Four-year schedule to restore 85 lakes
Andhra Pradesh's Roads and Buildings Minister K Vijayarama Rao said that 85 lakes in and around Hyderabad would be restored within four years to conserve the underground water
Andhra Pradesh's Roads and Buildings Minister K Vijayarama Rao said that 85 lakes in and around Hyderabad would be restored within four years to conserve the underground water
For two historical water bodies in Hyderabad
The storage capacity of Tarbela dam in Pakistan has reduced to nine million acre feet from 11.05maf due to massive accumulation of silt in the lake. Storage of water in the 97km-long and 2km-wide
An ancient lake that once existed between Victoria and Tasmania has been explored by Australian geoscientists who hope to find out whether a mini ice age occurred in the southern hemisphere 11,000
On the basis of hydrochemical and biological studies, a trophic gradient has been established between the inshore and the offshore areas of the Dal lake. The inshore areas receive large quantities of raw sewage and agricultural runoff as a result of which high nutrient concentration of water and the presence of dense phytoplankton populations have been registered at these sites.
Near the dead centre of North Africa, where water has long been scarce and long-term drought is making it scarcer yet, one of the last large water bodies, Lake Chad, has shrunk by 95 per cent since
Near the dead center of North Africa, where water has long been scarce and long-term drought is making it scarcer yet, one of the last large water bodies, Lake Chad, has shrunk by 95 percent since
Water from last year's floods in Queensland's gulf country are surging through Australia's inland river system towards Lake Eyre, bringing animal and plant life to Australia's red, dry outback. Last
Millions of litres of drinking water were used to top up Albert Park Lake and revive grass near the race track in the lead-up to this year's Grand Prix, while government and water authorities were
forest fires hasten mercury accumulation in the soil and catchments, say researchers of Michigan University. According to them, forest foliage are huge mercury traps. When burnt, the mercury
"Et Bidi/Et Chamber (Every home/ Every Firm)" is now a popular slogan among four lake people of Tarapur, a remote Upazila of Tarapur District of Bangladesh. Since launching of the "Et Bidi/Et
The Save Dal Lake project is embroiled in a multi crore scam
Chilka lake in Orissa has become a poacher's delight. The railway station in the sleepy town of Bhusandpur, the gateway to the lake, has become a thriving market for birds caught in and around the
Cambodia has passed legislation making its Tonle Sap Lake-Southeast Asia's largest freshwater body-a biosphere reserve on par with Yellowstone National Park and the Gobi Desert, officials
Myriad Genetics Inc, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based genomics company, is exploring the possibilities of joint research and development initiatives with the Indian biotech industry and research
Botanists have drawn up the first authoritative "tree of life" for the plant kingdom. One surprise is the findng that all land plants are descended from a green alga that emerged from a lake or river
Botanists have drawn up the first authoritative "tree of life" for the plant kingdom. One surprise is the findng that all land plants are descended from a green alga that emerged from a lake or river
An eighteenth century canal system in Pune remains fresh despite long disuse
A water war has broken out between the civic bodies of Calcutta and Salt Lake. On Saturday, Mayor Subrata Mukherjee threatened to discontinue supply of filtered water from the Trinamul Congress-run
The European Union ( eu ) has banned fish imports from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The decision was taken after reports that Uganda had restricted the sale of fresh fish products