The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry and the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) assisted by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations have produced the first volume of Sri Lanka Fisheries Atlas.

The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World will completely omit Maldives in its upcoming 14th edition, unconfirmed reports say.

British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported that the Times Atlas, one of the most widely used atlas in the world, will omit Maldives, Tuvalu – an island nation located midway between Hawaii and Australia – and major parts of Bangladesh in order to convey the “emotional truth” about “man-made climate change”.

The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland's ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday.

The atlas, published by HarperCollins, showed that Greenland lost 15 percent of its ice cover over the past 12 years, based on information from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado in the United States.

The Greenland ice sheet is the second biggest in the world and significant shrinking could lead to a global rise in sea levels.

The Times Atlas of the World exaggerated the rate of Greenland's ice loss in its thirteenth edition last week, scientists said on Monday.

The atlas, published by HarperCollins, showed that Greenland lost 15 percent of its ice cover over the past 12 years, based on information from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado in the United States.

The Greenland ice sheet is the second biggest in the world and significant shrinking could lead to a global rise in sea levels.

The Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) will come out with a Digital Water Atlas containing the details of all major river basins in the State.

The atlas, which will come handy for the quick reference of various Government departments and scientists, will feature the topography of the region, water quality and soil type, according to Mr K.V. Jayakumar, Executive Director, CWRDM.
Release of atlas

Josh Halliday

Google maps final corner of the planet as it launches Street View for Antarctica, Brazil and Ireland.

A big bone of contention in many countries, Google's Street View mapping service on September 30 goes live in Brazil, Ireland and Antarctica, meaning Street View now has a presence in all seven continents.

Launched in May 2007 in five U.S.

Hyderabad, Sept. 6: In September 2003 the state government issued orders asking district officials to take necessary steps to identify all lands covered by water bodies such as tanks, rivulets, ponds, lakes, river bodies and others, and include them in the Prohibitory Order Book. This was done in order to protect and conserve all wetlands.

Aug. 22: The state mines department has decided to address the root cause of illegal mining