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In 2006, Delaware listed the Broadkill watershed for nitrogen and phosphorus impairment. 18 years later, BMPs restored 7.6 miles of Ingrams Branch, ending the phosphorusThe restoration of Ingrams Branch is a powerful example of how best management practices can produce measurable improvements in water quali...- In 2008, Minnesota listed Fish Lake as impaired for nutrients after severe algae blooms. 16 years later, the lake improved enough to be delisted after treatments and restorationThe 2008 impairment designation was an important step because it formally recognized that the lake was not meeting the desired water-qualit...
- In 2021, New York assessed Cannonsville Reservoir as impaired after a 7-foot culvert blocked fish passage. 2 years later, the new culvert scored 0.88 for aquatic passageA culvert replacement project in Delaware County, New York, addressed stream-flow, erosion, sediment, and fish-passage problems along an un...
- In 1996, New York flagged Upper Tonawanda Creek as a water-supply concern. 16 years later, NYSDEC removed it from the impaired list after farm BMPs improved water qualityNew York's Tonawanda Creek was once impaired by agricultural pollution. Farmers implemented best management practices to reduce soil erosio...
- Flowing stream, vintage car collection, open green spaces: Inside Shankar Mahadevan’s 6-storey Mumbai home where music meets architectureNestled in the lush outskirts of Mumbai, Shankar Mahadevan's 6-story jewel of a home, SaSha Villa, stands as an architectural marvel. Surro...
- In 2012, researchers began collecting dragonfly larvae to reveal mercury pollution in protected waters. 13 years later, 21,000 samples helped create a model that can estimate freshwater mercury risk without testing every waterwayDragonfly larvae data from thirteen years helped scientists develop a new mercury risk model. This model estimates freshwater mercury risk ...
- 122 kg ganja seized, 2 persons arrested in West BengalPolice in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district seized 122 kilograms of ganja. Two individuals, Faridul Piyada and Sahebur Rahman Molla,...
- Another Kerala boy dies of rare brain eating amoeba: Here's all you need to know about the infectionKerala has reported its fourth case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, since Ma...
- Lamphelpat waterbody project: A majestic lake in Manipur undergoes remarkable revivalThe Lamphelpat Waterbody Project in Manipur aims to develop flood risk management, water security, and socio-cultural, economic, and enviro...
- Rains, floods a lesson for govt officials: Madras High Court"It may not be out of context to record that the on-going rains and the floods in and around Chennai and elsewhere in the state should be a...
- Survey paints dry picture of govt’s waterbodies in Ganga basin
- Calcutta HC turns down Bengal govt plea, no Chhath Puja rituals at Subhas SarobarThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to allow Chhath Puja rituals at Subhas Sarobar in the eastern part of the city, rejecting a mod...
- Kingfisher gets trapped in nets on Lokhandwala lakeAvid bird watcher and naturalist, Sunjoy Monga, noticed nettings attached to poles come up overnight on the Lokhandwala lake on Sunday, and...
- Floating solar panel to come up at Rajarghat of Kolkata by NovemberThe country's first floating solar power panel will come up on a waterbody beside the Eco Park at Rajarhat New Town by November.
- Kolkata's college develops solar power generation system on waterbodiesSolar power can now be generated from still water found in ponds, lakes & waterbodies. A system of generating electricity from floating pan...
- Stranded rhino in Assam under expert careMore than a week after an endangered one-horned rhino strayed out of Pabitora wildlife sanctuary and took shelter in a waterbody, a team of...
- Realtors target lake near Science CityThe sprawling water body adjoining Science City is shrinking by the day, or rather, by the night.Trucks make a beeline to the lake in the c...
- Make promoters pay to restore ponds: ExpertsPonds and wetlands are under siege.Every day a new pond is being filled up in the city and peri urban areas with total disregard for the ac...
- Spread of waterbodies: Mumbai tops list of major citiesMaximum City Mumbai leads the pack of major Indian cities when it comes to spread of waterbodies. 35% of Mumbai are covered by wetlands or ...
- Waterbody conservation plan drawn up, apex body formedOver 700 waterbodies in the capital are getting another chance at survival. Delhi government has formed an apex body, headed by the chief s...
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