Zimbabwe: EMA Blames Chivero Pollution On Council
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) yesterday accused City of Harare of not taking action over the pollution at Lake Chivero, the city's main water supply reservoir. In a statement yesterday,
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Submit factual, action report on Nainital and Naini Lake: NGT
NAINITAL: In yet another effort to preserve the ecological integrity of Naini Lake and Nainital town, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed local authorities to submit a factual and action taken
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Report filed by TNPCB on Puzhal lake pollution, Tamil Nadu, 27/10/2020
<p>Report filed on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in application No. 224 of 2017. The matter related to dumping of biomedical waste at Puzhal lake.</p> <p>The TNPCB visited the site
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Network of lakes found beneath Antarctica glacier
Scientists have discovered a network of lakes beneath the largest glacier in East Antarctica, a finding that may be critical in predicting how the melting of polar ice will change the world’s oceans in
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Hyderabad: 250 volunteers clean up city lake
Plant trees around the lake to create a natural shoreline. Mark the lake’s boundaries to curb encroachments. Hyderabad: Connected communities and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) organised
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What has govt done to develop Lonar lake, asks HC
Nagpur: Flaying the Maharashtra government for its failure to develop Lonar lake, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday tersely asked what steps it had taken to promote the world heritage site
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Bellandur lake water under lowest grade since 1990
Officials and experts warn that the lake water should not be used for irrigation The water in Bellandur lake falls under E-Class of the Central Pollution Control Board since 1990. Officials in the
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Adopted by firms, 6 dying lakes set for turnaround
Bengaluru: Six dying lakes in the city are all set to witness a revival with five corporates and private companies officially adopting them for rejuvenation, said government officials. The government
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Lake Conservation Programme, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Lake Conservation Programme, 29/11/2016. The National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) has been merged in February, 2013 with another scheme of National Wetlands
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No water, AMC to spend Rs 1.8 cr to desilt 38 lakes
In the second round of Jal Sanchay Abhiyan, the AMC is focusing on desilting 38 lakes. Interestingly, the same process was carried out in 2018, but nothing has been done so far to fill the lakes. Health
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Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie personhood status over algae blooms
When they first started talking about doing something about the algae blooms in Lake Erie, which had made the once pristine water green and slimy and unhealthy from agricultural phosphorous runoff, people
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Shoring up stability: addressing climate and fragility risks in the Lake Chad region
Climate change is aggravating conflict around Lake Chad, but not in the way experts once thought, according to new research. Berlin-based think tank adelphi debunked the widely held idea that the lake
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Experts seek checks on frothing of lakes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Experts say that the Bellandur lake catching fire in Bengaluru recently was a disaster waiting to happen. The lake was frothing for over three years, with last monsoon being the worst when toxic
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SC stays construction ban near Naini and other lakes
Nainital: The Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand high court’s order banning any construction within a radius of 2 km from major lakes in Nainital, including Naini lake. The apex court’s order on Monday
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Progress on freshwater ecosystems 2021: global indicator 6.6.1 updates and acceleration needs
Target 6.6 is: “By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes.” Indicator 6.6.1 tracks changes over time in water-related ecosystems.
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Report on Guduvancheri lake pollution by Maraimalai Nagar Municipality, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, 05/10/2020
<p>Counter affidavit by the Municipal Commissioner, Maraimalai Nagar Municipality, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu. The matter related to pollution of Guduvancheri lake. A newspaper report had said that sewage
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Buhari seeks global commitment on shrinking Lake Chad
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more commitment from the international community on redirecting water to the Lake Chad.He warned that the about 40 million population in the region will pose adverse
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Agricultural enterprises are killing Lake Victoria
Dr Ronald Semyalo, a hydrobiologist, says the lake is in danger of dying due to leakage of fertiliser, pesticides and industrial waste into its waters, adding that more needs to be done to ensure the
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Najafgarh lake to be dammed? Alarm bells ring for wetland, flooding-prone city
GURUGRAM: The Haryana government may be backtracking from its commitment to declare the Najafgarh lake and its influence area a wetland. Last week, state forest minister Rao Narbir Singh rolled out a proposal
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Pollutants kill fish at Dhanas, Sukhna lakes
Dhanas Lake: In a repeat episode of mass mortality of big fish at Dhanas lake on July 12, 2015, the lethal combination of high humidity, low cloud cover and pollutants has led to more fish dying on Sunday