City lake restored to recharge tanks
In a unique rainwater harvesting experiment using low cost on the spot innovations two range forest officers (RFOs) have given back to Bangalore, almost restored lake which in turn will recharge
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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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Greenland Meltwater Contributes to Rising Sea Levels
As the largest single chunk of melting snow and ice in the world, the massive ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of Greenland is recognized as the biggest potential contributor to rising sea levels
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In the business of saving a lake
After contributing much to Bangalore's economy, various corporate firms, multinational companies, IT industry giants have joined hands with environment experts and consultants to save Bellandur lake
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Ek Sarpanch-Ek Talab scheme be introduced
Collector Anil Kumar Jain is introducing Ek Sarpanch-Ek Talab scheme in the district of Gwalior with a view to improve all such old lakes which are at present in ruinous state. In this campaign both
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Dredging of Krishnapur canal a distant dream
This monsoon in Calcutta, Salt Lake may well have a repeitition of last year's floods as engineers feel their work of desilting the Krishnapur canal may not be complete before the rains. According to
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Most dams, reservoirs in Saurashtra go dry
With the onset of summer, most dams, lakes and reservoirs in Saurashtra region have gone dry completely. Rajkot city is facing severe water crisis. The biggest blow is the drying up of Bhadar dam-for
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Marine drive harming Bhoj project, say experts
Closure of the Marine Drive, demolition of hotel Lake View Ranjeet and similar other hard-hitting measures were recommended by experts at a day-long workshop for the stakeholders in the ambitious Rs
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Call to protect Great Lakes water system
A US-Canada commission has recommended that both governments adopt stringent standards to manage the Great Lakes water system and establish conditions that would make it virtually impossible for
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Bengal objects to Centre's decision on lake
The West Bengal government will lodge a strong protest with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on the Centre's reported decision withdrawing the national lake status to Calcutta's Rabindra
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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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Volcanoes in action in Indonesia
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano rumbled early on November 2, emitting red-hot stones and lava. Two other volcanoes in the island nation are also spewing plumes of hot ash and gases. Authorities,
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Can lakes and waterways be reclaimed ?
Recommendations made as early as the 1920s to invorporate the country's network of rivers, lakes and canals into the urban development plans, if followed even remotely, could have given us a capital
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Borewells tested at Lalpari base
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation authorities tested 13 bores of the 22 dug at the base of the Lalpari lake and were successful in locating 19.06 lakh gallons of water after a day-long
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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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Achieving 2010 biodiversity target: Indias contributions
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) to raise awareness about the underlying threats to and the need for biodiversity conservation.
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Water and development
Faced with mounting shortages of water, a worsening trend in water pollution and growing damages from climate change, the international community must find additional ways to support countries in managing their water resources.
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Sub-schemes for lakes management completed
The six sub schemes under Japan assisted Bhoj Wetland Project for conservation and management of Upper and Lower lakes have been completed. An official press release stated that in order to avoid
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Lake of misery
On August 28, the district collector of Karnataka's Ranga Reddy district issued an order to release water from the Saroornagar lake in Hyderabad. But the High Court stayed the order which was
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Central panel hopes to give Powaii lake fresh lease of life
A 15-memmber parliamentary committee has given the 110-year-old Powaii lake just one decade before it is permanantly smothered by pollutants and indiscriminate