Perched atop an abyss
The predatory Nile perch, introduced with all good intentions into the Lake Victoria, is turning out to be the magnificent lake s nemesis
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Floating light
Nutrient rich water chestnuts need only a culinary imagination
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Distribution of pesticides, PAHs and heavy metals in prawn ponds near Kolleru lake wetland, India
This paper discussed the distribution of pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in water, sediment and prawn from intensive prawn ponds (n = 8) near the Kolleru lake wetland, India and assessed the quality of prawn for human consumption and also discussed the possible effects of these pollutants on pond environment and aquatic environment.
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Bellandur lake to get new look, naturally
Bellandur lake, which has hit the headlines over the past two years for its phenomenal levels of pollution-causing froth, will now be restored - naturally.The Union Ministry of Environment and
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Sankey tank to go Ulsoor way
After Ulsoor, Bangalore, it's now the turn of Sankey tank to get a facelift, courtesy the Bangalore City Corporation's (BCC) lake rejuvenation programme, Jalasamvardane. From Wednesday, the BCC will
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From Shore to Forest, Projecting Effects of Climate Change
While the long-term outlook for grape-growers in the Finger Lakes region is favorable, it is less than optimal for skiers and other winter sports enthusiasts in the Adirondacks. Fir and spruce trees are
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Upper lake level fast receding
The water level in Upper lake had been receding every day with the scanty rain witnessed this year. The people once again would have a tough time and will have to manage with water of dead storage in
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Pong lake: popular with winged visitors
Being one of the largest man made wetlands in the country, Pong Lake in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh attracts more than 230 species of migratory and resident birds. Renamed Maharana Pratap
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Encroachers find a safe haven in Panamarathupatti lake
Even as the Tamil Nadu state reels under monsoon failure, forcing the government to declare all but one district as 'drought hit', a man made lake, once the prime source of water supply to Salem
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'Irregularities in lake construction works'
The panch, deputy sapanch and villagers of the village Hirapur of village panchayat,Madhya Pradesh Kalmeshra have opened front against irregularities in lake construction works under Rajiv Ghandhi
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Rs 2.55 crore sanctioned for Vengaiahana lake works
Desilting, formation of road embankment, island formation, gardening and landscaping of Vengaiahana Lake in K R Puram, which is in a highly polluted condition, will be taken up at a cost of Rs 2.55
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Plan for new drainage
A Rs 50-lakh project for a new drainage system from Karakkamuri, Kerala, to the lake on an experimental basis has been prepared and the work will start soon, Tourism Minister K V Thomas
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Tapping world's purest water risky
A scientist has warned that taking a slip of the world's purest water, now locked deep under ice in Antarctica, might erupt in a soda can-type explosiion on a massive scale. Lake Vostok in Antarctica
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A tale of two lakes
This is the story of two lakes, both in south Kolkata. Both are shown as blue stretches in the latest Kolkata map drawn up by the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, government of
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'Ice Museum' found under South Pole
American scientists have found a salt water lake under the South Pole that contains 2,800-year-old organisms which were brought back to life from their deep freeze. "These life forms may posses novel
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2,800-yr-old frozen algae thawed back to life
In ice that has sealed a salty Antarctic lake for more than 2,800 years, scientists have found frozen bacteria and algae that returned to life after thawing. The research may help in the search for
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Once upon a time, there were 262 lakes and tanks in Bangalore...
Believe it or not, Bangalore had over 262 lakes and tanks till about half way into the 20th century. But in 1985, when the State Government entrusted Lakshman Rau -- the city's administrator then --
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Churning the stilled waters
The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city"s famed lakes
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The lost lakes of Bangalore - IV
Playgrounds are the need of the hour in Bangalore, the fastest-growing city in Asia. But at what cost? The Jakkarayanakere ground, for instance, was once a lake sheltering a small eco-system by
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Wular woes being redressed... at last
The Jammu and Kashmir Government is gearing up for a massive clean-up of the Wular Lake, the largest freshwater body in Asia, which is in an environmental mess thanks to encroachment, silting and