Fish cultivation facing crisis
The river system as well as, lakes ponds and 'haors' in Bangladesh were the main resorts in which fish were produced. Local people has always optimised the water-bases for producing fish, in addition
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EPA says 28 pct of US lakes have contaminated fish
More than one-fourth of the nation's lakes have advisories warning consumers that fresh-caught fish may be contaminated with mercury, dioxins or other chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency
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'Ban fishing in breeding time'
The Wildlife Society of Orissa has sought a two-month ban on fishing in the State's rivers and lakes during the breeding season to conserve the fast-dwindling fishing resources in Orissa. The
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Landslide blocks Ravi
The Shimla district administration has sounded a flood alert after a massive landslide blocked the Ravi at holi, forming a 1.5 km long lake in Chamba district. According to information received the
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ANCL jak tree planting campaign fulfils a national need'
Jak tree planting campaign launched by Lake House (Sri Lanka) fulfils a national need. It has multifarious significance. We of the BoC up-hold its environmental, economic and social values, said M.
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U.S. wildfires are a symptom of a bigger problem : drought
The California Poppy Reserve closed early for lack of blooms. The Kansas corn is pitiful. New Mexico river rafters have no river left to raft, and at the marinas around Lake Mead, they have had to
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Great lakes shoring up sturgeon population
The Great Lakes were home to one of the earth's largest populations of sturgeons, which are rare and getting rarer elsewhere in North America, Europe and Asia. The sturgeon harvest in Michigan alone
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Giant Chinese lake threatens to flood millions
Heavy rains have pushed the water levels of China's giant Dongting lake over the flood warning mark, threatening 10 million people and vast swathes of farmland in the surrounding area, state media
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Lake threatens millions in China
An army of Chinese soldiers and civilians raced against time on Thursday to step a giant lake bruising its banks and sending floodwaters across an area that is home to millions. About 900,000 people
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Thousands in China race to prop up dikes
As floodwaters rose beside a huge, rain swollen lake in central China, 800000 workers and 8000 soldiers were racing to shore up dikes that protect six Chinese cities and dozens of villages, Chinese
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Thousands flee to safer destinations
More than 250,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by flooding around a rain-swollen lake in central China, a government officials said on Friday. More than one million people have
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Steps to protect tanks
In order to protect lakes and tanks from being polluted owing to immersion of Lord Ganesha idols during Ganesh festivity, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has initiated several
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Pitchers to curb pollution of lake
With an objective to reduce pollution in Masunda Lake in Thane, two giant pitchers to collect flowers and garlands are being installed at the immersion points. Standing 14 feet high and 10 feet wide,
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Waste recycling plant at Salt Lake soon
KMDA and Salt Lake Municipality (Kolkata) have jointly taken up a project for producing manure by recycling garbage at a waste disposal ground. This is part of the project taken up by KMDA and other
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A warming in Europe
A large portion of central Europe has been transformed into a gigantic lake by the rivers Vlatva, Elbe, Danube and Enns. Unseasonable torrential rains in August have caused rivers to overflow. Around
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Lake City or 'City of garbage'
Bhopal, the city of lakes, would soon be converted into a city of garbage and filth if new methods and means were not adopted to lift and dispose off the solid wastes generating in the city in large
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Botulism outbreak plagues Lake Erie, kills fish, birds
When a botulism outbreak hit the provincial park on Lake Erie in early September, it closed the breach. Thousands of dead fish, their white bellies glinting in the sun, washed up on the sandy shore.
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Rare birds served at IAS man's party
According to Biswajit Mohanty, the state coordinator of the Indian Bird Conservation Network and a leading environmentalist, around 100 migratory birds from Chilka lake were procured from poachers
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Chilika's birds of prey
Poachers are creating havoc in Orissa's Chilika lake, Asia's largest saltwater body, leading to a drastic reduction in the population of migratory birds there. "The wildlife department carried out a
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Strike force to check bird poaching
Admitting that migratory birds were being killed by poachers in the Chilka lake. The Orissa Government has decided to set up a strike force to tackle the menace. The existing preventive measures were