Ganga

The glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world and, if the present rate continues, a large number of them may disappear by 2035 because of climate change, warn Indian and foreign environmentalists and geologists.

The Himalayas have the largest concentration of glaciers outside the polar caps. That is why, they are called the

Publication Date:

11/11/2008

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himalaya, Water Resources, Glaciers, Ganga, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Glacial Melt, TERI, India

Environment

Buddhadeb votes for Sunderbans and Ganga as global wonders

KOLKATA: Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee cast his vote here on Monday to nominate the Sunderbans, the world

Publication Date:

11/11/2008

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Ganga, West Bengal

Water Pollution

Reality check must for new Ganga plan

Earlier Project Had Guzzled Rs 1,000 Cr And Left The River As Dirty As Before

Publication Date:

10/11/2008

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

River Pollution, Ganga, Ganga Action Plan, India

Climate Change

Recycling of graphite during Himalayan erosion: A geological stabilization of carbon in the crust

At geological time scales, the role of continental erosion in the organic carbon (OC) cycle is determined by the balance between recent OC burial and petrogenic OC oxidation. Evaluating its net effect on the concentration of carbon dioxide and dioxygen in the atmosphere requires the fate of petrogenic OC to be assessed.

Publication Date:

07/11/2008

Author(s): Valier Galy, Olivier Beyssac, Christian France-Lanord & et al

Source: Science

Vol:

322

Issue:

5903

pp:

943

Tags:

Himalaya, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Rivers, Brahmaputra, Ganga, Sediment Transport, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Carbon Sinks

Water Resources

Ganga plan aimed at scuttling Maya road?

River Panel With Strong Powers May Put Paid To CM

Publication Date:

07/11/2008

Author(s): Nitin SethI

Source: Times of India (Lucknow)

Tags:

River Pollution, Ganga, Ganga Action Plan, Floods, Highways, Uttar Pradesh

Water Pollution

New status for Ganga: National River

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Union Government has decided to declare the Ganga as

Publication Date:

05/11/2008

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Water Pollution, Water Pollution Control, River Pollution, Ganga

Climate Change

Impact of retreat of Gangotri glacier on the flow of Ganga River

Recently, there have been news items and discussions suggesting that the Gangotri glacier is melting at a rapid rate and it is likely that it will disappear in the next 20

Publication Date:

25/10/2008

Author(s): Sharad K. Jain

Source: Current Science

Vol:

95

Issue:

8

pp:

1012

Tags:

Bhagirathi, Ganga, Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Hydrology, River Basin

Dams/ Irrigation

Hydropower in Uttarakhand: Is development the real objective?

A perusal of environment impact assessments for hydel projects in Uttarakhand brings out various deficiencies in the reports, and the unstudied manner in which such projects have been embarked upon. That many more of such projects have been proposed points to the muddled direction adopted for energy supply, reminding us of the hydropower story in the United States.

Publication Date:

11/10/2008

Author(s): Dunu Roy

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

43

Issue:

41

pp:

19

Tags:

Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ganga, Dams/ Irrigation, Sedimentation, Hydroelectricity, Hydrology, United States Of America (US), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)