Acid mine drainage (AMD) is formed when water and air come in contact with pyrite (FeS2) present in coal and exposed rocks, to form sulphuric acid. The process of pyrite oxidation further leads to the formation of Fe3+ and some or all of this Fe3+ precipitates to cause red, orange or yellowish colour of the water. The coal deposits in Meghalaya, India along the southern fringe of Shillong plateau are distributed in Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills .

Although the Grand Canyon segment of the Colorado River features one of the most remote ecosystems in the United States, it is not immune to exposure from toxic chemicals such as mercury according

Is fishing permitted in City lakes? Yes, simply because there is no law prohibiting it. Bengalureans can take up fishing as a pastime and he/she cannot be booked for it.

The sector specific policy targets 7.15 lakh tonne of total fish production by the end of 2019-20

CHANDIGARH: More than 100 fish were found dead, floating on the surface of a man-made lake at Dhanas on Sunday morning, putting aquatic life under severe risk.

This review updates the effect of lifestyle on plasma triacylglycerols (TAG) in the postprandial state, commonly reported as postprandial lipemia (PPL), an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Numerous studies have shown that Mediterranean diet may reduce PPL. However, most of these studies were focused on the type of fat (i.e., monounsaturated fat from olive oil) and the other components of the Mediterranean lifestyle were neglected. Physical activity, an integral part of this lifestyle, is widely investigated on its own and shown to reduce PPL.

KOLKATA: A fish hospital — the first of its kind in the country — will become operational in Kolkata in two-three months.

MADURAI: In an effort to sustain fish resources, a month long ban on fishing has been announced in Thekkadi Reservoir (Mullaperiyar Dam) falling within the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR).

Hundreds of dead fish have been floating in the Devarabeesanahalli lake in Mahadevapura zone for the past two days, but none of the civic agency’s officials has taken note of it so far.

SALEM: A team of officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) collected water samples from the River Cauvery near Mettur dam in Salem district on Monday, after fishermen found dead fis

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