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Ecology and Environment
NGT takes Karnataka to task over lake clean-up
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:01 PMPut aside Rs 500 crore for lake clean-up: NGT to Karnataka government
Human activities reduce catchments’ climate resilience
Posted on 10 Dec, 2018 01:04 PMThe impact of global warming on the hydrological cycle should be of paramount concern to all because global warming affects rainfall patterns in various ways like triggering more extreme rainfall events. Unpredictable changes in runoff make it difficult to plan infrastructure to manage water resources such as dams.
Mekedatu project: CWC okays, TN objects
Posted on 04 Dec, 2018 03:09 PMCWC allows preparation of DPR while TN objects to the Mekedatu project on the Cauvery river
Quotes from the Earth – An Environmental Film Festival
Posted on 03 Dec, 2018 10:46 AMAbout the event:
The tragic tale of Erai
Posted on 30 Nov, 2018 10:56 AMThe Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.
Two states and a river: More power or more water?
Posted on 25 Nov, 2018 12:26 PMA new study, Mahanadi: Coal Rich, Water-Stressed sheds light on how both Odisha and Chhattisgarh have locked horns over the distribution of waters of the Mahanadi river. The 851-km-long river originates in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, flows through the state and then Odisha before joining the Bay of Bengal at Odisha’s coast.
Cyclone Gaja leaves 80,000 stranded, 40 dead
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:55 PMCyclone Gaja creates havoc in Tamil Nadu
Himalayan State Regional Council constituted
Posted on 18 Nov, 2018 06:34 PMHimalayan council constituted for sustainable development of the Himalayas
Groundwater decline increases carbon emission
Posted on 16 Nov, 2018 03:28 PMOver-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to a rapid decline in groundwater reserves but also contributing to India’s carbon emissions, a new study has warned.
New data shows Indian landmass warming
Posted on 14 Nov, 2018 02:40 PMScientists are literally looking into the ground for clinching evidence of climate change. A new study of geothermal records across India has shown that the country has experienced about one degree of warming over the baseline mean temperature of the 19th century.