Lakes
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although like the much larger oceans, they form part of earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. They are generally larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …
hazardous air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes, Midwest, East Coast, and Pacific Northwest after …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …
agro-biodiversity and biodiversity of forests, lakes and oceans and ecological sustainability; Recalling …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 February 2024 English
This is the first ever report on the ‘state of the world’s migratory species’ and was published through collaboration between UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and …
to traverse the world’s skies, lands, oceans, lakes and rivers. Amy Fraenkel CMS Executive Secretary …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
Becoming a Young Farmer with the subtitle Young People’s Pathways into Farming: Canada, China, India and Indonesia is a collection of research papers published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024 and …
southern part of the province, near the Great Lakes. A temperate, humid climate combined with quality …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
Brahmaputra and the Meghna. This delta is also rich in lakes, canals, tributaries, and distributaries. All this …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
The State of India’s Birds (SoIB) is a periodic, national-level examination of the distribution range and abundance trends of Indian birds that aids in formulating conservation plans. The SoIB last …
These occupy a range of habitats, including inland lakes and tanks, submerged paddyfields, rivers, forest … land, wetlands, and other water bodies such as lakes, rivers, and channels39. This area is under water …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …
major rivers, waterfalls, spring (hydrosphere) and lakes are as follows: Rivers 1. Ajay 2. Barakar3. Sone … Spring (Hydrosphere) 1. Sarajkund Hot Spring Lakes 1. Ranchi Lake 2. Bekar Bandh 3. Dhurwa Dam …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 April 2023 English
The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti released this first volume of the Water Bodies – First Census Report on April 25, 2023. …
Type of Use 65 15 Table.7(C ) Number of “In Use” Lakes by Type of Use 67 16 Table.7(D) Number of “In Use” … Reasons 83 24 Table.9(C) Number of “Not In Use” Lakes by Reasons 85 25 Table.9(D) Number of “Not In Use” … schemes/percolation tanks/check dams (9.3%, i.e 2,26,217), lakes (0.9%, i.e 22,361) and others (2.5%, i.e 58,884) … number of tanks, Tamil Nadu has highest number of lakes and Maharashtra is the leading state for water … are ponds and the remaining 1,43,436 are tanks, lakes, reservoirs etc. • The information on 'filled up …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 April 2023 English
The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti released this first volume of the Water Bodies – First Census Report on April 25, 2023. …
whereas the remaining 43.2% (20,030) are ponds, lakes, reservoirs etc. Out of 'in use' water bodies, … tanks and the remaining 48.2% (1,888) are ponds, lakes, reservoirs etc. Out of 3,920 water bodies, the … 14,132 7.41 Tanks 1,13,425 59.45 Lakes 62 0.03 Reservoirs 703 0.37 Water … the water bodies are ponds followed by tanks and lakes as depicted from chart given below. • Out of 993 … 1.8 % distribution of WBs by type Ponds Tanks Lakes Reservoirs Water Conservation Schemes/percolation …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …
State-wise Inland Water Resources Statement 1.08 Glacial lakes with significant change in water spread Topic 1 … industries discharging their effluents into rivers and lakes Subcomponent 3.3 Generation and Management of Waste … improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for … canals; reservoirs; tanks & ponds; beels, oxbow lakes, derelict water; and brackish water. Water bodies … country discharging their effluents into rivers and lakes. Out of these, 2,059 industries comply with the …
