Thousands run to save Rabindra Sarobar
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
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Campaign on to save Bhopals lake
Bhopal: Badee Jheel, a picturesque water body that draws large number of people and also provides drinking water to nearly half the city, is fast drying up. From a once sprawling spread of 31 sq km, the Upper Lake has shrunk to less than nine sq km. This year the region received little over half its average rainfall, exposing stark patches in the lake that seems to be expanding every day.
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25,000 fish die in Siddapura lake
DH News Service, Bangalore: In a tell-tale reminder of the extent of pollution in water bodies in the City, at least 25,000 fish died due to contamination in Siddapura lake. The fish had died three days ago, but they surfaced only on Wednesday. The residents were in for a rude shock on Wednesday morning as thousands of dead fish were seen floating in the lake.
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Fencing of 18 City lakes begins
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.
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Rara national climate change conference concludes with nine-point declaration
The National Climate Change Conference held at the bank of magnificent Rara Lake in Mugu district of Karnali has concluded with a nine-point declaration. The conference organized jointly by Ministry of
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It is feared that this monsoon, the Tsho Rolpo lake
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BBMP seeks Rs 119 cr for reviving lakes
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
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Ramanayakkan lake in Hosur town to get facelift
THORAPPALLI (KRISHNAGIRI): The Ramanayakkan lake, one of the big waterbodies in the middle of Hosur town, will be renovated at a cost of Rs.2 crore, said State Minister for Information Parithi Ilamvazhuthi here on Thursday.
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Cases on protection of lakes: Urban tanks in Howrah, West Bengal
<p>Subhash Dutta has been trying to draw the attention of the authorities to the steadily escalating civic problems in Howah since 1980. The focal point of his crusade has been the ‘killing’ of water bodies. The Samiti has filed a dozen PIL in the Calcutta HC, seeking intervention.
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Team studies bird flu symptoms in Chilika
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
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UN warns of poverty as world's lakes evaporate
Lakes around the world are shrinking and becoming less productive because of climate change, pollution, poor irrigation practices and neglect, the United Nations warned. African lakes are among the
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Heritage tag to protect large tanks in City
City lakes with an expanse of 10 hectares or more are likely to be declared as ''heritage'' water bodies. A State Government notification to the effect is just is imminent, with the Byramangala, Bellandur, Varthur and Madivala lakes to be given this tag in the first phase.
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City of lakes
Reputation at stake
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Stop privatization
Court told Karnataka
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Flushing Ballast Tanks Should Protect Great Lakes
Environmentalists warn that invasive species disgorged from ships' ballast tanks have put the Great Lakes near an ecological tipping point. But rules enacted this year require all inbound ships to flush their ballast tanks with seawater, allaying most fears about more invasions of the five lakes, which collectively hold one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water.
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Annual bird census conducted in Chilika
Bhubaneswar: The annual bird census in Chilika lake was conducted on Sunday. Like every year, the census was conducted by many as 80 experts and 17 voluntary organisations, including ornithologists from
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Wetlands and people
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.
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Pollutional status of Kawar wetland (Begusarai) North Bihar with special reference to their effects on flora, fauna
In the present study the pollution of a major North Bihar lake, the Kawar Wetland was studied with special reference to their effects on flora, fauna and local human population. The water of the lake is turbid, acidic and is having higher conductivity. The dissolved oxygen level was estimated as 7.6 mg/L, free CO2 6.3 mg/L, bicarbonate 80 mg/L, hardness 90 mg/L, chloride 17.0 mg/L.
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Integrated context analysis (ICA): On vulnerability to food insecurity and natural hazards- Pakistan, 2017
This report presents an Integrated Context Analysis (ICA) of vulnerability to food insecurity and natural hazards in Pakistan, based on existing datasets to identify and rank districts by the level of
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Drugs flushed into the environment could be cause of wildlife decline
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