Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Taking note of the recent foaming of lake Varthur in Bengaluru, a green body today warned that such a phenomenon was a "serious" threat to the country's wetlands including those in Delhi-NCR, and called for increased community participation for its management. Varthur lake, considered one of the biggest water bodies …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Sunday said that recent phenomenon of foaming of lake Varthur in east Bengaluru shows that the wetlands in the city as well as urban India are under a serious threat. The foam is the result of the water in the lake having …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government for failure to perform its “statutory duty” towards identification of wetlands in the State and directed it to complete the exercise within a period of three months in accordance with the law. “We direct Uttar Pradesh (Government) to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 24/09/2014 regarding location of the site for solid waste management near Deepor Beel Wet Land, Assam.
A new Green Infrastructure (GI) guide, launched at World Water Week, is set to raise much needed awareness of the benefits of GI solutions for water resources management, says the UNEP. The Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based Management Approaches for Water-Related Infrastructure Projects is a product of the …
An Act to conserve the paddy land and wetland and to restrict the conversion or reclamation thereof in order to promote growth in the agricultural sector in the state of Manipur.
A few wetlands in the country have reportedly been impacted due to various developmental activities and urbanisation, said Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He however informed that country has a total of 7,57,060 wetlands covering an estimated area of 15.26 million hectare, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Individual political parties in the UDF will present views on going in for amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008,in the form of separate reports. “It will be presented in the next UDF meet for a final decision,” UDF convener P P …
With the UDF subcommittee meeting this week expected to frame recommendations for the amendment to the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, the greens have already raised their apprehensions over it. According to them, an amendment at this point of time when paddy land and wetlands in the state …
Phobjikha Valley is one of the largest high-altitude wetlands in Bhutan and an important habitat for various species including the vulnerable Black-necked Crane. The area provides a wide range of ecosystem services to the local people, and is becoming a major tourist attraction. However, in recent years, Phobjikha has experienced …
The Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), to be taken up for implementation by the government this financial year, has recommended strict enforcement of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2011 and drastic steps to conserve the wetland habitat in the State, even as Chief Minister Oommen Chandy …
Realising the importance of wetland conservation for ecological balance, the Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) has decided to launch an extensive drive to train locals across all districts in conserving and rejuvenating traditional wetlands. Large areas of Gujarat like Saurashtra, Kutch and North Gujarat are considered to be scarcity prone due …
Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) has launched a special campaign on wetland management to mark the World Wetlands Day that falls on February 2. The campaign aims to sensitize communities residing along the wetlands of Gujarat on the importance of conserving more than 200 wetlands before their restoration efforts are taken …
In support of the UN International Year of Family Farming, Ramsar’s theme for World Wetlands Day 2014 is Wetlands and agriculture. This leaflet looks at different types and scales of agriculture, at the impacts of agriculture on wetlands, and at some of the successful methods used to reduce the negative …
The IWMI has launched a report, titled ‘Wetlands and People.' The report emphasizes both the important role wetlands play in local communities livelihoods and the intensification of threats to wetlands. The report addresses a variety of issues including wetlands and society, threats to wetlands, wetland agriculture, the agricultural potential of …
This report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations / observations contained in their Sixteenth Report (15th Lok Sabha) on 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' which was presented to Lok Sabha on 27 November 2012.
Conservation of the lakes can significantly enhance the much wanted and rapidly declining underground water availability in and around the growing city of Coimbatore. This was one of the major ecological functions of the lakes possibly conceived by the far-sighted Tamil kings in the past. 800 years old wetland which …
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has the mandate, inter alia, to conserve/restore urban lakes/water bodies, re-use and re-cycle waste water, etc. These are important factors, some oft forgotten, and have been summed up in the “Advisory on conservation and restoration of water bodies in urban areas” by CPHEEO for …
