Potent pharmaceuticals flushed into the environment via human and animal sewage could be a hidden cause of the global wildlife crisis, according to new research. The scientists warn that worldwide use
News editors from 18 Asian countries deliberated media’s role in fighting climate change in a two-day conference “Himalayan system in a changing climate future and media’s role” which ended yesterday in
An avalanche that has blocked the flow of water from a glacier in Hung area of Central district of Ganderbal in Occupied Kashmir is threatening the lives of thousands of people living near it in Ganderbal.
It may be too late to do anything about the current water crisis now, but Delhi can prevent a repeat by reviving its neglected lakes, strictly implementing rainwater harvesting and recycling water.
Planting a million trees at the Lake Reserve, the acquired area behind it, the Botanical Garden and working on three man-made lakes at Patiala ki Rao, the work on the Greening Action Plan-2008 by the Chandigarh Administration is on in full swing.
Varsity researcher warned about catastrophe in 2010 “It was a natural catastrophe which could not have been prevented. If the government had vision, the flood on September 7, which inundated Srinagar,
By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Jan 5: Citizens of the State capital and societies are performing voluntary labour with great enthusiasm for Upper Lake conservation campaign started under the joint aegis of district administration and Municipal Corporation. Under the campaign 315 trips of weeds and mud have been taken out from Upper Lake and dumped at the suitable place.
The IWMI has launched a report, titled ‘Wetlands and People.' The report emphasizes both the important role wetlands play in local communities livelihoods and the intensification of threats to wetlands.
The campaign for eco-friendly Ganesha idols does not appear to have yielded the desired results. A study conducted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has found high levels of heavy
KOLKATA, 29 JAN: Thousands of Kolkatans, including celebrities, today took part in a 10-km-long run to spread awareness for saving the Rabindra Sarobar lake. Tagged as the Great Sarobar Run, the event
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter Shyam Narayan Chouksey Vs. Municipal Corporation, Bhopal &Ors. dated 20/01/2014 regarding Siddique Hassan Talab, Bhopal. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/36-2014(CZ)(MApp)_20Jan2014.pdf
NAMAKKAL: The district administration will initiate immediate efforts to de-silt the Arur Lake, a major water spread in Mohanur block in the district. The lake, which has a water spread area of 120 hectares, can be used effectively for rainwater harvesting and to improve the ground water table, Collector U. Sagayam said after inspecting the water body recently. Storage level
Boost to protection of green belt around Bangalore In a big boost to the protection of green belt around Bangalore, the State Minor Irrigation Department has taken up a project to rejuvenate and fence 18 tanks located within the green belt limits, after clearing encroachments.
Nagpur: Guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule seems to have lost his zeal for reducing pollution of water bodies in the district. After first refusing to accept the clean chit given to industries
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has written to the State government to abide by a July 2011 High Court order to release 50 per cent of the funds set aside for the rejuvenation of lakes in
list of lease holders of fish ponds at Kolleru lake in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. The district administration, which is trying to clear the lake of encroachments, had prepared the list
Berhampur: With detection of H5N1 avian influenza at two places of Odisha, a Central team on Monday visited the Chilika lake area to study symptoms of bird flu on the migratory birds. The two-member surveillance
Seventeen integrated checkposts will be set up in the Krishna and West Godawari districts to check illegal fishing in governments sites of the Kolleru lake area and preserve the lake from
CHENNAI: The CPI (M) on Tuesday made a strong case for effective implementation of the rainwater harvesting programme, a mega plan to desilt hundreds of lakes, including the Veeranam lake in Cuddalore, and drainage systems for Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts to prevent floods.
The Ramsar Convention recognizes the interdependence of people on wetlands for their important economic, cultural, scientific and recreational values. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity
