Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands

Lokesh Verma, a farmer from Nainital’s Chanfi village, says this is the third year in a row that he is bearing losses in agriculture. “I have lost around Rs 2 lakh and there’s a debt of Rs 70,000 to pay off. I grow strawberries, guavas and peas in my 15 bighas of land, but there is not enough water in the hills to irrigate crops properly,” he says.

A radical new method is fast emerging as an effective and sustainable solution to increasing pollution in urban lakes. Called floating treatment wetlands (FTW), they are artificial islands with plants that stay afloat on the lake. The plants clean the lake through hydroponics system, resulting in a cleaner, beautiful lake and an improved habitat for creatures that depend on it.

National Green Tribunal forms commission to inspect Bengaluru lakes

Korba in Chhattisgarh is an industrial area which has a significant number of coal mines and thermal power plants. Fly ash is a byproduct of the thermal power plants and has become a significant problem for the residents of Korba now.

East Kolkata Wetlands found to lock down over 60 percent carbon from the wastewater it receives

Apex court seeks draft on Cauvery management scheme by May 3

A recent BBC report projected that Bengaluru will run out of water soon.

Tamil Nadu seeks contempt action against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board

India seeks to bring water from Nepal's Sharda river to supplement Yamuna near Delhi

Farmers anxious as government stops water supply from the Sardar Sarovar dam for irrigation