Village women clean only freshwater lake in Odisha, revive tourism
About 30 women from Malabiharpur village cleared weeds from Ansupa lake and created a source of sustainable income by reviving boating facility
Urban lake: A reflection of its watershed
Critical to any lake ecosystem, the urban lake’s watershed is the surrounding land area that drains into that particular lake
Cameroon’s ‘exploding lakes’: Disaster expert warns deadly gas release could cause another tragedy
Thirteen of 43 crater lakes on Cameroon’s Volcanic Line are deep & large enough to contain lethal quantities
How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger
The lake inflow hydrology has already changed, which means that nutrient inflows and their distribution through the lake have also been affected
Sikkim floods: Why wasn’t early warning system set up at glacial lake known to be highly vulnerable? Experts ask
South Lhonak Lake that burst was one of the fastest expanding lakes in the region & its dangers were not unknown
‘76% of Lake Victoria’s endemic biodiversity at risk of extinction’
IUCN report cites pollution, over-harvesting of resources and land clearance among primary threats
Water, Africa’s Gold: Kenya’s urban slums need water, even as lakes Victoria, Turkana in trouble
Urban poor in Kenya bear brunt of water scarcity due to a number of reasons, even as trans-border lakes are on the verge of dying
Lake Victoria: CSE lays out strategy to manage water quality in Tanzania
Startegy for Mwanza city suggests greater focus on Nyashishi river needed, connecting households to sewer lines and waste segregation
Sikkim: Threat of South Lhonak lake bursting was forewarned by researchers two years ago
Twenty-one other glacial lakes in the Teesta river basin show potential threat
As Tanzania’s Lake Rukwa continues to dry up, NGOs focus on sensitising locals
Shared Resources Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative has been launched to build institutional capacity of civil society organisations
Karnataka wants citizens to take responsibility of maintaining and protecting lakes
The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority has proposed to make locals registered lake wardens or adopt a portion of the lake to …
Good News: This man is reviving Hauz Khas lake using artificial wetlands
Tarun Sebastian Nanda, a civil and environmental engineer has taken up a project of cleaning the Hauz Khas lake in Delhi by using artificially …
Sikkim: Here’s why the Chungthang Hydro-dam breach is a big deal
The breach has led to the release of an astonishing 5.08 million cubic metres of water from the hydro reservoir
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 5, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study
Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once
Karnataka revives dying lakes: Why a decentralised governance was long overdue
The High Court of Karnataka June 15, 2021 passed an order calling for decentralised governance of lakes in the state
Of shikaras and slums
The colony that has mushroomed upon the Dal Lake is the only slum on water in Srinagar. A byproduct of the proxy war between India and Pakistan,…
'Adopt decentralised, low-energy approach'
Manu Bhatnagar, an urban environmental planner, has been heading the natural heritage division of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural …
Citizens submit action plan to save Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake
If local authorities give considerable attention to the proposed action plan, the situation of Bellandur Lake could change for the better
Mission Dal lake
Vice-chairperson of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority of Jammu & Kashmir, Irfan Yasin, speaks on the state authority's efforts to …
Himalayan plunder: 3 million Indians live in areas that can be swept by glacial lake floods, says study
Three of the world’s most dangerous glacial basins are situated in Pakistan, Peru and Bolivia
More robust measures needed to minimise disaster impact in Lake Victoria Basin: Study
There must be adequate monitoring along with appropriate conservation actions in order to minimise impacts of climate change on the lake’s …
129 tonnes of fish die due to lake contamination; Telangana springs into action
Laboratory tests confirm presence of chloromethane in water, a solvent used in the pharmaceutical industry
Churning the stilled waters
The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city's famed lakes
From butterfly to caterpillar
Stung by unplanned growth, Naini Tal -- once a queen among hill resorts -- is being divested of her riches.