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. …
Renovation work to be taken up at a cost of ₹16 crore After years of neglect, it seems the Villivakkam lake is finally going to be rejuvenated. The sprawling lake spread over 36.50 acres and located adjacent to the thickly populated Sidco Nagar in Villivakkam has been proposed to be …
PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry administration on Tuesday proposed to map water tables in the Union territory using satellite images and evolve comprehensive schemes to protect and replenish aquifer beds. They have also planned to revive the scheme to tap surface water of Ousteri Lake to meet drinking water needs. The officials …
STP at Kishangarh likely to begin trial run in 9 months: UT Much before the onset of the next summer, treated water will keep the level up at Sukhna Lake. As the “Save Sukhna” case came up for resumed hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Chandigarh Administration …
AHMEDABAD: Groundwater conservation experts said that the issue demands immediate attention - not only during the severe months of summers where the water shortage is acute but round the year. They advocated identification of natural water channels that facilitate collection of water at a central location. Yogesh Jadeja, founder of …
Different types of mutations were seen in the bacterial DNA Even low concentrations of antibiotics can cause high antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a growing problem in global health care, according to a study. In the study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers investigated how prolonged exposure to low levels …
In an estimated 12,000 years of existence, Mansar Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Shivalik range of the Jammu region, is facing an existential threat due to human intervention and climate change. The lake, at an elevation of 600 metres in Samba district, nearly 60 km from …
Excess nutrient inputs and climate change are two of multiple stressors affecting many lakes worldwide. Lake Vansjø in southern Norway is one such eutrophic lake impacted by blooms of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), and classified as moderate ecological status under the EU Water Framework Directive. Future climate change may exacerbate …
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards monitors the river water quality across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Water quality assessment for ascertaining the chemical contamination of rivers, lakes and other fresh water bodies …
Over the past few years, Bengaluru’s water crisis has been manifesting itself in multiple forms, from lakes spewing froth and bursting into flames to residential complexes almost entirely dependent on tanker trucks for water supply. Then came a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment that the city …
A sudden burst of rain coupled with ongoing construction works have caused the Varthur Lake to froth again, while officials trusted with coordination and review of the waterbody are away on poll duty. Residents living closer to the lake said frothing has been intense near Varthur Kodi and Varthur village, …
The move comes after the Union Environment Ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written statement last year that industrial effluents and household sewage flowing into the Powai lake had raised its pollution levels, eight times above safe standards. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shortlisted a contractor to measure …
Salt Lake: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has decided to divide the area under its control into three zones as part of its strategy to combat dengue this year. To further add teeth to its fight against the mosquito-borne disease, the civic authorities are planning to formulate a policy of imposing …
India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, may soon run out of water like Cape Town in South Africa, which is facing a severe water crisis, a statement from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday. “Bengaluru is one of the 10 metropolitan cities in the world that are quickly …
Mantri Techzone Private Limited submitted an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal on March 19 in a case relating to Bellandur Lake. The builder has submitted its compliance report in the affidavit as demanded by the petitioners and the tribunal, which is hearing Case number 224/2014 on the endangered lake. …
Lake Chad in Central Africa provides water to around 30 million people in four neighbouring countries, but it has lost 90 percent of its surface area in the last 100 years. Environmentalists are warning of impending human and ecological disaster in the Sahel region if nothing is done to stop …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slapped a cost of Rs 5 lakh on real estate developer Mantri Techzone Pvt Ltd for failing to file a compliance report on its orders for maintaining a buffer zone around Agara and Bellandur lakes in Bengaluru. The green bench headed by Justice …
A senior Tanzanian government official on Sunday voiced concerns over Lake Manyara’s diminishing water levels, calling for more efforts to save the key tourist attraction from drying up. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Gaudence Milanzi said a balance between wildlife conservation and human activities should …
Lake Tanganyika, the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, faces issues of degradation and acute pollution on Burundi’s side, former Burundian environment minister Albert Mbonerane has said. Its degradation has started to impact on current generations and will seriously affect future generations if appropriate measures are not taken, Mbonerane, …
The Lake Victoria basin ecosystem is experiencing unprecedented levels of environmental degradation. This is occasioned by deforestation, reclamation of wetlands for agriculture, disposal of untreated industrial effluent and unplanned human settlement The latest entrant on the list of human activities that degrade the Lake Victoria Basin ecosystem is industrial-scale sand …
Around 40 million people live on or around Lake Chad—but the vital resource is shrinking fast under the impact of climate change and water mismanagement It sounds like something from Wakanda, the futuristic African kingdom of the hit movie "Black Panther". But "Transaqua" is a very real proposal for a …
