Mars was once 'warmer, friendlier'
Photos from a satellite orbiting Mars suggest the Red Planet was once a water-rich land of lakes, boosting the theory that billions of years ago it may have had the conditions needed for the
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Signs of Mars' watery past
A new analysis of spacecraft photography of Mars appears to show that, in its earliest history, much of the planet was a land of lakes and shallow seas and this left distinct layers of sedimentary
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CM concerned over pollution levels of Hussain sagar
Reviewing the environmental conditions of the Hussain sagar lake, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N.Chandrababu Naidu asserted that a single point authority, like the Buddha Poornima project, should
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Chlorine through the skin causes cancer
researchers have found an increased risk of bladder cancer due to exposure to chlorinated water through drinking, swimming and bathing. The study was published online in the January 15, 2006, issue
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Green activists' silent rally to 'save lake'
Activists of Forum for better Hyderbad on Sunday took out a silent procession on Tank Bund and Necklace road in twin cities carrying placards with slogans "Lake it be" to register their protest
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Japan releases 1895.94 million yen for Bhoj wetland
Madhya Pradesh's minister for housing and environment Indrajeet Kumar informed that for the conservation of upper lake, the Japan Government has allocated 1895.94 million yen under Bhoj Wetland
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Pollutants take sheen out of Dal Lake
Dal Lake is shrinking in size with routine dumping of industrial wastes and encroachment along its banks. Continued agricultural activity in the floating gardens and catchment areas, land
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Conservation of wetlands in India: a profile
The wetlands, a term which includes water bodies of different types ranging from lakes, estuarine area, and riparian flood plains to tidal mud-flats, play a vital role in ensuring
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Turkmen leader plans giant lake in the desert
Turkmenistan has launched a 10-year plan to create a giant lake in the Karakum desert to solve water shortages and return land in the Central Asian republic to farm use, a government official said on
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Babu seeks help for lakes
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is currently touring Japan, has requested the Hiyoshi Ecological Society to extend co-operation for cleansing the Hussain Sagar, Kolleru and Pulicat lakes and
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Receding Dal Lake a cause for concern
Once the centre of attraction for tourists in Kashmir, the Dal Lake has shrunk by half from its previous size in the last few decades. About 20 per cent of its total area of 11 sq km has passed into
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N plants acting up
With temperatures in Europe at an all-time high, German nuclear plants have become too hot to handle. The soaring mercury has forced authorities to switch off the reactor at one plant and reduce the
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Fallen to Earth
Frozen pieces of a puzzle as old as the sun : Pieces of a meterorite that fell over a frozen lake in Canada in January appear to be the oldest and most pristine extraterrestrial material yet found,
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Travails of a waterscape
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Mapping the resilience of international river basins to future climate change-induced water variability
<p>Transboundary watercourses pose a variety of challenges to the management of water resources. Basin-wide management approaches often clash with state sovereignty. Efforts in cooperatively managing shared water resources are therefore of great importance for the sustainable management of transboundary river and lake basins.
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13th panel recommends Rs 78,974 cr for Orissa
BHUBANESWAR: The 13th Finance Commission (TFC) has recommended a grant of Rs 78,974.9 crore for the State for the award period from 2010 to 2015. The grant has increased substantially compared to the 12th Finance Commission, which recommended Rs 36,942.8 crore for Orissa.
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Impure lakes
KEEP the Great Lakes surrounding the US-Canada border clean or fall prey to cancer and impotency, warns the International Joint Commission, the watchdog for the five lakes -- Superior, Michigan,
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Sultanpur national park as eco-sensitive zone: notification
Whereas, the Sultanpur National Park ( about 15 km from Gurgaon and about 45 km from Delhi) is important and known for aquatic avifauna where about 30,000 birds belonging to about 250 species have been listed in this park during winters and the important birds visiting this park are Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Storks, Flamingoes, Geese, Ducks, etc.
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Shore-bird population growing in Chilika lagoon
BHUBANESWAR: Even as population of shore-birds is declining globally across the wetlands, Chilika has reported more of them. Over the years, more and more such wader species have turned up at the lagoon, a trend indicating the improved habitability of the 1,100 sq km wetland.
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Drought takes Udaipur back to some centuries
The drought led to misery all over Rajasthan but for Udaipur, it unearthed new historical facts. While desilting the Pichola lake which is about 400 years old, the city administration dug out idols