Lakes and Wetlands
Wetlands disappearing three times faster than forests
Posted on 02 Oct, 2018 11:43 AMWorld is losing the wetlands at a rate of 0.78 percent a year: Ramsar Convention
Lake congestion worsened Kerala floods: CWC
Posted on 12 Sep, 2018 08:05 AMClean chit to dam management, CWC says congested Vembanad lake worsened floods in Kerala
Centre calls Kerala floods a 'calamity of severe nature'
Posted on 22 Aug, 2018 09:00 AMKerala floods: Death toll rises to 373
Sewage to blame, Dal turns dull
Posted on 17 May, 2018 01:09 PMSrinagar's prime tourist attraction, Dal Lake, is no more the scenic beauty it used to be. It's turning into an eyesore, thanks to sewage discharge and weed growth.
Citizens save polluted Bengaluru lake
Posted on 14 Mar, 2018 07:23 PMGottigere lake used to be a major source of water for south Bangalore. Its overflow fed several other lakes in the area. It was also the reason why so many people bought apartments nearby.
Conflict around wetland use in West Bengal
Posted on 01 Feb, 2018 07:56 PMLower Gangetic Plains of West Bengal is blessed with a variety of wetlands ranging from coastal and marine wetlands to inland freshwater lakes, dams and swamps as well as the constructed wetlands in irrigation schemes and sewerage treatment systems and also the mountain wetlands.
Government announces new river revival strategy
Posted on 30 Jan, 2018 08:54 PMEnvironment ministry announces new strategy to revive major river water systems
Intensive survey ordered for western UP rivers
Posted on 24 Jan, 2018 10:36 AMConduct intensive survey of western UP rivers: NGT
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake is on fire again
Posted on 24 Jan, 2018 10:14 AMBellandur lake catches fire again
Farmer suicide cases decrease: Govt data
Posted on 20 Dec, 2017 11:22 AMGovernment data shows decreasing suicide trend among farmers for the second consecutive year
