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 …
This paper intends to evaluate the legal and institutional protection available for the conservation of urban water bodies in India and in other parts of the world, particularly in the developed countries. The paper will also explore the technical tools for the management of water bodies.
The Autonomous Authority Will Regulate All Activities Affecting Vital Water Bodies Gandhinagar: Waking up to the need for conserving the state’s wetlands and lakes, the Gujarat government has decided to constitute a first-of-its-kind Wetlands and Lakes Regulatory and Development Authority. An official associated with the formation of the new authority …
State told not to treat eco protection as a soft subject The State government has failed to implement various Centrally sponsored projects aimed at rejuvenating the Pampa, the Vembanad Lake, and the Kuttanad water system, N.K. Sukumaran Nair, Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PPS) general secretary, has said. Mr. Nair told The …
‘Stakeholders, State Govts Should Together Protect All Ramser Sites’ Thiruvananthapuram: Various stakeholders and state governments should come together to protect all Ramser-recognized wetland sites in the country, Infosys CEO Shibulal said. He was speaking at the first national seminar on Ramsar sites and wetland conservation in Alappuzha. India has 26 …
This atlas is part of the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA) project towards the wetlands of International Importance under Ramsar Convention. These comprise sites constituting representative, rare or unique types and or sites of international importance for conserving biological diversity. Using the unique spectral characteristics of each site in …
Even amid the hue and cry of environmentalists over the shrinking wetlands, an effort initiated by the Revenue Department to prepare a revised data bank of the actual area of wetlands in the district has reached nowhere. Though the updated list was expected to be completed by the end of …
The Cabinet committee on economic affairs is expected to accept the environment ministry’s proposal to create a National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) by merging the existing National Lake Conservation Plan and National Wetlands Conservation Programme. The objective will be the holistic conservation and restoration of the water …
Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority in collaboration with WWF-India have initiated a project on the conservation planning and development of Surajpur wetland in 2010. The study provides an opportunity to protect biodiversity and set an example of how wildlife can be protected and preserved …
State Accepts Majority Proposals, Rejects Those On Building Code, Dams Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has accepted a majority of recommendations made by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. This was conveyed to Dr K Kasturirangan committee that visited the state last week. The expert review committee is reviewing the Madhav …
A dead mallard was found by a team of the Wildlife Conservation Fund, an international NGO, during its one-day field trip in the Fashkoori Wetland Conservation Reserve at Tulbagh in Pampore on January 11. Locals have been complaining about poaching incidents in the area. The NGO conducted the field trip …
This report by Institute for European Environmental Policy presents insights on critical water-related ecosstem services and on wider ecosystem services from wetlands. It calls for commitment and investment in the conservation and wise use of wetlands. This TEEB for Water and Wetlands report underlines the fundamental importance of wetlands in …
SILCHAR: India is a megabiodiversity country and north-east, in particular, is a hotspot of biodiversity in the world being gifted with innumerable water resources in the form of wetlands, lakes and rivers with biodiversity of resources in them. It is also a fact that the depleting water bodies and fish …
Recently the High Court of Kolkata directed the West Bengal Government, India to formulate a Wetland and Water Bodies policy in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Forum for Human, Legal and Ecological Rights, Bansdroni & Another v. The Union of India and Others., against Writ …
Standing Committee on Water Resources (2012-2013) do present on their behalf the Sixteenth Report to Parliament on 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies'. The Committee (2011-2012) took up the subject “Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' for a detailed examination and Report. The Committee were briefed by the …
The plan of the district administration to de-silt Canoly canal and the Kallayi river as part of a beautification drive is likely to have an adverse impact on large acres of wetland in and around Kottuli, according to a latest study conducted by a researcher from the Department of Architecture, …
A major report that will help countries understand the economic value of inland wetlands, which cover a vast area of the earth’s land surface and provide key ecosystem services, was released at the conference of the Convention on Biological Diversity here on Tuesday. The message ofthe report is simply, ‘drain …
This TEEB for Water and Wetlands report underlines the fundamental importance of wetlands in the water cycle and in addressing water objectives as noted in the Millennium Development Goals and forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals stemming from the Rio+20 agreement. The report presents insights on both critical water-related ecosystem services and …
Adviser to MoEF visits Sasthamcotta, Ashtamudi lakes Siddharth Kaul, adviser on wetland conservation to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), has said that a comprehensive management action plan (MAP) is vital for the effective conservation of the Sasthamcotta and Ashtamudi lakes, both Ramsar sites, in Kollam district. Interacting with …
Aug. 8: Dispur has given the green signal for setting up Guwahati Waterbodies Regulatory Authority to protect wetlands from being converted for other purposes. Sources said the authority, which will soon be set up, would ensure that a detailed environment impact assessment is carried out following the prescribed procedures and …
Say over 90 acres of wetlands converted in the last one decade The controversy over the proposed private international airport project at Aranmula has taken curious turns with the Cabinet decision to regularise conversion of paddy fields and wetlands that have taken place prior to 2005 as well as the …
