Andhra Govt fish to control malaria
The Naidu government is angling fish to control malaria. A special variety of fish is being released in the temple and mosque's tanks, lakes and drains. A unique fish project has brought down the
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Salt Lake sits in quake-peril zone
Salt Lake more susceptible to quake damage than Calcutta. That's the conclusion reached by an ex-student of BE College, (Deemed University), Shibpur now in Cambridge researching new technologies to
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From Siberia to Santragachhi
A lake adjoining to Mrs Debjani Jana's residence in West Bengal, which houses thousands of winter guests coming from places such as the Himalayan foothills and even as far as Siberia. The site a
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China cleanup drive
China will spend $7.85 billion and set strict environmental control targets to kick-start a five-year cleanup of smoggy skies, polluted lakes and sludge-filled rivers, state media said on Saturday.
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Flood Forecasting for Bangladesh?
Floods are a national bugbear. Even urban areas do not always escape the fury of floodwater and can be turned into lake of swirling water almost overnight. As each major flood leaves in its wake
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Thirsty Congo drinks toxic lake water
Desperately thirsty people made homeless by a volcanic eruption in Congo drank and bathed in Lake Kivu on Sunday despite fears that lava may have poisoned its waters, officials said on Sunday. As
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Tourist boom killing Chilika dolphins
Ironically as it may sound, the charming Irrawaddy dolphins of Chilika are now at the receiving end of the tourist boom they helped generate in the lake. No less than 15 of them have been killed in
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Tiger park prey on city deer
In one of the biggest planned shifting of animals, about 100 deer from Jawahar Lake Deer Park in Shameerpet situated in Andhra Pradesh is being relocated to the Nagarjuna Sagar Sriailam Tiger Reserve
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Air pollution plagues winter olympics site
The host site of the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, is in the midst of an air inversion that traps air pollution in the region's valleys. The Sierra Club called on Utah drivers to take transit
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Green signal for CM's pet projects
In what is being considered as a nod for Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's pet projects to beautify Hussainsagar lake for recreation, the JNTU has said the various projects mooted
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Eight gypsies fined for poaching birds
A group of gypsies who poached a flock of birds in Pazhaverkadu lake near Pulicat, Tamil Nadu have been rounded up by Wildlife officials on Sunday morning. The birds were regularly sold at a nearby
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Upper Lake cleanliness drive to be launched
Bhopal Vikas Samiti, a private organisation active in field of environment, has appealed to Mayor Vibha Patel to order for a major sanitation drive around Upper Lake for removal of heaps of
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Dal Lake hotels to be shifted
Alarmed by the threat of Dal lake disappearing due to encroachments along its banks and dumping waste, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to shift hotels from the site to provide them an
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Green Hyderabad project gets going, 87 lakes covered
Green Hyderabad Environment Programme, a new Rs 206.70 crore project assisted by the Netherlands government to improve the greenery and restore 87 lakes, was launched in Andhra Pradesh on
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No clues yet on piscean deaths in Porur Lake
Though it has been nearly a week since shoals of dead fish getting washed ashore on the banks of Porur lake, one of the principal drinking water supply points to Chennai, the authorities are clueless
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India sitting pretty over glacial threat
Despite the threat the rising temperatures could affect glacial lakes adversely and result in flash flooding in the Himalayas, India has not conducted any study to assess the extent of damage. Though
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EPA rule allows mining firms to dump waste in rivers
The U.S. government last week unveiled new rules allowing Appalachian coal miners to dump dirt and rubble into streams and lakes, evoking howls of protest from environmental groups. The new rules
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Chilika dolphins lose privacy, life to tourists
Even as the Orissa Government tries hard to covert Chilika into Orissa State's biggest tourist destination by offering a heady combination of nature, ethnic aura and adventure sports, the lake's
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Tree plantation organised
Youth Organisation of Pollution Control organised a tree plantation programme on Motia Lake road near Tajul Masajid(Madhya Pradesh) on the second day of its environmental awareness programme on
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Aqua tech park for Bangalore
A 20-acre aqua tech park is being set up at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) which abuts the Hebbal Lake in Bangalore. It will also be a popular recreation centre, Dr. C Vasudevappa,