China unveils first 'green' 5-year plan
The Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji, unveiled China's first "green" five-year plan for economic development on Monday stressing the need to clear choking air pollution, clean up rivers and lakes and
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China unveils first 'green' 5-year plan
The Chinese Premier, Mr Zhu Rongji, unveiled China's first "green" five-year plan for economic development on Monday stressing the need to clear choking air pollution, clean up rivers and lakes and
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Climate and irrigation reduce Lake Chad to one twentieth its size in four decades
Climate change and irrigation have reduced Lake Chad in north central Africa to one twentieth of its size in the 1960s, say NASA-funded scientists. Using modelling systems and long time-series
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Philippine tribesmen on way to drain lake on Pinatubo
A dozen tribesmen with picks and shovels climbed Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) on a dangerous mission to drain a crater lake that threatens their villages with massive floods. Tugging a leashed pig
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Green project: Huda to develop 16 lakes
Hyderabad urban development authority (Huda) has identified 16 lakes in its area to develop them by the end of July under phase I of the "Green Hyderabad Project" with a financial assistance from
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China kick-starts nationwide pollution cleanup
China will spend 65 billion yuan ($7.85 billion) and set strict environmental control targets to kick-start a five-year clean-up of smoggy skies, polluted lakes and sludge-filled rivers, state media
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Udaipur island: Rajasthan HC stays govt order
A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has ordered an interim stay against the government order of allotting land on an island in the world's largest artificial lake Jai Samand in Udaipur
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The isolated fish forced to evolve alone
The char is the kind of the Arctic fish, enjoying even colder conditions than its cousins, the trout and salmon. There are also thousands of "relict" populations of char living in lakes in the
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Facelift for Chilika likely
Chilika, Asia's largest back water lake and one of Orissa's most attractive tourist destination, is all set to get a facelift. The government has decided to plan out a comprehensive legislation for
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Pollution kills over a lakh fish at Yennehole
In a shocking incident, large-scale death of fish has been reported from Yennehole lake, near Mandakali , Mysore due to the waer being polluted allegedly by sewage. Speaking to Deccan Herald,
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Apex court fiat on pollution falls flat
Four years have elapsed since the Supreme Court directed the Andhra Pradesh state government to take up "remediation" of 14 highly polluted lakes located in Patancheru area. No concrete action has
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Bow antlered deer faces extinction threat by poaching
The endangered species, bow antlered deer locally called Sangai, is facing extinction at its natural habitat, Keibul Lamjao National park, a part of Loktak lake. The latest field survey conducted by
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Troubled waters
The large-scale death of fish at Yennehole Lake, near Mandakalli near Mysore, is quite alarming. While the exact cause of the death of over a lakh fish is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that
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Sandminers party at Porur lake
With the High Court's recent direction to the Tamil Nadu state government to legislate against sand quarrying on river beds, the scene of action has shifted to the Chennai city's lakes. The latest to
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39 killed in Thailand floods
Floods have killed at least 39 people and damaged more than 150,000 houses in Thailand over the last month as monsoon rains have swollen rivers and lakes across the country, the Thai home ministry
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Saroornagar lake clogged with problems
The shrinking 200-year old Saroornagar Lake that has been brought back from the brink of total disappearance only a few years ago still faces with numerous problems that continue to threaten its
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65 lakh tonnes garbage dumped in seas every year
Polythene and plastics are not only polluting our cities, rivers, lakes, environment but even our sea beaches also. Every year about 2 lakh tonnes of plastic material gathers at Indian beaches
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EC report shows continued improvement in fresh water bathing areas, marginal improvement in coastal waters
In its annual report on the quality of European bathing areas, the European Commission has revealed that almost 97% EU coastal areas provide 'good quality' bathing water, and 94% of lakes and rivers
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Toxic chemicals being used for fishing
Fishermen of Bhopal have devised a catastrophic method of fishing in Upper Lake by using toxic chemicals. Though it is a matter of grave concern involving environment and health of the citizen, both
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Two lesser known lakes are also polluted
Two lesser known city lakes have joined the list of polluted water bodies in Bangalore. A socio-economic study done by the Indian Institute of Science (IIS) and supported by the Ministry of