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Kerala reports another amoebic meningoencephalitis death
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Malappuram District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr R Renuka said that 17 cases and five deaths were reported in the district due to amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare but fatal brain infection caused by free-living amoebae found in freshwater, lakes and rivers.
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JN Port Authority, Rural Electrification Corp, Vadhavan Port signed MoU fo
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled major sustainable initiatives after inaugurating Three Freshwater Lakes at Jawaharlal Nehru Port on Thursday.
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J-K: Wular Lake wears festive look with extraction of water chestnuts in f
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, which is known to be one of the largest freshwater lakes in South Asia, has a festive look with a large number of locals extracting chestnuts, according to a report.
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Aquatic ecosystems source of half of global methane emissions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Direct human alterations to natural aquatic ecosystems can increase methane emissions, a new study has found.
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Climate change could double greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Every drop of freshwater contains thousands of different organic molecules that have previously gone unnoticed. By measuring the diversity of these molecules and how they interact with the environment around them, research has revealed an invisible world
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Rice husks can remove toxins from water
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A recent study has observed that rice husk can effectively remove microcystin (a toxin released by harmful algal blooms) that are increasingly occurring in the Great Lakes and other freshwater lakes around the world.
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