Manchhar Lake on its last legs
It is a major source of water in an arid region but Pakistan's largest freshwater lake in the Sindh province faces an ecological disaster which is endangering the livelihoods of more than 100,000
It is a major source of water in an arid region but Pakistan's largest freshwater lake in the Sindh province faces an ecological disaster which is endangering the livelihoods of more than 100,000
SRINAGAR: Minister for Forest and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad today asked the executing agencies to gear up men and machinery for effective implementation of prestigious Wullar Conservation Plan, for which Centre has already released the first installment of Rs 56 crore out of a total project cost of Rs 120 crore sanctioned under 13th Financial Commission.
The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) plans to take Mangla lake level to 1,206 feet. The decision has been taken by the authority to provide the country with additional irrigation
Asks petitioner to suggest alternative site to authorities CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has declined to interfere with the construction of a sewage storage-cum-treatment plant in a lake land at Ka.Kuppam village in Villupuram taluk.
Indian lakes are no longer serene waterbodies. Instead, they have become stinking cesspools, a result of continuous inflow of sewage and massive siltation. As the lakes die a premature death, the question that arises is who is responsible for this sorry s
West Godavari district, irrigated by two mighty rivers, is on the road to agricultural prosperity thanks to various schemes. WEST Godavari district, nestling between the mighty Krishna and the Godavari
The NWFP wildlife department has prepared guidelines for effective enforcements of preservation laws at Saiful Malook and Lolusar lakes. Commenting on the subject Chief Conservator Wildlife NWFP Dr
The future of the once famous Kolleru lake, a renowned bird sanctuary, is in jeopardy as the Andhra Pradesh state government is indecisive about evicting the encroachers and preventing incursion of
Large dams may spell doom for Lake Geneva
Newmont Mining has shown its "willingness" to improve the environmental mitigation plan for its proposed gold mine known as Conga, Peru's government said on Monday, as it seeks to overcome opposition to
The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad along with a host of other civic bodies is covering up one more arm of the Hussainsagar lake in order to save it. Kiran Kumar, an MCH officer overseeing the
The 20-day closure of the Sirhind canal has endangered power generation at Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant, Lehra Mohabbat. Sending an SOS to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the thermal
Ahead of the World Bank's Spring Meetings here this week, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries are meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, UK International Development
It is a moot point whether rulers in free India of modern times who built irrigation systems based on dams have been able to match the performance of Kakatiya rulers who got lakes dug to create
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala said on Friday that U.S.-based Newmont Mining should carry out a more ambitious environmental mitigation plan if it hopes to build its $4.8 billion Conga gold mine project.
For Bangaloreans, the brief period early this month, when the rains partially filled the desilted Ulsoor lake was an encouraging sight which ended months of speculation. And with the monsoon waiting
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad will organise a three-day international conference on climate change and its impact on water, food and environment in the city from Wednesday. About 300 delegates from various universities are expected to attend.
It may be hard to believe but the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority says its lake conservation programme has improved the health and wealth of a number of poor people in the vicinity of Safilguda
Efforts are on to include environmental conservation and management of Shahpura Lake under the Bhoj Wetland Project, project director Gulshan Bamra has informed. The management and conservation of
The eleventh meeting of the National River Conservation Authority, to be chaired by the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, will take stock of its achievements and the National Lake Conservation