J&K may wrap up Dal conservation project
After throwing millions into the fast dying tourist attraction, the Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir government is reviewing its Rs 500-crore conservation plan. Possibilities are being explored if the lake
After throwing millions into the fast dying tourist attraction, the Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir government is reviewing its Rs 500-crore conservation plan. Possibilities are being explored if the lake
April could be an uncomfortable month for those doing business in or visiting the Dhakuria lakes. Unable to get any funds from the West Bengal state government under salary heads in recent months, a
An unstable glacier in Peru has raised fears of flooding. A huge lump of the glacier, which feeds Palcacocha lake in the Andes, is threatening to crack and drop into the lake below. Peruvian
The Tamil Nadu state government might be announcing periodically about the need to protect lakes and water bodies. But the arguments do not seem to have percolated down to othher arms of the
The Centre has gone back on its promise to treat Rabindra Sarobar as a "national lake" and sanction a grant of Rs2 crore to the Calcutta Improvement Trust (CIT), which maintains the lake. In an
JAMMU, Feb 8: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday sought the support of Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) in the promotion of aroma, herbal and leather industry in Jammu and Kashmir.
The historical Halkhoriya lake at Rantanpur VDC-1 of Bara distrct (Nepal) is one verge of extinction due to inadequate care. The Sen rulers of Makwanpur district during the medieval age of Nepali
Lokayukta Justice N Ventakachala has directed the Bangalore city corporation (BCC) to immediately take steps to clear silt removed from Ulsoor lake which has found its way into the Bennamangala tank
If a research project of the IIT-Madras bears fruit, clean drinking water might just become an affordable commodity for the poor. The project, aimed at coming up with a low-cost, low-maintenance water
Kolleru, the largest freshwater lake in Asia, spread over 954 km in the alluvial plains of the Godavari and Krishna basins, is fast vanishing due to pollution, encroachment and the Andhra Pradesh
It is another Greater Noida project gone wrong, as the Uttar Pradesh government is in the middle of a new land deal controversy, and coming just ahead of the assembly polls in the state. The latest controversy is about the Union environment ministry asking the state government and private builder Ansal API to stop work at the 2,400-acre ‘wetland’ area at Dadri in Greater Noida. This land was sold by the UP government to Ansals for a housing project. The ministry had earlier slammed the UP government for polluting the Ami river.
The European Commission has unveiled a new set of water pollution rules, which will for the first time include certain pharmaceutical products. The Commission is proposing to add 15 chemicals to the list
Bangalore: Just two days and 4,000 calls; the water crisis in the districts is severe, going by the distress calls flooding the state government’s toll-free number from Monday. Experts say the state’s reservoirs have depleted, while 93% of lakes and tanks have dried up. The nearly empty reservoirs signal a grave situation not only for drinking water and irrigation, but also for power generation. About 60% of the state’s energy generation is from hydel sources. Experts say the groundwater situation is poor due to inadequate rainfall in the past three years.
Water used by irrigated crops is obtained from three sources: local precipitation contributing to soil moisture available for root water uptake (i.e., green water), irrigation water taken from rivers,
Census of birds in Krishnagiri district was conducted by the Forest Department at the seven forest ranges in the district from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the second year in succession on Friday. The survey
AGARTALA: The Planning Commission (PC) has given an investment clearance of Rs 14.89 crore for Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme of Tripura to be implemented by next one year, restoring the lost glory
Washington, Oct. 20: Sediment cores from a small Arctic lake in Canada stretching back 200,000 years show unprecedented gains in global warming since 1950, indicating human activity is the likely cause, a study said.
BHUBANESWAR: An integrated management plan of Chilika lagoon is now ready.
The Capital’s first monorail corridor project will come up in the Trans-Yamuna area with the Delhi Government giving in-principal approval to a link between Shastri Park Metro station and Trilokpuri via
Tension ran high in Mavallipuram village near Yelahanka on Wednesday morning when villagers laid seige to the Ramky garbage management facility and locked up the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) personnel and the facility authorities.