Knife fish infests Philippine waters
The Philippine fisheries chief on Sunday said he had ordered a study into a foreign species called the ‘knife fish’ that was posing a threat to the local fishing industry at the country’s largest lake.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumped at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla dumpsites in Delhi, 29/01/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in "The Times of India" Authored by Jasjeev Gandhiok & Paras Singh Titled "Below mountains of trash
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Need to protect Panamarathupatti Lake
S. Ramesh SALEM: The Panamarathupatti Lake, a picturesque water spread located near the city, will complete 100 years this year. The lake, which has a massive water spread area of 2,139 acres, was built during the British period. The government in 1908 approved the scheme primarily to make it as a source of water supply. It was an engineering marvel in those days.
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Wildfires and geochemical change in a subalpine forest over the past six millennia
<p>The frequency of large wildfires in western North America has been increasing in recent decades, yet the geochemical impacts of these events are poorly understood. The multidecadal timescales of both
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Big wildfire threatens resort town in Washington
SPOKANE: Big wildfires threatened the Lake Chelan resort region of central Washington on Monday after driving away tourists, destroying a warehouse filled with nearly 2 million pounds of apples and forcing
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Rs 6 crore being spent to preserve Dal Lake: Dy CM
In order to preserve the world-famous Dal Lake from its current deplorable condition, an amount of Rs 6 crore is being spent on various development works during the fiscal year.
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Urban local bodies step up checks against plastic use
Mounds of plastic waste in the fringes of lakes and tanks, choking storm water drains and channels is a common sight everywhere. Tonnes of use-and-throw plastic products are causing irreversible damage
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Mysterious Deer Deaths Leave Wildlife Officials Puzzled in California
It's a mystery that has wildlife officials scratching their heads. It seems as if deer are dying near a popular hiking spot next to Lodi Lake in California. Now, researchers are wondering what might be
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Lake- tapping' at Koyna to beef up power supply
indigenous lake tapping aimed at providing uninterrupted water supply was carried out at the Koyna hydro- electric project in Satara district on Wednesday at the hands of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
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A lake doomed to a slow death
It is around 8.30 a.m. The sun is up, but there is still some nip in the air as the breeze from the lake wafts landward. The glistening pitch-dark water is a ravishing sight.
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New MIT study on the historical climate of the American West
All around the deserts of Utah, Nevada, southern Oregon, and eastern California, ancient shorelines line the hillsides above dry valley floors, like bathtub rings — remnants of the lakes once found throughout
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Rwanda ranked largest “major mineral” producer in region
Rwanda is now ahead of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the Great Lakes Region in producing major minerals, according to iTSCi, a conflict minerals traceability program.Rwanda produces more
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Mangroves in lake area destroyed
A naturally growing rich mangrove forest along both sides of the railway causeway through the Paravur lake between Mayyanad and Paravur railway stations have been felled. No clear reason has been given for clearing the mangrove forest which stands in a Coastal Regulatory Zone. The development comes at a time when the Railways have announced being eco-friendly while taking up development projects. Railway land in Kerala has rich mangrove coverage in several areas, especially in the northern parts of the State. The Paravur lake area has thick mangrove forests on railway land.
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Commotion at Benaulim over waste disposal
Commotion prevailed at Tolleaband-Benaulim on Monday afternoon after local youth assembled to protest against dumping of restaurant waste in the lake. What has agitated the local youth is that the Tolleaband area
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Plan to rehabilitate Dal Lake dwellers
Srinagar: To conserve, preserve and beautify pristine glory of the Dal Lake, an amount of Rs 2 crore is expected to be spend on 6,450-metre-long fencing of the lake. A colony will be developed with an amount of Rs 450 crore at Rakh-e-Arth here for the rehabilitation of Dal dwellers.
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Water in lakes subsides; BMC says no cuts till July 15
The monsoon is more than two months away and Mumbai’s water stock is 86,152 million litres less compared to the same date (April 4) last year. The figure is equivalent to the amount of water the city consumes
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The treasure of Lake Kivu
In the energy-poor country of Rwanda only 10% of households have an electricity connection. But scientists have now discovered a renewable energy source in the depths of Lake Kivu: methane gas. Rwanda
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From the people to panchayat: Rs. 10 lakh to improve their lake
A voluntary organisation of residents has contributed a handsome sum for the improvement of Chitlapakkam lake, a 50-acre water body near Tambaram. The lake has been at the core of a movement by activists and residents who have been fighting for its protection for over a decade. The S.V.V Trust handed over Rs. 10 lakh to the town panchayat administration, during a recent interaction with C. Rajendran, South Chennai Lok Sabha MP. Mr. Rajendran sanctioned another Rs. 5 lakh from his MP local area development scheme, taking the total amount to Rs. 15 lakh.
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Ward’s Lake water is polluted, says Minister
SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong has admission that the iconic Ward’s Lake of Shillong is polluted due to discharge of untreated wastes from a hotel and the Shillong Club. Replying to a Call Attention Motion on Thursday he said due to constant seepage of effluents even fishes were dying. He also informed that the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) had taken up the issue of non-compliance of environment rules by the polluters
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UT seeks map of Sukhna Lake catchment area
In order to decide the dispute pertaining to the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, the Chandigarh Administration has sought the original copy of the map of catchment area defined and revalidated by the Survey