Climate contours: living with change - biodiversity, communities and livelihoods
Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems in the Himalayas (CCIFEH) Programme is a joint initiative of WWF-India and WWF Nepal, funded by WWF-The Netherlands.
Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems in the Himalayas (CCIFEH) Programme is a joint initiative of WWF-India and WWF Nepal, funded by WWF-The Netherlands.
Surface area of the world-facmous Dal Lake in Kashmir has increased by the significant 3.39 sq km following efforts by government agencies to restore the lake. This was stated by the Chairman of
Three films from North East, including two from Manipur, have been nominated for screening at the prestigious 5th CMS Vatavaran, Environment and Wildlife Film Festival, 2009 to be held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from October 27 to 31 under the theme Climate Change and Sustainable Technologies.
Salmon travelling to Alaska's lakes to spawn are carrying large doses of industrial pollutants with them, a study has shown. The accumulation of these compounds could have harmful consequences for
setting up of the Ennore Satellite Port, North Chennai Thermal Plant and the proposed petrochemical complex will severely affect the ecology and wildlife of the Pulicat Lake and the neighbouring
Scientists are blaming global warming for falling fish harvests in Africa's Lake Tanganyika, threatening the diets of several developing nations. Warming air and water and decreasing wind have cut
Once the expansive Koramangala lake, the water gave way to the prestigious National Games Village for athletes in 1996. Latter, the Karnataka state government put the apartments on offer for the
Declaration of Tso-Morari Lake in Changthang area of frontier region of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir as the wetland of international importance under Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has paved the way
Dal Lake, once the major life support of Srinagar city is fast shrinking. The tributaries connected with it and the Jhelum river have been turned into
A multi crore project under the conservation and management programme has been proposed for the development and conservation of the world famous Wullar Lake. The World Bank is being approached for
Water rationing has now started taking political overtones. The quantity of water in the Upper Lake and the duration up till which it will last is now one of the major issue of discussion of the
Multi crore project under conservation and management programme has been proposed for the development and conservation of the world famous Wullar Lake in Srinagar. The World Bank is being approached
The state health department has written to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board asking for permission to use its Salt Lake laboratory to test samples of soft drinks and bottled water for
New detailed images of the bottom of Crater Lake in Oregon, US, are giving scientists a new look ag a previously hidden place. Crater Lake, with a depth of 608 metres, is the deepest in the US and
The delay in the completion of the underground drainage work in Tumkur (Karnataka) has affected Amanikere. The stinking lake poses health problems for those residing nearby. Most of the sewage
The Italian space scientists are developing a prototype of a state-of-the-art portable digital camera that could monitor quality of lake waters on the spot to attend to environmental emergencies. The
Culture and Tourism Minister Jagmohan will wield the broom in and around the area adjoining the Pushkar lake and the temple devoted to Brahma in an attempt to boost both tourism and preserve an
Three Kerala wetlands, Ashtamudi, Shasthamkotta Lake and Vembanad Kol, have made it into the critical Ramsar List. This international green stamp on these wetlands simply means a total redefinition
food security Ethiopia defends land grab Ethiopia, where 20 per cent of the people are in urgent need of food aid, defended its plan to offer 2.7 million hectares (ha) cultivable land to foreign companies.
Even as the beautiful Durgam Cheruvu lake on the Hyderabad city outskirts is being showcased as a must see tourist spot, real estate cartels, indifferent pollution control authorities and an