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In 2012 and 2013, Maine removed two hydroelectric dams from the Penobscot River; river herring later rose from almost zero to more than six millionMaine's Penobscot River shows a remarkable environmental recovery after dam removals. Millions of river herring have returned to the waterw...- In 2011, the US began tearing down two century-old dams on Washington's Elwha River, the largest dam removal in US history at the time, freeing over 20 million cubic yards of trapped sedimentThe Elwha River dams were dismantled after nearly a century of operation. This significant engineering project restored over ninety miles o...
- How beavers helped a struggling England farm secure a £1 million deal and spark a multimillion-pound revivalA Lincolnshire rewilding project aims to prove nature restoration's profitability. Beavers will be reintroduced to a 1,525-acre farm, trans...
- In 2016, when river dams trapped Japan's giant salamanders, scientists came up with an unusual solution: building custom ladders instead of removing the damsResearchers in Japan developed special ladderways for giant salamanders to cross river dams. These step-type structures with side walls pro...
- The Wolves That Changed a River: What Yellowstone Taught ScientistsYellowstone's ecosystem is showing remarkable recovery following the reintroduction of gray wolves in 1995. Their presence has reshaped elk...
- Bengaluru running dry? DK Shivakumar denies, says "there is no problem, we have sufficient drinking water and effective irrigation"Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar assured that the state has sufficient drinking water and is managing irrigation efficiently. He discussed...
- Tripura CM Manik Saha announces Rs 564 crore special package for flood-affected areasTripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced a special package of Rs 564 crore for flood-affected areas in the state. The package aims to pr...
- Step-motherly treatment dished out by Modi govt to Jharkhand: CongressIn Jharkhand, coal mines are operated by subsidiaries of Coal India Limited, which owes huge sums of money to the state government, Ramesh ...
- Internal blast probably breached Ukraine dam, experts say (cautiously)Ukrainian officials blamed Russia for the failure, noting that Moscow's military forces - which have repeatedly struck Ukrainian infrastruc...
- US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition, Klamath Basin in historyThe Klamath Basin watershed covers more than 14,500 square miles (37,500 square kilometres) and the Klamath itself was once the third-large...
- Aadhaar enrollment drive for students began in Assam's Hailakandi districtThe government has made it mandatory for school children up to Class XII in government or provincialised educational institutions for openi...
- Siltation in River Ganga a big challenge: Nitish KumarHe said this while addressing the alumni meet of NIT, Patna, formerly known as Bihar College of Engineering, at the college campus.
- "Despite living far from our rivers, we are more deeply connected to them than we can imagine"In an email interview, Nisarg Prakash and Tarun Nair of MWFF talk to ET about why a festival on water conservation is the need of the hour,...
- Three of India's natural world heritage sites face threat from harmful activity: WWFIndia's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing th...
- Gujarat: Land losers protest around Statue of Unity ProjectA 182-metre tall idol of Sardar Patel along with tourism infrastructure proposed in the Narmada district on a 20-acre plot of land has its ...
- Maharashtra assembly polls: Congress cannot be banished from Maharashtra, says Rahul GandhiRahul said as a result of the govt's policy, prices of medicines for treatment of illnesses like diabetes, blood pressure and cancer will i...
- Gujarat government to accept demands of tribal villages in NarmadaGanpatbhai Vasava told today that the state government has decided to accept the demands of the villagers.
- Gujarat government initiates talks with tribal representativesTribals from 70 villages had organised a huge rally on October 2 where they resolved not to part with their land to the KADA tourist projec...
- Government move to chase unaccounted funds on right directionFM has introduced a slew of measures in order to widen the tax base and prevent generation and circulation of unaccounted money in Budget 2...
- Budget 2012: Extend service tax exemption to all power projects, says IEEMAIn its pre-budget memorandum, the IEEMA has appealed to the Government for extending service tax exemption to all power projects, including...
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