Growth thirsty

Groundwater level is plunging in Dhaka. Experts call for making rainwater harvesting mandatory

With warm regrets

Global warming is causing glaciers on the Himalaya to melt into natural lakes. This threatens the lives of indigenous people and animals

Is it the end?

For two historical water bodies in Hyderabad

Bangalore lakes leased out

Restore saltwater lake, says court

A masterplan soon to make Lonar lake an eco-tourism spot

Water-stressed in India: Experts unfazed over Bengaluru’s dismal JSA ranking

Bengaluru’s water woes and rapidly-depleting groundwater reserves led to it getting an abysmal 200th rank

Ironing out a problem?

Water in acid lakes formed after the abandonment of mining activities can now be treated with a technique that manipulates the properties of iron-…

Update

Bhopal's Upper Lake threatened by tourism

Naini Lake polluted by sewage and construction waste

Lake conservation plan flawed

Greenland’s sub-glacial lakes dried out in weeks, say studies

Researchers are worried these sudden phenomena may accelerate melting of the ice sheet

Ghaziabad is ignoring its waterbodies despite court rulings

The Uttar Pradesh government has not submitted any action taken report on measures taken to restore waterbodies in the last seven months

Udaipur hotels face demolition

Rajasthan High Court orders action against 41 hotels encroaching on lakes and for violating court order

Waiting for a miracle

Citizens approaching the courts for protecting lakes in cities is all very well. But in the end, it is a choice between using land for water or …

Birth control pills have negative effects on aquatic ecosystem, finds study

Synthetic estrogen was found to affect reproductive cycle of fathead minnow

Flamingone

Science and Technology - Briefs

Saving city lakes

To counter the rapid decline of its lakes, Karnataka is creating a new authority with powers to fine and imprison encroachers and polluters. Will …

Forced destruction

Unless affordable technology is provided to the fisherfolk, the survival of Lake Victoria in Kenya will remain under threat

Delhi to get Waterbodies Authority

Over half the 900 wetlands have been encroached upon

Sikkim to delegate powers to local people to protect lakes

Chance of revival for Bengaluru’s dying lakes

Karnataka pollution control board initiates project to divert sewage that fall into city lakes

Are all environment lovers environmentalists?

The key: empowerment

Arouse people's interest in governance