Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.D. Singh Bandral Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/04/2023. The matter related to protecting the flora and fauna of the Kailash Kund-Seoz Dhar region by declaring the same as protected area and not to allow construction of the …
Mumbai The 566-acre Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) campus in Powai is not only a green lung for space-starved Mumbai, but also home to several rare and disappearing species of animals, insects, birds and plants, reveals a study. A six-month study on the biodiversity of the IIT campus
Illegal quarrying in the bed of Ghaggar river and sewage waste released from Panchkula, Zirakpur and adjoining villages have posed a threat to the flora and fauna near Chhatbir Zoo. Besides quarrying, lack of water in the Ghaggar, too, has affected the visits of birds and animals. A pipe discharges …
Mumbai: Hundreds of birds have been feared killed and a great expanse of flora destroyed in a fire that broke out in the jungles south of Ankai fort near Manmad on Monday evening. The fire, the cause of which is not known yet, spread fast down the slope of the …
The Compendium of Environment Statistics released by Central Statistical Organisation. This issue has been combined for the years 2008/2009 issue and is 10th in the series with data on biodiversity, atmosphere, land, water & human settlements. Report: State of environment report India 2009 www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/283130 Report: Comprehensive environmental assessment of industrial …
India has a long coastal line of over 7500 km supporting vast habitats such as lagoons, backwaters, estuaries, coral reefs and mangrove swamps. Among them, the mangrove ecosystem commands the highest importance because of its biological productivity and specialized diversity. After coral reefs, mangrove forests have the highest productivity among …
PARADIP: Environmentalists and marine fauna lovers have expressed serious concern over safety of Olive Ridley turtles and other marine species in Bay of Bengal due to non-removal of sunken Mongolian ship mv Black Rose. Even five months after the cargo carrier sank, no step has been taken to dredge out …
This is the second interim report of the committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (vide O.M. No. 3-87/80-IA-I, dated 09.7.2008 superseded by O.M. of even number dated 02-09-2008 ) for assessing the status of compliance of environmental conditionalities and requirements to be fulfilled by project authorities of …
Biodiversity is declining seriously on a global scale, underscoring the importance of conservation planning. Except protected areas and reserve forests, scientific studies on biodiversity of special habitats in India are meager like the other areas of the world. Furthermore, extensive surveys of biodiversity have not been conducted for a majority …
Ecological status of a particular region is determined by assessing its biodiversity, prevailing conditions of the environment and their interactions with the species. Such an assessment is carried out by estimating the no. of species, their relative abundance, habitat preference of keystone species and prevailing threats to them which might …
The paper deals with the medical and economic importance of the centipedes, their venom, Pharmacodynamics, effect of bites, symptoms and treatments based on some recent case studies; and morphology of poison apparatus in centipedes.
This IUCN review released in Copenhagen highlights the way climate change is adversely affecting marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Arctic fox, Leatherback turtle, Beluga whale, Salmon and Ringed seal are amongst 10 species "destined to be hardest hit by climate change." The Polar Bear has come to symbolise the impacts …
After a spate of deliberations with experts on climate change, Himachal Pradesh has finally outlined a first-of-the-kind research project in the country to study the impact of climate change on the state
Over the past decade, several models have been developed to predict the impact of climate change on biodiversity. Results from these models have suggested some alarming consequences of climate change for biodiversity, predicting, for example, that in the next century many plants and animals will go extinct and there could …
Linah Baliga / DNA Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to protect the flora and fauna at the Veer Jijamata Udyan (Byculla zoo) using a new technique. This is a part of several measures being taken in the Rs434-crore zoo modernisation plan. The measure, called the hot grass …
Udhagamandalam: Having been formed by a band of conservation minded persons way back in 1877 as the Nilgiri Game Association and now known as the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association (NWLEA), the oldest conservation association in the country is set to give an impetus to the role it has been …
Tourist inflow fell by about 40 per cent in August, say protestors Protest: Members of the Joint Action Committee of political parties and service organisations observing a fast in Udhagamandalam on Wednesday.
There exist a sound Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) among Karbis relating to prediction of annual seasons using flora and fauna and physical factors as indicators. Floral characters include leaf fall, formation of new leaves, flowering, fruiting and ripening, formation of tubers, etc. while faunal characters include courtship and mating, egg …
Out of the 353 new flora and fauna species discovered in Eastern Himalayas between 1998-2008, 19 were found in Sikkim, stated a latest WWF report. The report
