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Toxic death
Reckless use of pesticides led to fish deaths in Delhi
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Sewage turns lake toxic in Ambattur
Vijayalakshmipuram Thangal lake at Ambattur continues to be a dumping centre for sewage, putting the life and health of around 5,000 residents in the area in jeopardy while the Ambattur Municipality
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SC: Plastic bags bigger threat than atom bomb
New Delhi: Excessive use of plastic bags and their unregulated disposal has been choking lakes, ponds and sewage systems, the Supreme Court said on Monday while warning that it posed a threat more serious
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Letter from the Govt of Maharashtra to Lake City Corporation on the grant of environmental clearance
<p>Letter from the Govt of Maharashtra to Lake City Corporation on the grant of environmental clearance to develop township hill station in Taluka - Mulshi, Velhe, District Pune. </p>
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Water Water everywhere but...
Though lakes, rivers, seas and oceans cover 70% of the earth's surface yet there's an acute shortage of water for human consumption. The United Nations foresees serious water shortages by 2010.
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SAC scientist charts Sarasvati's Tibet to Gujarat course
A river as mighty and as wide as Sarasvati could not have originated but from a glacier or a glacier lake in the Himalayas and its flow was continuous from the Himalayas to Gujarat between 6,000 to
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Fewa lake beach
Beach-lovers, rejoice. Fewa Lake in Pokhara (Nepal) is soon going to have its very own beach a la Europe and America. The Fewa Beach and Environment Conservation Committee (FBECC) is going ahead
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Heat from volcanic rock could power the planet
Molten volcanic rock could be used to produce electricity in future. A team from Sandia National Laboratory in --Albuquerque, New Mexico , has begun exploratory drilling at Mammoth Lakes in
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Getting a new flow of life
A lake which was teeming with several hundreds of birds including migratory ones, about eight years back, is now a cricket pitch for the local kids. What was once surrounded by lush paddy fields and
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Hussainsagar purer, says PCB
Officials of the AP State Pollution Control Board have noticed that the self-purification capacity of the Hussainsagar lake has improved satisfactorily in the past two years. As per the monthly
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A noiseless cruise in Chilika
BHUBANESWAR: Cruising along in a boat at a nice speed on the tranquil waters of Chilika! Well, the annoying sound of the boat engine almost kills half the pleasure. But this, in the coming times, will be a thing of the past.
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Water hazard slur on Sarobar clubs
Taking a dip in Rabindra Sarobar could be injurious to health. The Dhakuria Lakes harbour pollutants that irritate the skin, resulting in rashes and "severe eye disease'. This was revealed by
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‘Gap between total & treated sewage hurting water sources’
Cities in India are dreaming of becoming New York and London but we seldom worry about as basic an issue as sewage and its disposal in our country. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has brought out a two-volume book titled Excreta Matters: Report on the State of India’s Environment to highlight how only 20 per cent of sewage is being treated in the country. Sunita Narain, director general, CSE, talks about the murky issue plaguing the water sources in this interview to Rashme Sehgal.
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Ramsar site status sought for 2 more lakes
Keeping in view the vital role of wetlands in conservation of biodiversity, the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment has sent proposals to seek Ramsar site status for two more lakes
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Fund scam?
funds meant for Chilka lake, Asia's largest water lagoon, have been diverted by the Chilka Development Authority (cda). The recent report of the Comp troller and Auditor General (cag) reveals
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Halt rampant digging of borewells
Once upon a time there were lakes in the erstwhile garden city. Now, there are only memories as they have been filled with debris upon which concrete structures grown. With water sources drying up,
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BMC reduces water supply to 5-star hotels
MUMBAI: Rains may have come to the catchment areas of lakes, but that has not come as any relief to Mumbai's five-star hotels. The BMC has curtailed supply to as many as 23 hotels across the city, including Oberoi, Taj and J W Marriott. Water supply has been curtailed to 21 mineral water companies.
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City feels tremors, people hit streets
KOLKATA, 11 APRIL: Tremors felt in several districts of the state due to an earthquake, measuring 8.5 on the Richer scale, that hit off the western coast of northern Sumatra, triggered panic in the city
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Kalpasar project inaugurated
The Rs 55,000 crore Kalpasar project that aims to turn the Gulf of Cambay into a massive sweet water lake by slicing it out of the Arabian Sea through the construction of a 60-km long dam was flagged