Cries of save the suckerfish rile farmers' allies
Not since the snail darter has a creature so infuriated - and inspired - conservatives around the US. The all-but-inedible, bottom- feeding suckerfish, which makes its home in a lake that feeds this
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Bush pushes environment spending as polls slump
President George W. Bush promoted his plan to give states more power over environmental spending yesterday as a poll showed his job approval ratings had declined to new lows. Speaking at a lake shore
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Orissa bird catchers lose job
Bird catchers in an Orissa village who have lived off a nearby world famous lake that is home to millions of birds are giving up their age-old profession. Coaxed by environmental activists, nearly
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70,000 birds arrive at Nalabana Islands
After a long and arduous journey, migratory birds from Siberia, Iraq, Iran and Central Europe have started arriving at the Nalabana island in Chilka Lake.The influx of birds started in the first week
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Green row over tourist plan
The State government's plans to take up various projects in and around Hussainsagar Lake to promote tourism has kicked up a row with environmentalists suspecting machinations to promote real estate
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Encroachment around lake threatens wildlife
The world famous Kolleru lake is facing a problem as a part of its land is being grabbed by the local population. The bird sanctuary, where birds migrate across thousands of miles from places like
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Japan takes first cut at mass of public spending
With memories of postwar hunger still painfully sharp, the Japanese government approved in 1963 an ambitious plan to drain a saltwater lake surronding Daikon Island to create rice paddied. But after
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Lake Biwa water supply cut eyed after 2-month drought
The lack of rainfall over the past two months in Japan and the intense summer heat have caused Lake Biwa's water level to drop to a record low this year of 82 centimeters below normal and may require
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Sydeny Olympics pass Greenpeace test
Greenpeace warned that the coming Olympic Games in both Athens and Salt Lake City were likely to fall far short of environmental benchmarks set in Sydney, where the Games of XXVII Olympiad are now
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Indian Army to clean up Harike wetland
Indian Army is launching a major initiative to save the Harike lake from its ongoing devastation from the growing water hyacinth menace. The Army proposes to undertake three selected sites on the
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EU passes water law to ban worst river pollution
The European Union passed a law that will pave the way for a major clean-up of Europe's rivers, lakes and coastal regions and ban industries from discharging hazardous substances into rivers. The
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Mount Abu wears a deserted look
The historical Nakhi Lake, a major attraction for tourists is nearly dry and water scarcity - rather the reports of it in the media - has scared the tourists away this time of the year, otherwise the
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J & K hosoitals dumping waste in rives and lakes
Various hospitals and nursing homes in Jammu and Kashmir have been found grossly violating the Bio-Medical Wastes Management and Handling Rules, 1998. This has polluted some rivers, lakes and other
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Basu launches website on pollution control
The World Environment Day was observed in the city today with Mr Jyoti Basu launching a website of the State Pollution Control Board at its office in Paribesh Bhavan, Salt Lake this morning. This
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Fisherwomen's health at stake
Industrial waste and sewage let into the Ennore Creek and Buckingham Canal have seriously polluted the pristine Pulicate Lake, a bird sanctuary on the city's norther outskirts, affecting the health
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Kenya's pink death
Scientists fear pollution is killing famingos : About 1 million flamingos live on this otherwise nearly dead lake in the Great Rift Valley. But in recent months, an estimated 30,000 have died at the
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Pulicat Lake heading for ecological disaster
The Pulicat Lake in Chennai, a notified Ramsar site, of international importance whose mudflats provide spawning ground for migratory birds, and the nearby Ennore Creek are heading towards ecological
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Salk Lake losing its birds
The number of birds in Salt Lake and its adjoining areas has dwindled to almost half in the last 15 years. A survey conducted by Zoological Survey of India recorded 248 species of birds in the '60s.
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Taiwan mountains disappear after quake
The most powerful earthquake in Taiwan's history has fundamentally reshaped the island's landscape, making mountains disappear and transforming rivers into lakes. The Chiufeng Twin Peaks-two
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Canadian jet technicians exposed to cadmium
Some technicians who tend CF-18 fighter jets at Cold Lake, Alta., have been exposed to low levels of cadmium, a dangerous heavy metal which can cause kidney and lung problems. The problem is outlined