Manipur's Loktak lake to get ICEF funding
Manipur's bio-diversity rich Loktak lake comprising the Keibul Lamjao national park, the only floating park in the world , is all set to become the site for one of the biggest sustainable
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- Indo-Canadia aid for Manipur lake
Manipur's Loktak Lake, rich in biodiversity and comprising the Keibul Lamjao National Park - the only floating park in the world - is all set to become the site for one of the biggest sustainable
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Raintapping
A government diktat doesn't harvest
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Ganesh, Durga idols pollutants
Very cheap paints with high lead content are used in the idols of Ganesha and Durga which are immersed into tanks, rivers, lakes and even the seas contributing substantially the high lead content in
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Ox-bow lake discovered in Kerala
The formation of an ox-bow lake in Kerala - a rare natural phenomenon in this part of the world - has aroused the interest of environmentalists who plan to delve deeper into it and prevent its
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Dwindling numbers
there has been a fall in the number of birds that migrated to the Nalabana bird sanctuary inside the Chilka Lake in Orissa this year. A survey conducted by the wildlife division of the state
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The unpleasant green
There is no answer to the water hyacinth menace in Lake Victoria
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Angry fisherfolk
Fisherfolk of Pakistan's Sindh province have refused to hand over their catch to paramilitary force Rangers from the World Fisheries Day on November 21. The Rangers have been posted in Sindh's Badin
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Chief feature of physiographic rainfall variations across India (1813-2006)
While occurrences of water bodies (rivers and canals;reservoirs, tanks and ponds; beels, oxbow lakes and derelict water; and brackish water) across the country depend upon physiographic settings and rainfall conditions, the recharging of the water
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Macrobenthos of Lake Naini Tal (U.P., India) with particular reference to pollution
The important attributes of macrobenthic community structure viz., species composition and number, population density, biomass, and dominance and diversity indices were measured at different depths and discussed in relation to pollution of Lake Naini Tal. The zone below 7 m depth, where anoxic conditions prevailed for most part of the year, showed complete absence of macrobenthos.
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Dying lake
if sustained restoration plans are not put in place, the beautiful Kodaikanal lake will be dead soon. The artificial lake on a 26-hectare marshy land has been utterly neglected and is fast
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INDIA
• A freshwater crocodile, found usually in Chambal, Ganga and Mahanadi rivers, has been spotted in the Chilka lake in Orissa. Extensive fishing in these rivers may have forced crocodiles to
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On target: US Navy missile shoots down satellite
WASHINGTON, FEB 21: A navy missile soaring 210 kilometres above the Pacific smashed a dying and potentially deadly US spy satellite and probably destroyed a tank carrying 450 kilograms of toxic fuel, officials said. Officials had expressed cautious optimism that the missile would hit the satellite, which was the size of a school bus. But they were less certain of hitting the smaller, more problematic fuel tank, whose contents posed what Bush administration officials deemed a potential health hazard to humans if it landed intact. In a statement late on Wednesday announcing that the Navy missile struck the satellite, the Pentagon said, "Confirmation that the fuel tank has been fragmented should be available within 24 hours.' It made no mention of early indications, but a defence official close to the situation said later that officials monitoring the collision saw what appeared to be an explosion, indicating that the fuel tank was hit. The USS Lake Erie, armed with an SM-3 missile designed to knock down incoming missiles
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Prawns in danger
chilika lake, Asia's biggest saltwater lake, situated in Orissa is still awaiting a complete ban on prawn farming. Despite violent conflicts between traditional and non-traditional fishermen over
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Charawa village to be developed as tourist village: Dilawar
Says area under orchards increases to 97000 hectares, about 4000 hectares of additional land in Jammu division is being brought under fruit plantation under technology Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture during the current financial year raising the total area under horticulture to 97000 hectares. For this purpose, about 5 lakh fruit plants are being supplied to the farmers on subsidized rates. These fruit plants varieties include apple, pears, peach, apricot, walnut, citrous, peacun-nut and olive plants. This was stated by the Minister for Horticulture and PHE Mohammad Dilawar Mir while addressing a gathering of tribal Bakarwals in Charawa village near historic Mansar lake today. The Minister announced that 50 hectares of land in Majalta block will be brought under next year for which about 1250 plants would be distributed among the farmers. He also announced 5 water storage tanks in block Majalta for providing irrigation facilities to the orchardists. He also sanctioned a water reservoir in Charawa village for storage of drinking water. The Minister said that the government have launched an ambitious programme under technology mission to train farmers about latest horticulture technology. He said village women and schoolgirls are being imparted training in fruit and vegetable preservation under technology mission. The Minister said that village Charawa is proposed to be developed as model tourist village under rural tourism development programme to showcase tribal life style, rural cultures and their village life. He said necessary infrastructure in this connection would be developed in the village to make it attracting for domestic and foreign tourists. He said nomadic life style of Bakarwals in Majalta block provide them with perfect skills to become mountain trekking guides for tourists adding that this manpower potential would be exploited optimally to upgrade living standard of the people in the area. Earlier, The Minister inspected renovation works in the famous water body of Mansar lake and directed the concerned officers to make this picnic spot more attractive for tourists. He called for keeping the water body neat and pollution free. ASP asks central govt to frame farmer friendly
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Green sands
Ancient Sahara was wetter and wilder before. Changes in vegetation have played a role in transforming its climate
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Drought emergency in Georgia in the US
Extreme drought has forced authorities to declare state of emergency in Georgia, usa. The emergency was declared in 85 northern counties. "This is the single worst drought in Georgia's history,' said
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Cities and low carbon development: Summry sheet
This document contains summary sheet of low carbon development and cities. Cities and urban areas contain most of the productive and consumptive activities that are contributing to climate change. Indeed, almost all growth, both demographic and economic, is now occurring in and around urban settlements.
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Post Katrina, arsenic contamination haunts New Orleans
Even after two years, hurricane Katrina still haunts people in us's port city New Orleans in Louisiana state. Floods that came in the wake of the hurricane have left the soil in the city's schools
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Birds flee winter home
Development work destroying wetlands, wildlife habitat in Bhopal