Nainital: Not just another hill station.
Nainital is named after the beautiful lake, Naini jheel or tal, which is the lifeline of this beautiful hill station Nainital is not just any other hill station, don’t believe me?
Yes, that is why the word ‘Tal’ which means lake in Hindi language.
And it is after the beautiful lake that this hill station is named, Naini jheel or tal is the lifeline of this beautiful hill station; offering picturesque views this lake also has a temple on its banks called the Naina Devi temple which perhaps was the reason for the lake to be names as Naini.
Just beside the temple is the Tibetan market where you get stuff like clothes, artefacts, various food stalls and vendors selling small Knick knacks.
This lake looks like a paisley if you manage to climb a hill top and have a bird’s eye view you will know what I mean, and if you are lucky you could have clouds floating right above you while you are boating which, trust me happens more often than not.
Nainital Zoo is by far the best zoo that I have come across in India, let alone a hill station.
In fact when we visited the zoo last year it started pouring and all the animals came out of their dens to enjoy the shower.
We as a family try and visit these tourist spots during the off season which gives us a good view of the place and also good bargains at almost all places.
However, if you are looking to visit during the peak season which is from April to June in summers and November to January in winters, I suggest it is a good idea to make your bookings in advance.

Press Release Four ‘Hockey Is For Everyone’ students selected for annual academic award NEW YORK/TORONTO – The National Hockey League (NHL) and Thurgood Marshall College Fund today announced the four recipients chosen for the NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund academic scholarship.
"Our Hockey Is For Everyone program helps young people combine athletic accomplishment with academic excellence, while our collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund creates the opportunity to reach greater heights of educational achievement," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.
This year’s NHL/Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship recipients are: Musa Ibrahim, Ice Hockey in Harlem.
Ibrahim, a defenseman, credits his start in hockey to his mother who signed him up.
A graduating senior at the Harvey School in Westchester, NY, he hopes to attend Temple University, majoring in film studies, with plans to become a documentary filmmaker.
Since 2003, Hockey in New Jersey has inspired youth to develop life skills, succeed academically, and create positive relationships through hockey.
Jaylin Muse, Snider Hockey.
Rosa, whose favorite position is right wing, started playing hockey at a young age.
Rosa plans to study business management.
Since 2010, Capital City Crew has provided an opportunity for youth ages 8-14 to play ice hockey, giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential on the ice and in the community.

SIUE’s Lallish receives IWEA Meredith Award.
EDWARDSVILLE – Rick Lallish, program director of Water Pollution Control at the Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has received the Illinois Water Environment Association’s (IWEA) Kenneth Meredith Award.
“We all go above and beyond for our students and operators throughout the state.
They are employed at wastewater treatment plants, engineering firms and manufacturers of water treatment equipment.
Lallish was chosen by the IWEA for his outstanding efforts in assisting the many wastewater operators and professionals in the state.
The instructors use its 30,000-gallon per day training-scale drinking water and wastewater treatment plant to teach students the skills needed to properly operate a plant.
To meet the important need for trained operators, ERTC annually provides up to 30 graduates from its Water Quality Control Operations Program.
These graduates are skilled operators and most possess their state certifications.
ERTC courses are designed to assist entry level personnel, who are preparing for a career in drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, and persons already employed in such systems who desire education to upgrade job skills, obtain advanced certification levels and prepare for more responsible positions.
ERTC plays a role in the education of minority and female students, who typically makeup 20 percent of the students in the Water Quality Control Operations Program.

Air pollution more than half of environmental complaints in China.
BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) received information from more than 88,000 members of the public about pollution in the first quarter of 2017, with air pollution topping complaints, it said Thursday.
Most of the complaints were lodged through the telephone hotline "12369" and the remainder through the official MEP WeChat account and website.
More than 63,000 cases have been concluded.
Of all, 55 percent were related to air quality, while pollution of noise, water and solid waste accounted for 30 percent, 10 percent and seven percent, respectively, according to the ministry.
Construction firms were the subject of the majority of complaints — 33 percent of the total, followed by chemical production and hospitality entities.
Complaints in north China focused on dust emission from boilers and steel mills, while the south of the country was irked by the unpleasant stench from landfills.
Industrial waste gas was a common complaint in eastern regions.

ZIYANG, Southwest China — It would take another two months for Liu Zhongming’s fish to fully mature, but he couldn’t wait until summer to sell his stock at the best price: A government ban on fish farming in the local river had sent Liu and the other fishermen scrambling.
Two notices issued in late March and early April, respectively, required fishermen on the Tuo, a tributary of the Yangtze River in southwestern China’s Sichuan province, to dismantle their farms — the floating cages in which they cultivate fish — by the end of April.
Liu, 49, was worried about his 75,000 kilograms of fish, not only because they were too small to be sold, but also because some were sick.
Told by the government to dismantle all their fish cages, fishermen on the Tuo River are looking for new ways to make a living.
By Xu Hui and Tang Xiaolan/Sixth Tone The two notices, issued by the government of Yanjiang District of Ziyang City, marked the end of the Tuo River’s fish-farming business, which had been thriving since the 1990s.
But the 223 fishing families there have finally been told to pack up and move.
The family bought fry every winter, fed them for a few months, and sold them the next summer.
Liu said he still suffered a total loss of 500,000 yuan, which he called “not huge.” Hua Mingliang, another fisherman who started farming fish just last year, complained about the government’s timing in announcing the ban.
Apart from one or two fishermen still dealing with sick fish, Liu said, all other cages had been cleared off the water.
For fish farmers like Liu, the future is uncertain, even though the government has promised its support.

