As Tanzania’s Lake Rukwa continues to dry up, NGOs focus on sensitising locals
Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative has been launched to build institutional capacity of civil society organisations
Karnataka wants citizens to take responsibility of maintaining and protecting lakes
The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority has proposed to make locals registered lake wardens or adopt a portion of the lake to …
Good News: This man is reviving Hauz Khas lake using artificial wetlands
Tarun Sebastian Nanda, a civil and environmental engineer has taken up a project of cleaning the Hauz Khas lake in Delhi by using artificially …
Senegal’s pink lake is on the verge of disappearing — how to protect it
The lake’s waters are virtually devoid of life, with the exception of a few microscopic algae and bacteria
Nepal earthquakes might have triggered outburst of Sikkim lake that expanded rapidly in 11 days, shows data
Dam being examined; bodies being recovered as Teesta recedes
How Assam’s Deepor Beel is perishing from concretisation, waste dumping
The lake is home to exotic birds, wildlife and supports livelihoods of hundreds
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 23, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
Too much pressure from extreme rainfall or an avalanche or landslide into lakes can burst dams, triggering a devastating flood
Sikkim: Here’s why the Chungthang Hydro-dam breach is a big deal
The breach has led to the release of an astonishing 5.08 million cubic metres of water from the hydro reservoir
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)
Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study
Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once
Karnataka revives dying lakes: Why a decentralised governance was long overdue
The High Court of Karnataka June 15, 2021 passed an order calling for decentralised governance of lakes in the state
Of shikaras and slums
The colony that has mushroomed upon the Dal Lake is the only slum on water in Srinagar. A byproduct of the proxy war between India and Pakistan,…
'Adopt decentralised, low-energy approach'
Manu Bhatnagar, an urban environmental planner, has been heading the natural heritage division of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural …
Kanwar lake, Bihar’s only Ramsar site, faces challenge of survival but not a poll issue
Encroachment and drying of the lake has badly affected birds who have lost their habitat
Fund flow fraud
Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation
Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda attend meeting to discuss strategies to restore lake
Citizens submit action plan to save Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake
If local authorities give considerable attention to the proposed action plan, the situation of Bellandur Lake could change for the better
Mission Dal lake
Vice-chairperson of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority of Jammu & Kashmir, Irfan Yasin, speaks on the state authority's efforts to …
Himalayan plunder: 3 million Indians live in areas that can be swept by glacial lake floods, says study
Three of the world’s most dangerous glacial basins are situated in Pakistan, Peru and Bolivia
The drying up of the Jaisamand lake
If hydrocide -- the deliberate murder of a water body -- was a cognisable offence in India, the administrators of Udaipur city would be behind …
More robust measures needed to minimise disaster impact in Lake Victoria Basin: Study
There must be adequate monitoring along with appropriate conservation actions in order to minimise impacts of climate change on the lake’s …
129 tonnes of fish die due to lake contamination; Telangana springs into action
Laboratory tests confirm presence of chloromethane in water, a solvent used in the pharmaceutical industry
Churning the stilled waters
The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city's famed lakes
From butterfly to caterpillar
Stung by unplanned growth, Naini Tal -- once a queen among hill resorts -- is being divested of her riches.