Life flows into Australia's barren centre
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
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Tap water pumped into lake for GP
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
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A new way of rural development
"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
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Weeding out corruption
The Save Dal Lake project is embroiled in a multi crore scam
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SE Asia's largest lake gets protection
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
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Myriad eyes pacts with Indian biotechs
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
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EAST AFRICA
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
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Is it the end?
For two historical water bodies in Hyderabad
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Plants that made the leap from the deep
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
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Plants that made the leap from the deep
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
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Russia's Valley of Geysers reappears after landslide
A valley full of rare geysers and thermal vents in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula disappeared on June 3 after an entire mountainside collapsed only to reappear few days later after a drop in the water
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Droughts after deluges
As the glaciers recede, the frequency of natural hazards such as floods and cloudbursts will increase
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Water war hots up in Salt Lake
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
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Call to preserve Pulicat Lake
Environmentalists have stressed the importance of conserving the Pulicat Lake spread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the second largest brackish water lagoon in the country after Chilika in
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Canada acts to prevent threat of water loss to Great Lakes
Canada's government has introduced legislation to prevent bulk water removal from the Great Lakes, which face dropping levels.On 5 February, John Manley, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
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The broken mirror
A pristine lake that once drew birds of several species today lies clogged with weeds, a victim of unplanned economic development.
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal, January 2014
<p>Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal</p>
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Growth of hyacinth continues unabated
Even as the deadline for the Bhoj Wetland Project is coming to a close on March 13 next, the target is no where near being achieved. The lower lake is once again getting enveloped with water hyacinth
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EU issues hazardous chemicals hit list
The European Commission issued on Thursday a list of 11 hazardous chemicals which it wants industry to phase out in a long-term plan to clean up Europe's rivers, lakes and seas.The list includes some
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Social and economic considerations in conserving wetlands of indo-gangetic plains: A case study of Kabartal wetland, India
The Kabartal wetland situated in the upper Indo-Gangetic flood plains in northern India is significant because of its hydrological and ecological services, and the socio-economic and cultural values that it represents. Despite being designated as a wildlife sanctuary, this wetland is under threat from anthropogenic pressures.