has formulated a Rs 1,800 crore integrated project for the ecological rehabilitation of the Pong Dam lake sanctuary and tapping its vast potential for nature tourism.
Chinese authorities have fined producers of the latest film by Oscar-nominated director Chen Kaige for damaging a pristine Himalayan lake during shooting, state press said. Producers of "The Promise"
The wind blowing off Lake Washington whistled outside Bergie's Bar and Grill on Friday, chilling the little makeshift shelter where a huddle of cigarette smokers tried to stay warm. "This really
Apparently succumbing to the pressure from party leaders and local farmers, the State government has reportedly decided to allow fish tanks in Kolleru lake that are intact on date to continue
After the richer locals leased land/water from the poor cooperatives in the 1970s in Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh, the land has remained in the name of poor "beneficiaries", while the real fisherfolk work on meagre wages.
Nearly 80 per cent of idols immersed in Hussiansagar lake contained chemical substances and were metallic coloured. Only 20 per cent of the immersed Ganesh idols were natural and dyed with vegetable
Imphal, 27 Oct: Winged guests migrating to Manipur as well as countless fishes who swim across from bordering Burma for breeding now have to look elsewhere. A friendly host to them for years, Manipur's
Hundreds of thousands of people in this Tamil Nadu capital have been rendered homeless after rain-fed rivers and lakes inundated almost three-fourths of the city, even as the administration struggled
Non-existence of a waste management system is polluting the Tsomgo lake, one of the major sacred places of the Sikkimese and a high profile tourist destination-situated about 12,000 ft high in east
For the first time in years, the Kankaria lake will not see any idol immersion on the last day of the Ganesh festival on Wednesday. At least, that is what members of various Ganesh associations have
Much of Tamil Nadu's capital, Chennai, was flooded on Saturday, following torrential rain and overflowing tanks, lakes and reservoirs. As rain continued to pound Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram
A division bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday categorically ordered the State Government not to allow immersion of Ganesh idols in the Hussain Sagar lake of Hyderabad on the occasion of
Three more persons from Bhawanipur and Lake Gardens are suspected to have come down with dengue in the city. Officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's health department said, that none of