Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Agovernment environment regulator in the uk has been pulled up for the first time for failing to check the pollution of a river. The Environment Agency (ea) was fined about us $14,000 and ordered to pay about us $2,700 in costs for polluting river Exe's main tributary, the Barle, in …
The province of Balochistan and parts of Sindh province of Pakistan are in the grip of a drought. This is likely to affect cotton, rice and sugarcane crops, the mainstay of the country's agrarian economy. Experts say lack of rain is not the main reason for water shortage in Pakistan. …
Gujarat promotes asbestosthe Gujarat government is keen on promoting the asbestos industry in the state despite worldwide ban due to increased health risks. Recently, it has given approval to a Pune-based asbestos-cement sheets manufacturing company, the New Sahyadri Industries Ltd (nsil), which will set up its unit at Mahuvej village …
In recent times, several studies around the globe show that climatic change is likely to impact significantly upon freshwater resources availability. In India, demand for water has already increased manifold over the years due to urbanization, agriculture expansion, increasing population, rapid industrialization and economic development. At present, changes in cropping …
The major disruption of water supply in Gangtok and adjoining areas in Sikkim which entered the tenth day today, has seen little respite despite the intermittent supply provided by the public health engineering department. On the night of June 7-8, heavy rains and landslides cut off the pipelines from Tamjey, …
Almora in Uttranchal is facing an acute water crisis, which has been exacerbated by rapid, unplanned urban growth and the mismanagement of vital natural resources that has led to the drying up of natural sources of water. This summer, the Kosi river, one of the major sources of drinking water, …
people from about 104 villages of Thane district near Mumbai have threatened to break valves of the pipeline supplying water to the metropolis and bring the city's water supply to a halt. The reason: all their water sources have been completely diverted to Mumbai and they are facing acute drinking …
The Indian Space Research Organisation has sanctioned a prestigious project on the study of glaciers in the Chandra basin in Lahul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh to the Department of Geology of Government Degree College, Dharamsala. The project would investigate the retreat of glaciers in the Chandra basin. Dr Narendra Awasthi, …
Shielding herself from the fierce afternoon sun with a bright dupatta, Urmila lowers her bucket deep into the heart of the well. As she draws out bucket after bucket of water, Urmila talks about how the water level has never been this low. "The colour and quality of the water …
Lakes are usually an integral part of a drainage basin. Lakes are either fresh water or salt water lakes. Kolleru lake is the largest freshwater lake in South India. Various physical and chemical inputs manifested through the hydrology of the catchment area will affect the quality and quantity of lake …
Ground water samples were collected from 18 wards of Coimbatore city south zone, among which 2 samples were collected from 2 different locations from each ward, totaling 36 samples. Water quality assessment was carried out for the parameters, like temperature, odour, taste, colour, turbidity, pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, …
Ground and well water samples were collected from Manchankoppu, Tiruchirappalli district. Physical parameters, such as temperature, odour, taste, turbidity, pH and conductivity and chemical parameters and compared with ISI, WHO and USPHS. Sulphate, silicate, phosphate, nitrite and nitrate contents were also analysed. The results revealed high degree of hardness, chloride …
In the arid regions of Rajasthan frequent droughts are a phenomenon closely interwoven with ecology and have always been a periodic occurrence. The agricultural economy as it developed traditionally, took this into account. Changes in the local ecology due to changes in agriculture however, have had a far-reaching impact on …
The largest private water corporation in the us, whose uk water subsidiary has been labelled England's worst polluter, is up for sale. With American Water, a subsidiary of the German-based multinational rwe, up for sale, local citizens are demanding the right to bring water under local control. The residents complained …
the genetic make-up of banana and plantain varieties grown in India indicates they can yield good quality fibre in abundance, according to scientists from the National Research Centre for Banana in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. "India has an enormous potential to develop an industry based on banana fibre. The raw material …
Climatic changes, droughts, floods, heat/cold waves, pests, diseases and poverty dynamics is a complex phenomenon demanding multidisciplinary management of early warning systems, risk assessment, insurance and mitigation.
The National Environment Policy is intended to be a guide to action: in regulatory reform, programmes and projects for environmental conservation; and review and enactment of legislation, by agencies of the Central, State, and Local Governments. . The policy also seeks to stimulate partnerships of different stakeholders, i.e. public agencies, …
Here is a social drama with the most complex of plots. The dramatis personae of the Sardar Sarovar Project (ssp): four state governments with a multiplicity of departments; threea Union ministries with ministers, bureaucrats and technocrats; a tribunal of three retired high court judges that gave an
