PANJIM: Ruling out that the national waterways project covering six rivers is meant for capital dredging, the government expressed grave concern over encroachment of rivers, particularly in the South District.
During the upcoming Char Dham yatra, the Uttarakhand government will ensure the ban on the use of plastic and thermacol on the route is strictly enforced. Garhwal Commissioner and Uttarakhand Tourism
East Calcutta Wetlands, a significant part of which falls within Salt Lake and Rajarhat, needs to be assessed immediately to finalise its roadmap for survival, observed a panel of experts during a World
The move comes after the Union Environment Ministry told the Lok Sabha in a written statement last year that industrial effluents and household sewage flowing into the Powai lake had raised its pollution
GANDHINAGAR: The BJP-led Gujarat government which makes tall claims about its protection of cows, told the assembly by a written submission that 2,754 villages in Gujarat have no gauchar land (community
JOHANNESBURG - Law enforcement authorities are on high alert to deal with land invasions, Gauteng Premier David Makhura said on Tuesday. "As I have said before, there are many factors behind land invasion,
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/03/2018 regarding encroachment of Pachmarhi Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh.
Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum to residents of 11 villages that have encroached on Lubigi wetland located northwest of Kampala. Lubigi wetland is one of the many wetlands facing extinction
GAYA: Drain effluents enter Falgu riverbed at no less than 24 points thereby aggravating subsurface water pollution. In several localities of the town, handpumps and submersible machines draw water with
BENGALURU: The fire-spitting Bellandur Lake has once again brought into focus the plight of the city's other waterbodies like Varthur Lake which are equally polluted. Residents hope that the National Green
