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Toxic scare: Residents of Hyderabad city in Pakistan's Sindh province might soon be exposed to several water-borne diseases. The city's irrigation authorities recently declared that toxic water from
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Centre sanctions 192 cr for Bhopal works
BHOPAL: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for Kamla Park flyover and Rs 27 crore for the completion of the BRTS construction work, including the Habibganj rail over-bridge, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In all, Rs 192 crore was sanctioned after a meeting of urban administration and development minister Babulal Gaur and Union urban development minister Kamalnath in New Delhi on Thursday. Kamalnath sanctioned four schemes worth Rs 192 crore for Bhopal's development. Gaur also discussed pending JNNURM projects of Indore and Jabalpur. Kamalnath said the city development projects would also be sanctioned soon, according to the spokesperson.
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Europe finds quality of water deteriorating
The quality of water in European rivers and lakes used for swimming and water sports has gotten worse in the past year, with one in 10 not up to standards, a European Commission report says. Coastal
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Bathing standards in EU inland waters slipping - report
One in 10 European Union inland bathing sites like lakes or rivers did not meet the 25 nation bloc's safety standards in 2004 and pollution was worse than the year before, the EU executive said. The
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A crescent of water is slowly sinking into the desert
Crescent Lake, a tourist attraction at Dunhuang in western China, has been shrinking over the last three decades because of the falling water table. He Zhailin channeling water from wells to irrigate
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BWSSB studying US help to clean Ulsoor lake
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board(BWSSB) is examining a proposal from an American firm to clean the Ulsoor Lake at a low
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Great lakes fouled with mix of storm water and sewage
A toxic soup of storm water mixed with billions of gallons of raw human waste and other untreated sewage is entering streams, rivers and the Great Lakes in six upper Midwest states, finds a new
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Now, a powder to replenish oxygen in lakes
After tons of fish died at Vengaiana Kere in KR Puram in Bangalore, the lake is slowly being oxygenated thanks to several cylinders of oxygen that were pumped into it. Nualgi Nano Biotech, a city
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Russians baffled as lake disappears
A Russian village was left baffled after its lake disappeared overnight. NTV television showed pictures of a giant muddy hole bathed in the summer sun, as fishermen from the village of Bolotnikovo
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Russian lake disappears, baffling villagers
A Russian village was left baffled after its lake disappeared overnight. NTV television showed pictures of a giant muddy hole bathed in summer sun, while fishermen from the village of Bolotnikovo
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Concern for Kondhs, but not Khasis?
What is common between Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district of Orissa and a place near Umiam lake in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya? Both are among the finest addresses for nature lovers.
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Scientists excited by rare meteorite find in Canada
Tagish Lake in rugged northern British columbia was frozen in January and Jim Brook figured it was th perfect time to load his pickup truck with supplies and haul them on the ice to his remote
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The weed choking Bangalore lakes
Water hyacinth, a weed which has covered several Bangalore lakes, is a noxious weed that grows rapidly and destroys life. Some uses have been found for this weed but its benefits far outweigh its
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Clear water to flow in downtown Beijing
For the first time in decades, this August people can expect to find lakes and rivers in downtown Beijing cleaned up and sparkling with clear green water. Yan Changyuan, director of the Beijing
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Vision 2025: A Ladakh roadmap
On the shores of picturesque Dal Lake, a host of intellectuals, bureaucrats and policy-makers have converged to discuss future of a beautiful but far-flung and underdeveloped region-Ladakh. They
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Bio-resources under threat in Manipur
IMPHAL, Aug 19: Indigenous bio-resources, flora and fauna diversity of Manipur is currently under threat despite various projects and schemes for the conservation taken up. Manipur falls in the region of Indo-Burma Biodiversity hotspots, which known as one of the most threatened biodiversity hotspots due to rapid exploitation and habitat loss.
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PAKISTAN
Manchar, Asia's largest fresh water lake, is heading towards doom. Salinity levels in the lake, situated in Pakistan's Dadu district, have risen dangerously as saline water from the Salinity Control
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Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: International law, policy guidelines and best practice application
This WWAP publication (produced in close collaboration with IUCN Environmental Law Center, University of Dundee IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
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Dominica's Boiling Lake' ceases to simmer
Boiling Lake, this Caribbean island's most exotic tourist lure, has ceased to simmer. For nearly four months, the volcanic crater's usually bubbling brew has been calm, except for brief surges when
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Jepson's plan to save Vembanad Lake sinks
Grant Jepson is leaving Alappuzha in Kerala with a heavy heart. He could not accomplish his dream to build a fully eco-friendly houseboat and thus save the highly polluted Vembanad Lake from kerosene