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ERODED STREAM RESTORATION
In 2020, DC's DOEE restored 500 feet of stream at Branch Avenue Park. Six years later, a site where the streambed had eroded by more than 15 feet was transformed, opening parkland for people- In 2008, Virginia listed Grease Creek as impaired for swimming. 16 years later, DEQ cleared it from the impaired list after watershed BMPs restored water quality in 2024
- In 2006, Illinois listed 10.69 miles of Cahokia Creek as impaired. 14 years later, Heartlands Conservancy's BMPs improved the stream, leading to delisting in 2020
- In 2016, researchers restored 452 meters of Maryland's Muddy Creek with woodchips, sand and gravel. 2 years later, monitoring found suspended sediment fell 73.8%, improving stream functionMuddy Creek is a tributary of the Rhode River and flows through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, an important site for ecolog...28 Aug, 2026, 03.07 AM IST
- In 2002, Albany buried 1,500 feet of Patroon Creek underground. 18 years later, daylighting restored the stream and improved flood resilience across the project area tooAccording to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's success story, U.S. Geological Survey streamflow data showed that three of the five...27 Aug, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
- Washington state biologists reintroduced beavers on tributaries, and within years their dams slowed stream flow and rebuilt banks that resist erosionWildlife departments are making strides in reintroducing beavers to rejuvenate damaged stream ecosystems. These industrious creatures help ...27 Aug, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- In a multi-decade study, engineers used 12-inch coconut-fiber blankets to secure riverbanks. Years later, deep-rooted plants turned them into living barriers that resist erosion and floodsHow a 12-inch coconut fiber roll can hold a failing streambank together is easier to understand than it looks. The simple coir log slows ru...22 Aug, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- In 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin & his wife Paula bought barren land in Hawaii and turned it into 19-acre forest with 3,000+ palmsW.S. Merwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, transformed a barren plot of land in Hawaii into a thriving palm sanctuary. Initially focused o...20 Aug, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
- In 2001, Denmark turned a 19-km straight river into a 26-km winding one, but decades later researchers found nature was still struggling to rebuild what humans had destroyedDenmark's Skjern River restoration has skillfully reshaped a once-straight channel back into a meandering waterway. This innovative initiat...13 Aug, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
- In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reservePhotographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the ...24 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
- View: Why larger and more populous states gradually losing their fiscal strengthA 2013-14 to 2022-23 CAG analysis of state finances paints a sobering picture. 10 most populous states - UP, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Benga...02 Dec, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
- Court blocks Chrome sale! Google stock shoots up after major antitrust rulingGoogle stock surged nearly 8% to $211.35 after a landmark court ruling spared Chrome from a forced breakup, adding over $150 billion in mar...04 Sep, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
- Rewriting Kundan: How AI’s “Happy Ending” to Raanjhanaa Ignited a StormIn 2025, the Tamil version of Raanjhanaa-Ambikapathy was re-released with an AI-generated alternate ending where Kundan survives, turning t...07 Aug, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
- Paytm Bank, auditor lock horns over business viabilityPaytm Payments Bank faces audit qualification disputes over viability, seeking RBI intervention. Compliance issues led to operational restr...07 Jul, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
- Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTokTikTok began removing Universal's content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agre...02 May, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
- AGR ruling may hit any company with telecom licenceSC order on the definition of adjusted gross revenue may not only impact telecom companies but it can also have an impact on any entity tha...07 Nov, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
- View: India's next PM is likely to be its weakest ever. Just see the signsMany recent developments point to just one conclusion: Indian state's power is in the steepest decline ever.23 Oct, 2018, 11.36 AM IST
- Humans are fascinated by water in motion but leave a trail of plastic wasteCrowds gather at waterfalls in the monsoon, seeking the purifying and titillating thrill of waterfalls. But the physical pollution that the...23 Jun, 2018, 08.05 AM IST
- POKE ME: Rallying to protect our rivers is great. But let’s get the science rightDrying trends have been reported in Krishna and Kaveri and the pollution problem in the Ganga is well recognised. The future of our rivers ...07 Sep, 2017, 09.36 PM IST
- RBI Mid-Quarter Monetary Policy Review: Full TextOn the domestic front, growth has weakened with continuing sluggishness in industrial activity and services.20 Sep, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
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