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"A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP"India's first Ganga dolphin rescue ambulance played a huge role in this. Built under the 'Namami Gange Abhiyan', it reached there as a ray...
7 beautiful plants for garden pondA garden pond can be a beautiful addition to any landscape, and selecting the right plants will enhance its beauty and ecological balance. ...
A weed is making the Hindon flood situation worse in Noida, Ghaziabad. Read howHyacinth, an invasive aquatic weed, could be a possible reason for the excessive water level in the river. The Hindon, mostly looking like ...
Rakhis from water hyacinths: Why a Bengal civic body is sending them to global leadersWater hyacinths, locally known as 'Kochuripana', grow in abundance in the lakes, ponds and rivers of West Bengal. The local body of Bongaon...
Frothing in Yamuna: Delhi govt prepares 9-point action planUntreated sewage entering the Yamuna from Haryana and UP has on multiple occasions led to an increase in ammonia levels in the river water,...
DJB seeks support from UP, Haryana to contain pollution in YamunaThe Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been continuously working to upgrade and augment the capacities of its sewage treatment plants so that untrea...
Lease of Life: Once dead, the freshwater lake in Cuttack is now a haven for birdsSituation had become so dire that by 2007, nearly all of the 182-hectare lake in Banki in Cuttack district was covered by the weeds except ...
How a group of citizen activists saved Bengaluru's Agara lakeThe lake was no different from the rest of the lakes ion the city and was covered with swathes of hyacinth and had sewage sweeping in.
Will chalk out plans for revival of temple tanks: Kiran BediBedi said, "all the pillars and stone carvings in temples bear historic and literary details and it was our duty to conserve and protect th...
- Invasive alien plants could be promoted as food
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Invasive plant species such as alligator weed, which threatens natural ecosystem, could be promoted as a food produc...
- Pollution kills fish in Ranchi Lake
Dead fish floating on the Ranchi Lake, commonly known as Bada Talab, are a common sight which has raised environmental concerns.
- Action council set up to protect Cherthala lakes
The inland fishermen and environmental activists in Cherthala taluk have set up an action council for the protection of Vembanad and Kaitha...
- Water hyacinth may be new green fuel source
The troublesome water hyacinth could be an environment-friendly source of fuel. Siddha doctors say the water hyacinth is an excellent sourc...
- Winged guests on way, jheel a dumpyard
Unlike last year when a group of nature lovers took it upon themselves to weed out hyacinth in the Santragachi Jheel, the lake was cleaned ...
- Hyacinth in Harike wildlife sanctuary may deter winged visitors
The polluted waters of Harike wildlife sanctuary could cause a drop in the number of winged visitors from Central Asian countries who arriv...
- NEDFi wins Rural Innovation Award 2012
NEDFi was declared Winner of the NABARD Rural Innovation Award -2012 for its contribution towards promoting handicraft products made from w...
- Indrayani faces increasing pollution
The Indrayani river, which flows along the northern boundary of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation limits , is facing increasing po...
'We play catalytic role in creating industry in NE'NEDFi disburses more industrial loans in North Eastern region than any other commercial banks. While talking to ET, NEDFi's chairman and MD...
- Handique wants NEDFi to disburse Rs 1000 cr
Union minister for department of development of northeastern region (DoNER), BK Handique wants North Eastern Development Finance Corporatio...
- 20 per cent increase in foreign tourists in Kerala
Kerala recorded an increase of 20.37 per cent in the arrival of foreign tourists to the state in 2007, Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishn...