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. …
New Delhi: A year after Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda promised revival of Badhkal and Surajkund lakes before the Commonwealth Games, it now seems that the two water bodies may not be ready to attract tourists during the sporting extravaganza. So far, no measure has been initiated to fill …
The water-bearing capacity of Sukhna Lake has come down from 1074.4 hectare metre to 513.28 hectare metre in 47 years (from 1958 to 2005). This was submitted by the Chandigarh Administration in a detailed reply to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Administration also claimed that the ever-rising level …
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad will organise a three-day international conference on climate change and its impact on water, food and environment in the city from Wednesday. About 300 delegates from various universities are expected to attend. The university will present research papers on impact of climate …
New Delhi: With the opening of one side of the Neela Hauz bridge, Vasant Kunj residents are now anxious about the revival of the centuries old water body that had to be filled in with concrete to facilitate the construction. PWD, which is in charge of the project, says it …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The biggest bird sanctuary near Ahmedabad, Nal Sarovar has only three feet deep water this year, a phenomenon which is being blamed on the construction activities in the catchment area of the lake. With several construction projects coming up just five km from Nal Sarovar, …
Ahmedabad: The ambitious Kankaria Lake Front Development (KLFD) project looks like a runaway success for the city municipal body. According to KLFD authorities, 47 lakh people visited the Kankaria lake between January and December 2009. The KLFD was inaugurated in December, 2008 coinciding with the week-long Kankaria carnival, during Christmas …
Two-day Seminar will be organised under the aegis of Academy of Science Engineering and Technology from Jan 16 to 17 at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH). More than 250 scientists of environment and fisheries, National and International standard scientists from the country will be taking part in the seminar. …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought enhanced grants from the Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC) for heritage conservation and development of tourist infrastructure in Orissa as tourism has become one of the major sources of employment generation. In its memorandum submitted to the TFC, the State Government has demanded Rs 156 …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as population of shore-birds is declining globally across the wetlands, Chilika has reported more of them. Over the years, more and more such wader species have turned up at the lagoon, a trend indicating the improved habitability of the 1,100 sq km wetland. In fact, the brackish water …
Mumbai A Programme to develop eco-cities and eco-villages in Maharashtra, lake and river conservation, stringent air and water monitoring: these are just a few tasks that the state
Mumbai As per the proposal, corporates will fund and carry out the revival To tide over the ongoing water scarcity, MP Sanjay Nirupam has proposed the revival of six major lakes in north Mumbai on a build, operate and transfer basis. Nirupam was approached by NGO Raichel Joseph Foundation which …
S. Ramesh SALEM: The Panamarathupatti Lake, a picturesque water spread located near the city, will complete 100 years this year. The lake, which has a massive water spread area of 2,139 acres, was built during the British period. The government in 1908 approved the scheme primarily to make it as …
A rare Irrawaddy dolphin was killed by poachers in Orissa's Chilika Lake, an official said Monday. "We recovered the carcass Sunday evening from Phandanasi area along the Chilika coast. A fishing hook used could have led to its death as the carcass had a hook in it," District Forest Officer …
National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was informed on Friday the main source of contamination of Rawal Lake lied with Rawalpindi authorities and Punjab government, which consisted of 70 percent area. Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Ilahi said this during the meeting, which was held under …
As the government is busy in celebrating 50 years of Islamabad, the city managers have failed to control the ever increasing contamination of the scenic Rawal Lake. Be it media, Supreme Court of Pakistan, parliament house or members of the civil society, concerns surrounding the pollution of the lake have …
The analysis is done to reveal how light pollution affects protected areas. Hence, two new variables was created from combining the global protected area distribution data and nighttime lights data: a Protected Area Light Pollution Index (PALI) and a Protected Area Human Impact Index (PAHI). Results indicate that regions in …
Faced with mounting shortages of water, a worsening trend in water pollution and growing damages from climate change, the international community must find additional ways to support countries in managing their water resources. The challenge, according to the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group, is to meet today's water needs while …
