- 40 lakh for Chamera fishing scheme
The Himachal Pradesh Government has drawn up an ambitious Chamera Reservoir Fishing Development Scheme in the Chamera Lake in the Chandigarh district. Speaking to reporters today, Mr Kishore Lal,
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Fishermen urge long term policy on Chilka lake
Fishing in the Chilka lake on the coast has come to a halt with fishermen stopping work since Friday demanding formulation of a long term fishing policy for the
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Report details pollution risks in U.S. waterways
In the first comprehensive analysis ever conducted of contaminated sediments in the nations rivers, lakes and coastal waters, the Environment Protection Agency, has identified widespread risks to
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Planned new incinerator has locals fuming
Another environmental controversy is smoldering along the shores of Lake Biwa (Japan) over a proposed incinerator that will handle 300 tons of industrial and household waste daily. On July 7,
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AMC's pure treat: Sewage water at Kankaria Lake
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has almost decided that the 14th century lake, which was reconstructed by the British in 1876, will be given a new lease of life, albeit with treated sewage
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Holy river waters need to be saved from worshippers
The festival season is at hand, a major cause for concern for the Central Pollution Control Board. For, this is the time when the already overburdened rivers, lakes and seas are subjected to an even
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Warning to local bodies on garbage disposal
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply department has warned commissioners of five municipal corporations (excluding Chennai) and 102 municipalities against using ponds, lakes and waterways as
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Thin plastic bags banned
The West Bengal state environment department banned plastic bags, thinner than 20 microns in Calcutta and Salt Lake from September 15. The ban will be effected throughout the state from December
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Water trickles from Mount Pinatubo
A stream of muddy water trickled out of Mount Pinatubo on Thursday as workers finished a narrow canal to drain a rising crater lake and avert flash floods. Thousands of nearby residents were
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Tribesmen and engineers avert disaster from Filipino volcanic lake
Local tribesmen and engineers appear to have been successful in their attempt to divert millions of cubic metres of water from Mount Pinatubo's huge crater lake in the Philippines to stop the
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Radioactive waste leaking into Lake Ontario
A Canadian NGO has gathered evidence that elevated levels of aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, lead, uranium and zinc are leaking into Lake Ontario from a hazardous waste facility in sufficient quantities
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Drought chokes off Iran's water and its economy
Lake Hamoun, Iran's largest body of fresh water and one of the largest in the world, is desert. The worst drought in 30 years is slowly strangling the region, along with much of
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California's Schallenberger Ridge protected
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has completed its private purchase of Schallenberger Ridge, a ridgeline that forms the scenic backdrop to Donner Lake.
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Accumulated change courts ecosystem catastrophe
Subjected to decades of gradual change by humans, many of the world's natural ecosystems - from coral reefs and tropical forests to northern lakes and forests - appear susceptible to sudden
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Arsenic relief centre for city
The country's first institute of excellence for arsenic mitigation is coming up in Salt Lake. The Union rural development ministry will provide funds to set up the institute. It will be run by an
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Culture of boneless fish comes to Nangal
The Punjab Government has decided to culture boneless fish in the Nangal Dam lake. It is for the first time that the plan to culture boneless fish has been drafted in the state. Earlier, the
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Paper mill polluting tourist spot
International Falls, a town in northern Minnesota of USA on the border of Canada has been attracting a large number of tourists every year during the summer and it is called as Ice Box. Rainy Lake is
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Migratory birds shun fishless Kolleru
The depleting fish population in Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh is forcing the migratory birds to look for wintering grounds in other States like Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. And if the State does not
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Garbage contractors turn environs into fiery hell
The Hosakerehalli lake and the surrounding picturesque hillock on the City's outskirts are literally on fire! It sounds unbelievable, but it is true. The contractors hired by the Bangalore Mahanagara
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Desperate Congolese drink poisoned lake water
Desperately thirsty people made homeless by a volcanic eruption in Congo drank and bathed in Lake Kivu despite fears lava may have poisoned its waters, officials and relief workers said.