Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution in Lakes/Rivers, 21/07/2015. The water quality of rivers, lakes & other water bodies is regularly monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in collaboration
SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has launched a beautification and cleaning drive of the Dal Lake shoreline to attract tourists to Kashmir valley. The primary aim of the beautification and cleaning
This working paper was prepared under a development and conservation project – Societal Development and Ecosystems Conservation in Sahelian Wetlands (SAWEL) – focusing on improving food security and nutrition
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 10/01/2014 regarding pollution of Shahpura Lake and with regard to solid waste entering
<p>The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is a remarkable, far-reaching project in China. This study was conducted to assess the impact of TGD on changes in the ecological environment, snail distribution and schistosomiasis
Lakes carrying historical and archaeological significance in the district have been shrinking due to utter negligence of the authorities concerned. The Jagdishpur lake at Niglihawa-1 and 4, located
The court had earlier directed civic agencies to come up with a plan to create sewage treatment facilities to deal with the “poison lake” created behind the fort. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Wednesday
A conservation and beautification plan for five of the 36 lakes in Thane city has been readied by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) with a proposed budget allocation of Rs 8 crore in this fiscal, civic
England's last remaining golden eagle is feared to have died, having not been seen in the skies above the Lake District for several weeks. The male bird, which was not officially named but known locally
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) dated 25/01/2017 in the matter of Telangana State Pollution Control Board Paryavaran Bhavan VS Md Shahbaz Ullah Ranga Reddy District regarding
<p>Glacier thinning and retreat in the Himalayas has resulted in the formation of new glacial lakes and the enlargement of existing lakes due to the accumulation of meltwater behind loosely consolidated end moraine dams.
BMC engineers visited the campus and were keen on creating a constructed wetland near the main gate entrance to treat water from Powai village that flows through the IIT campus into the lake. In the
BHOPAL: The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) slammed the state government for not allocating any funds for conservation of the lakes in Bhopal and directed the chief secretary to
In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The report tabled in Tamil
Lakes and wetlands in the People
Hyderabad: Over a dozen petitions have been filed by environmentalists before the Andhra Pradesh High Court in connection with protection of the lakes in Hyderabad Metropolitan Area. The High Court
Read text of National Green Tribunal order in the matter of Subhash C. Pandey Vs. Municipal Corporation Bhopal & Ors. dated 16/12/2013 regarding pollution of Shahpura lake and other lakes in the city of Bhopal
A number of lakes in the far-west known for their religious and tourism significance are in crisis, thanks to the apathy of the concerned authority. Even lakes that figured in the Ramsar list like
To restore the glory of the Rewalsar Lake in Mandi, the National Green Tribunal has imposed a ban on the use of plastics in and around the water body. The NGT headed by its Chairman Justice Swatanter
Kolkata: The Calcutta high court judge who was on the bench that barred the entry of cars into Rabindra Sarobar has questioned the necessity of a road through the Lake area that serve as the lungs of south
