Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
SHIJIAZHUANG - Hebei, north China's worst-polluted province, has set a string of ecological restoration goals for rivers, lakes, mines, forests and underground water. The province, which surrounds Beijing and Tianjin, will plant 530,000 hectares of forest by 2017 and raise forest coverage from 28 percent last year to 32 percent, …
Panaji: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Goa State Biodiversity Board to study the biodiversity of Colva lake through an expert agency and to take a final decision, in a transparent manner, on its reclamation for sports activities. While disposing of Colva-Sernabatim panchayat's application challenging the board's report …
The eastern basin of the Aral Sea — formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world — has for the first time dried up completely, according to latest images released by Nasa. The once-extensive lake in Central Asia has been shrinking markedly since the 1960s, but for the …
NAGPUR: To ensure survival of city's iconic Nag River, Vidarbha Environmental Action Group (VEAG) has decided to register strong opposition to the industrial department's proposal, seeking de-notification of the water body. Requesting not to allow the proposal gain momentum, a memorandum has been submitted with the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory …
AURANGABAD: Thousands of dead fish were found in the historical Salim Ali Lake in the city on Sunday. While the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is yet to ascertain the reason, environmentalists say they have a strong suspicion that toxicity in the water has led to the death of the fish. …
To save Lake City from plastic waste, the administration has imposed a complete ban on storage and use of disposable plastic cups, plates and glasses and warned that those violating it could face a fine or punishment. Imposing the restrictions, collector Ashutosh Pednekar issued instructions to the municipal corporation, pollution …
Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important limiting nutrients for the growth of oceanic phytoplankton and terrestrial ecosystems, which in turn contributes to CO2 sequestration. The solid-phase speciation of P will influence its solubility and hence its availability to such ecosystems. This study reports on the results of X-ray …
The federal government issued a new blueprint Wednesday for its efforts to restore the Great Lakes, including plans to clean up 10 contaminated rivers and harbors and step up its attack on poisonous algae blooms that coat parts of three lakes each summer. The program will include a new attempt …
China is on track to exceed its 2014 target for cutting water pollution, the government announced on Wednesday, amid reports that it plans a $326 billion action plan to clean up its rivers and lakes. A lack of environmental oversight during decades of economic growth has caused a dire water …
After facing resistance from vested interests, an endangered lake in west Bangalore is finally on its way to restoration with police protection and support from a section of public-spirited locals. One of the last few along Magadi Road, the Herohalli lake would be open to the public in six months …
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 14 - 20 September 2014.
An accurate description of the abundance and size distribution of lakes is critical to quantifying limnetic contributions to the global carbon cycle. However, estimates of global lake abundance are poorly constrained. We used high-resolution satellite imagery to produce a GLObal WAter BOdies database (GLOWABO), comprising all lakes greater than 0.002 …
Garbage Stifling Lake's Spirit, Say Experts Over the last five years, naturalist and bird watcher Sunjoy Monga has spotted 102 spe cies of birds over and around Lokhandwala Lake. But on Thursday morning, all he could see was a heavy layer of garbage coating the edge of the lake. Lesser …
The water quality management is one of the many environmental problems in India. Increasing demand of water for human consumption, irrigation and growing industrial activities has impacted the water quality of rivers due to declining flows in rivers and depleting water levels of subsurface resources. Water quality data from 2500 …
Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Prof. Ajay Singh Rawat Vs Union of India & Others regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake as well as from the roads and other public properties, Nainital District, Uttarakhand dated 28/08/2014.
According the US Geological Survey, we have a salt problem. A recent report from the scientific agency warns of a buildup of salinity by both manmade and natural causes in our lakes, streams and rivers. Fertilizer and stormwater runoffs and urban wastewater discharge are among the main sources for the …
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday stalled the beautification work of Jamnagar’s famous Lakhota Lake being done by the city municipal corporation. The court, while ordering the stay on the works, directed the state to show whether any scientific study was conducted to measure the environmental damages that may be …
Environmentalists here are working on a 'twinning' initiative to better protect and conserve the 400-year-old Man Sagar lake on the northern side of this historic city. Situated in the middle of the lake is the world famous Jal Mahal resort. Britain's lake managers are being approached for formulating mutually accepted …
Over a 14-year period, the Colorado River basin in the U.S. has lost nearly 65 cubic km of freshwater, almost double the volume of the nation's largest reservoir, Nevada's Lake Mead. More than three-quarters of the total — about 50 cubic km was from groundwater. The basin region has been …
