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. …
Nagpur: Flaying the Maharashtra government for its failure to develop Lonar lake, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday tersely asked what steps it had taken to promote the world heritage site and attract tourists. Expressing anguish over government’s apathy in preserving the historic lake, a division bench …
Nainital: After the water supply from Naini Lake was reduced to 8 million litres per day from 14 million litres, in order to make sure it’s water levels didn’t dip as dangerously as they did last year, the amount was capped at 6 million liters per day. The district administration …
The government plans to sign a loan agreement worth €300m to develop Lake Qarun by the end of February. Government sources said that three parties will finance the project, including the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the European Union (EU). The government …
In a statement, the council president expanded concerns over the links between climate and violence in Africa to two regions that cover 26 countries French soldiers talk to locals in southern Mali. Since 2014, the French have led Operation Barkhane, a military effort to fight terror in the Sahel (Photo: …
’ The Ugandan leader expressed common concerns of the EAC heads of state over continuing destructive activities taking place around and within the two important water bodies linking almost all Community members. President Museveni was addressing the current East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sessions in Kampala. His State of Address …
Often ignored by policymakers and wittingly or unwittingly subjected to abuse by the public at large, wetlands are under grave threat of degradation by Liberians and foreign residents alike. The threat to wetlands is posed mainly by discarded waste, over hunting and fishing as well as the harvesting of wood …
BENGALURU: The fire-spitting Bellandur Lake has once again brought into focus the plight of the city's other waterbodies like Varthur Lake which are equally polluted. Residents hope that the National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Monday directive to the state government to come up with a time-bound action plan for both Agara …
Hyderabad: Experts say that the Bellandur lake catching fire in Bengaluru recently was a disaster waiting to happen. The lake was frothing for over three years, with last monsoon being the worst when toxic foam spilled on to the roads out of control. Pollution board officials say that was a …
Nainital: The Supreme Court has stayed Uttarakhand high court’s order banning any construction within a radius of 2 km from major lakes in Nainital, including Naini lake. The apex court’s order on Monday drew mixed reactions from various quarters. While environmentalists said that the stay would allow illegal construction near …
Calm, and egrets too, returned to Bellandur lake on Sunday, two days after the city's most polluted waterbody was ravaged by a fire. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has now announced that it will ask BDA to launch a drive to rid the 960-acre body of grass, weed and …
THE government plans to allocate enough funds during the 2018/19 fiscal year to boost management of water sources in the country's nine water basins, the Minister for Water and Irrigation, Isack Kamwele, has said. He made the pledge when speaking to journalists alongside water stakeholders' meeting held in Tabora Region …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala State Coastal Management Authority Vs DLF Universal Limited & Others dated 10/01/2018 regarding construction of a multi-storey residential complex on the eastern bank of Chilavannurkayal (backwaters) in Kerala. Supreme Court directs that in future, wherever permissions are required …
The invasion by the water hyacinth and pollution threaten this lake shared by Burundi and Rwanda. The diversion of the Akagera River from Rwanda is the cause of this threat, say local residents. "We saw this plant for the first time since Akagera river left its bank to flaw into …
Dr Ronald Semyalo, a hydrobiologist, says the lake is in danger of dying due to leakage of fertiliser, pesticides and industrial waste into its waters, adding that more needs to be done to ensure the lake survives for future generations. Fish catchers, processors, traders and government officials involved in Uganda’s …
Experts in the fisheries sector have said the annual fish stocks in Lake Malombe in Mangochi has dwindled from 20,000 metric tonnes to 4,000 metric tonnes over the past 25 years representing an 80 per cent decline. Environmental Science, Fisheries and Aquaculture Specialist, Orton Msiska, made the revelation on Monday …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Calcutta Citizens's Initiative & Others Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 15/11/2017 regarding threat to the environment of the Rabindra Sarobar Lake and its surrounding due to football matches held during night time and …
Panaji: The high court of Bombay at Goa has directed the government to constitute a task force to prepare a road map for protection and conservation of Bondvol lake in St Cruz, viewing it as an ecosystem for the public's benefit. In a significant order, the division bench comprising Justice …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Institute of Medical Science University Rajasthan & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 09/11/2017 regarding water shortage in Jaipur city and the drying up of Ramgarh Lake. The case deals with the massive encroachments in the …
Objective of the project is to create a database on water bodies in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (Jurisdiction of BBMP and BDA) by identifying the water bodies through physical verification; assessing the water quality class, based on the water quality analysis; to prepare the water body database and to prepare the …
Changes in the abundance and area of mountain lakes in the Djungarskiy (Jetysu) Alatau between 2002 and 2014 were investigated using Landsat imagery. The number of lakes increased by 6.2 % from 599 to 636 with a growth rate of 0.51 % a−1. The combined areas were 16.26 ± 0.85 …
