<p>Marsh Mongoose Herpestes palustris is the only extant endemic mammal of the East Kolkata wetlands, which has been declared a RAMSAR site in 2002. Since its first description by the scientists of the
Earthquake study centres to be linked for integrated analysis THE Chinese claim to predict earthquakes by observing animal behaviour and phenomenon such as sudden disappearance of water from lakes and wells. Scientists around the world have tried to do the same by studying parameters like changes in seismic activity and electromagnetic radiations and checking water bodies for increase in
East China's Anhui Province, a major grain producer, has recently enacted a law bringing the country's fifth largest lake under legal protection. The Regulations on Prevention and Control of
About a third of the world's population will have to cope with severe water scarcity within the next 25 years because of dwindling supply in the world's wells, lakes and rivers, according to a new
"It is shocking that Chilka lake, a multi-resource base which needs to be exploited on a sustainable basis, is targeted by prawn mafias to mint money by supplying prawn to the market as per demand,"
A research group from the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science said it has developed a new, fast way to perform acute-toxicity tests on samples of lake and river water. By evaluating
The historic Jal Mahal lake in the north of the Pink City may have better days ahead thanks to the discovery of this scenic location as place for the country's first bird watching fair. The over
In a novel attempt to counter the environmental threat posed by water hyacinth, the Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS)- a Non-Government Organisation working for protection of lakes - has taken up a
With evidence being unearthed of huge amounts of frozen water below the surface of Mars, the likelihood of life existing on the red planet has increased. The finding made by the Mars Odyssey
For most of the year, the residents of Bundelkhand experience acute scarcity of water for agricultural and domestic use. Water sources are varied and often seasonal, ranging from ponds, tanks, lakes and streams to open wells, bore wells and irrigation canals radiating out from large-scale dams. Most agriculture is of the single-crop variety and rain fed, with supplementary water from open wells.
The Union Minitry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) will part-finance a pilot project to run battery-operated buses in and around the Salt Lake area near the city from next month.Informed
Ten non-fishermen and four policement were injured in a clash between fishermen and others who are not in the profession over fishing at the Chilka lake in Krushnaprasad block under Puri district
The water hyacinth, a floating plant known widely for the nuisance it creates, has colonised a large surface area of the picturesque Upper Lake in Bhopal during the current post monsoon season. This
The 'Yediyur Kere Rakshakaru' (YKR) a group of concerned citizens including children, residents and environmentalists converged at the Yediyur lake in Bangalore for a 'Sramadhan' programme. About a
A US-Canada commission has urged the two countries to impose a moratorium on bulk water removals and sales from the Greak Lakes basin until the joint body can issue final recommendations next
The Narmada pipeline project a project to get Mahi waters via Pariej lake to supply drinking water to Saurashtra revived during the previous RJP rule has been found to be "technically defective" for
Salt Lake has reverted to the high-iron content ground water after the state government's assurance of providing 50 lakh gallons of sweet water from Tallah-Palta turned out to be virtually a hoax.
Umiam Lake, nestled among the rolling hills of Shillong and a major tourist attraction in the North-Eastern region, is under threat from toxic wastes being dumped into it, said a pollution expert in
<p>These are the guidelines issued by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for environment friendly immersion of idols.</p>
Unless affordable technology is provided to the fisherfolk, the survival of Lake Victoria in Kenya will remain under threat <b><br>
