Encroachments keep birds away
A white ibis at Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Rajmahal. Picture by Anant Kumar Roy Rajmahal, Nov. 6: Rampant encroachment is threatening the very existence of Jharkhand
A white ibis at Udhwa Bird Sanctuary in Rajmahal. Picture by Anant Kumar Roy Rajmahal, Nov. 6: Rampant encroachment is threatening the very existence of Jharkhand
With the bird-flu menace spreading its wings across the neighbouring countries, health officials in Gurgaon have swung into action. The blood samples of seven migratory birds at Sultanpur Lake have
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor work on the peripheral road of Gottigere in Bangalore City. The apex court has stayed the High Court order in this regard.
Miscreants on Monday night blasted the bund and a portion of the "kalangal" (outlet point) of the Kilaambakkam Lake near Vandalur to prevent the flooding of several huts and pucca houses that had
The Arctic is currently undergoing dramatic environmental transformations, but it remains largely unknown how these changes compare with long-term natural variability. Here we present a lake sediment sequence from the Canadian Arctic that records warm periods of the past 200,000 years, including the 20th century.
Vincent Island has over 15 hectares of mangroves The estuarine Vincent Island on Ashtamudi Lake at Shakthikulangara in Kollam is a private property covered by over 15 hectares of rich mangrove forests. The island is the only place in India where the rare yellow mangrove ( Ceriops tagal ) is found. But, the ecologically vital mangrove forests there stand threatened by development activity.
This report gives an overview of major environmental and socio-economic challenges that the Aral Sea region is facing, threats to the sustainable management of lake basin, major measures supported by the governments and international donor organizations aimed to address these critical environmental problems, and lessons learned from the environmental cooperation to date.
WB chokes Lake Victoria
The proposed project of cleaning of Hussain Sagar lake by the Hyderbad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) with the assistance of Japanese Bank for International Cooperation funds would have ended in
Climate change is warming oceans, rivers and lakes and threatening fish stocks already under pressure from overfishing, pollution and habitat loss, the environmentalist group WWF warned. The decline
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has refused to grant a clearance to Lavasa's ambitious lake city project in the hills near Pune. It cited the lack of credible action by the Maharashtra
The overflowing lakes in Bangalore may have caused hardships to the nearby residents. But Bangalore and its surroundings will have something to cheer about when they see more number of birds than
Some of Britain's most sensitive upland lakes and streams are beginning to recover from the ravages of acid rain, the government said. It said research showed levels of acidic sulphur in British
The Kodaikanal lake occupies a pride of place in this hill resort-The Princess of Hill Stations. Cycling and horse riding are popular sports around the lake. But now a number of shops and eateries
The Calcutta Improvement Trust (CIT) has stopped renewing the licences of the clubs bordering the Dhakuria Lakes for failing to comply with government orders. A three-member committee, comprising an
Police in southern Germany found two suspect containers in Lake Constance and were investigating a threat to poison the waters, authorities said.The open containers were found Wednesday at the bottom
Police in southern Germany found two suspect containers in Lake Constance and were investigating a threat to poison the waters, authorities said. The open containers were found at the bottom of the
Russian researchers are preparing to crack the secrets of a lake that has lain buried beneath a two-mile layer of Antarctic ice for 16 million years. They believe its lessons could be crucial in
Deep in the Himalayas, the disappearance of glaciers is threatening the kingdom of Bhutan. Anjali Nayar trekked through the mountains to see how the country is adapting to a warming world.
<p><span id="itro1">Despite 26 years implementation of programmes to control pollution, water in our rivers remains critically polluted says CAG in this first ever performance audit of water pollution