Deep Coral Reefs In The Hawaii Island Provide The Habitat For Shallow Reef Fishes.
A recent study unveils how the deep coral reefs in the Hawaii Island play a significant role in conserving the shallow reef fishes.
The reef fish biodiversity heavily depends on the shallow coral reefs.
More clearly, the deep coral reefs are the safe destination for the shallow coral reef fishes.
For a long time, this mesmerizing island is regarded one of the best destinations for the aquarium fish trading business.
Cori Kane and a group of student divers took the initiatives to reach more than 100 feet below the surface.
The researchers documented the existing reef fishes around the deep coral reefs.
The new research of Cori Kane is regarded as the first study about the mesophotic coral reefs that exist on the Hawaii Island, Phys.org reported.
Fishes that belong to the upper portion of the mesophotic reef system are almost similar to those fishes exist in the shallow waters.
It is quite clear that this current research study explores many important facts about the coral reef world of the Hawaii Island.

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The textiles and apparel manufacturing industry has always been one of the major causes for global environmental pollution.
As the industry continues to thrive in emerging countries such as China and Bangladesh, how to tackle environmental pollution, especially water pollution has become one of the biggest issues faced by the industry.
China Takes Serious Actions Against Textile Polluters Chinese authorities are taking hard actions to fight against textile industry pollution as a recent report shows that enterprises and manufactures in China who caused serious pollution were fined a total of USD 38.3 million in the first quarter of 2017.
Many of these enterprises and manufacturers were operating in China’s textile Industry.
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Before joining CBC Manitoba, Bartley Kives spent most of his career in journalism at the Winnipeg Free Press, covering politics, music, food, the environment and outdoor recreation.
He’s the author of the Canadian bestseller A Daytripper’s Guide to Manitoba: Exploring Canada’s Undiscovered Province and co-author of Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg.
His work has also appeared in publications such as the Guardian and Explore magazine.
Nearly a month after the Manitoba government tabled its budget for the next year, the City of Winnipeg is still trying to figure out what it means.
City council’s finance committee was told Thursday that city officials are still talking to their provincial counterparts about the 2017-18 Manitoba budget in an effort to determine how program and capital funding will be affected.
This led council finance chair Scott Gillingham (St. James-Brooklands-Weston) to ask Winnipeg chief financial officer Mike Ruta what he’s learned from provincial finance officials.
Gillingham said he assumes the province has thought out the implications of its budget and could not say why they have not communicated with the city.
Gillingham also asked finance officials for an update on talks with the province regarding nutrient removal at the North End Water Pollution Control Centre, the largest of the city’s three sewage-treatment plants, which is undergoing $795 million worth of upgrades.
Last June, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hinted the province may allow the city to focus on removing phosphorus from sewage effluent instead of removing both phosphorus and nitrogen.
Gillingham said Winnipeg chief administrative officer Doug McNeil remains in talks with the province about nutrient removal.

News Release — VBSR-REF May 4, 2017 Media Contacts: VBSR-REF: Jane Campbell, (802) 862-8347, janec@vbsr.org ASBC: Bob Keener, (617) 610-6766, bkeener@ASBCouncil.org Business Groups Team up to Work on Clean Water Burlington, VT – Two business associations, one Vermont-based and one national, are collaborating on a project to advance solutions that will provide the clean water that businesses and economic development need.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility – Research and Education Foundation (VBSR-REF) and the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) will soon begin to engage business leaders throughout Vermont and New England in identifying common issues related to clean water, and will work together to determine how to best help address those issues.
Farms, breweries, and specialty food producers need clean water,” said Jane Campbell, executive director of VBSR-REF.
“And tourism suffers when people can’t swim in our lakes or eat fish from Vermont waterways.
Lake Champlain alone contributes $300 billion a year to the state economy through commerce along its shores, and it’s just one of many lakes that benefit the state’s economy.” Supported by a grant from the Lintilhac Foundation, the partnership will provide education and outreach to help businesspeople understand that water quality is as much of a business issue as personnel, materials, and other expenses, and how the lack of clean water affects many commercial, agricultural and industrial business sectors, as well as hinders overall economic opportunities in the region.
“Clean water is a national priority, and we need to place more emphasis on the importance of clean water to our economy, our environment, and our quality of life,” said David Levine, CEO of ASBC.
“This collaborative effort is one that will not only advance a clean water economy for Vermont, but will also link to a regional effort to ensure that the cross-border nature of water problems is met with a regional approach.
It is time for businesses to step up to advance market and policy solutions to ensure clean water, healthy communities and a vibrant economy.” VBSR-REF is a sister organization to Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, a statewide business association with more than 750 members.
“Members in both VBSR and ASBC believe that it is short- sighted to view clean water regulations as business barriers,” said Levine.
Campbell added, “In the long-term, delaying water pollution clean-up hampers economic development.”

Reservoirs of HEP dams long- term solution to water woes.
KUCHING: A long-term solution to the water woes in Sarawak would be the usage of reservoirs of hydro electric power (HEP) dams as water sources.
Water pollution and/or salty water from rivers are hard to control but the control of water from dams can be assured.
Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he was thinking outside the box in solving the water issue and therefore came out with a long-term solution.
He mentioned the reservoir of Bakun HEP dam to solve the murky tap water in Belaga, salty water in Tanjung Manis and the Batang Ai HEP dam to solve salty water-linked problem in Sebuyau, for instance.
The Baleh and Murum dams would be used to solve water woes in the northern region, he added.
“All we need is grid piping system.
We have dams and so we will make use of them.
He said the state cabinet had agreed to appoint a consultant to do an overall study on the matter.
The idea is to pump water from the reservoirs of these HEP dams – in Batang Ai, Bakun, Baleh and Murum – to the water treatment plants.