Environment

Plastic cups, plates banned in Udaipur

To save Lake City from plastic waste, the administration has imposed a complete ban on storage and use of disposable plastic cups, plates and glasses and warned that those violating it could face a

Publication Date: 
26/09/2014
Geetha Sunil Pillai
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Udaipur (T), Plastics, Lakes, Municipal Corporation, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Waste Management, Environmental Security, Biodegradable Waste, Environment
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Solid-phase phosphorus speciation in Saharan Bodélé Depression dusts and source sediments

Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important limiting nutrients for the growth of oceanic phytoplankton and terrestrial ecosystems, which in turn contributes to CO2 sequestration. The solid-phase speciation of P will influence its solubility and hence its availability to such ecosystems.

Publication Date: 
25/09/2014
Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Charlie S. Bristow, Giannantonio Cibin & et al
Chemical Geology
384
16–26
Tags:
Ecosystems, Amazon, Carbon Sequestration, Sahara, Fossils, Fish, Atmosphere, Lakes, Aerosols, Sediment Transport
Water Resources

E.P.A. Unveils Second Phase of Plan to Reverse Great Lakes Damage

The federal government issued a new blueprint Wednesday for its efforts to restore the Great Lakes, including plans to clean up 10 contaminated rivers and harbors and step up its attack on poisonou

Publication Date: 
25/09/2014
New York Times (New York)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Lakes, Water Resources, Climate Change, Wetlands
Water Pollution

China says first-half results exceed target for cutting water pollution

China is on track to exceed its 2014 target for cutting water pollution, the government announced on Wednesday, amid reports that it plans a $326 billion action plan to clean up its rivers and lake

Publication Date: 
24/09/2014
Reuters
Tags:
Water Pollution, China, Water Pollution Control, Rivers, Lakes, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), River Pollution
Water Resources

New lease of life for Herohalli lake

After facing resistance from vested interests, an endangered lake in west Bangalore is finally on its way to restoration with police protection and support from a section of public-spirited locals.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore, Lakes
Environment

India Environment Portal Newsletter 14 - 20 September 2014

The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests, conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 14 - 20 September 2014.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2014
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Singrauli STPS, Mercury, Air Pollution, Contract Farming, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Consumption Patterns, Drought Management, Fisheries, Infrastructure Development, Environment Court, Lakes, Wetlands, Health, Poverty, Water Supply, Sanitation, Transport, Mining
Water Resources

A global inventory of lakes based on high-resolution satellite imagery

An accurate description of the abundance and size distribution of lakes is critical to quantifying limnetic contributions to the global carbon cycle. However, estimates of global lake abundance are poorly constrained. We used high-resolution satellite imagery to produce a GLObal WAter BOdies database (GLOWABO), comprising all lakes greater than 0.002 km2. GLOWABO contains geographic and morphometric information for ~117 million lakes with a combined surface area of about 5 × 106 km2, which is 3.7% of the Earth's nonglaciated land area.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2014
Charles Verpoorter, Tiit Kutser, David A. Seekell & et al
Geophysical Research Letters
1-7
Tags:
Lakes, Remote Sensing
Water Resources

Lokhandwala Lake a birdwatcher’s paradise lost?

Garbage Stifling Lake's Spirit, Say Experts

Publication Date: 
05/09/2014
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Lakes, Ganesh Chaturthi, Biodiversity, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Ecosystems, Water Resources
Water Pollution

Status of water quality in India - 2012

The water quality management is one of the many environmental problems in India. Increasing demand of water for human consumption, irrigation and growing industrial activities has impacted the water quality of rivers due to declining flows in rivers and depleting water levels of subsurface resources.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
Central Pollution Control Board
Tags:
Water Quality, Water Pollution, River Pollution, River Basin, India, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Faecal Coliforms, Lakes, Tanks, Groundwater Quality
Water Resources

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, 28/08/2014

Order of the Uttaranchal High Court in the matter of Prof. Ajay Singh Rawat Vs Union of India & Others regarding encroachments from different Nalas carrying rain water to Naini Lake as well as from the roads and other public properties, Nainital District, Uttarakhand dated 28/08/2014.

Judgement Date: 
28/08/2014
Tags:
Lakes, Nainital (D), Urban Encroachments, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Drainage, Municipal Corporations

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