The hidden reservoir
SATELLITE imagery suggests that there should be a large reservoir -- most probably an artificial one -- buried southwest of Dholavira. One of the best cultivated fields in the locality is contiguous
SATELLITE imagery suggests that there should be a large reservoir -- most probably an artificial one -- buried southwest of Dholavira. One of the best cultivated fields in the locality is contiguous
india is facing an acute water shortage, and various attempts are being made to overcome the problem. One such effort was made by the government of India when it set up a Hydrology Project in
toxic taint: Green Indian seedless grapes have been taken off supermarket shelves in Belgium following the detection of high levels of pesticide residues in the product in the Netherlands recently.
the Citizens for Preservation of the Quarries and Lakes Wilderness (cpqlw), a non-government organisation has accused the army of carrying out illegal construction and felling of trees in a
China invested heavily in environmental protection in 1998
The presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, along with the Russian deputy prime minister have agreed to set up a joint fund to save what was once the world's
global warming is for real, say researchers at Ohio State University, usa. They have presented startling evidence of global warming affecting the tropics at the annual meeting of the American
TWENTY-ONE members of Parliament have petitioned the Prime Minister to save Chilka Lake, a major wetland in the country. They have protested against the state government giving advance
When a straight cut was dug to quicken the discharge from Kolleru lake, a small island became the casualty.
Solution to crisis: start planning now
The Chinese government introduces pollution control measures
LOCAL environmental groups in South Korea have strongly demanded an end to a large-scale reclamation project now underway on the nation's south western coast. "The project should be scrapped
TURTLES, bought originally as children's pets at the height of the Mutant Ninja Turtle craze, are posing a serious threat to bathers in the French Riviera. Biologists say the pet turtles,
A health camp conducted in Sama, 60 km north of Bageshwar in Uttaranchal in November, revealed that anaemia, chronic infections, gout, tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis are the common ailments
nine out of 10 Japanese waterways are contaminated with hormone-disrupting chemicals, according to the country's Environment Agency. A survey conducted by the agency found that 11 such chemicals
For the past five years Hyderabad has been trying to clean the Hussain Sagar Lake, separating the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The efforts suffered yet another blow on June 20 when the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) denied permission to dredge the mouths of four nalas releasing waste water into the lake and to dispose it of at a nearby quarry.
Is the West a victim of its own past?
General Juan Domix Peron's idea of introducing beavers in Tierra del Fuego, the snowy archipelago on the tip of South America, half a century ago seems to have gone seriously
Glaciologists are arguing on the speed at which the Himalayan glaciers are reteating. Doubts have been raised on the IPCC Report. Read this report on Himalayan glaciology by Syed Hasnain which is leading to the controversy.
The Chilika Development Authority formed in January this year is yet to formulate management plans for the wetland.