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 …
The last pair of Siberian cranes was spotted here in 2002 About a decade after the celebrated Siberian cranes ceased to visit the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur in Rajasthan, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests is planning to take up a captive breeding programme for the rare birds …
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is prepared to go on the warpath yet again. His latest battleground: the endangered wetlands. Over the next few months he intends to proactively and aggressively work with States to implement the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.
Rajahmundry, Feb. 1: Environmentalists called upon state government to initiate measures to conserve and protect wetlands in the state in the wake of World Wetlands Day to be observed on February 2. The greens are up against state government for failing to identify wetlands having rich-bio diversity at several places …
The Mahul-Sewri mudflats are one of the 160 wetlands in the country which qualify for the Ramsar Criteria, according to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which released the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day. The Mahul-Sewri mudflats have been the homes for thousands of migratory birds, mostly …
Wetlands in India come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the huge vast coastal wetlands in Kerala like the Vembanad Kol, supporting millions of fish and birds, to the brackish water lagoons like Chilika in Orissa which support thousands of small fishermen, from the crystal clear lakes like the …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) today notified the rules for the conservation of wetlands. This, according to MOEF officals, will ensure better conservation and management and to prevent degradation of the existing wetlands in India.
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Thursday notified rules for conservation and management of wetlands that restrict harmful activities such as construction, dumping of untreated waste, and industrialisation, to prevent damage to these sensitive ecosystems with high biodiversity values. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010, are aimed at ensuring …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010. These Rules, which for the first time lay down legally enforceable provisions for the conservation and management of Wetlands, have been drafted to ensure better conservation and management and to prevent further degradation of existing wetlands …
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 …
This publication on the conservation and management of India’s lakes and wetlands, as a follow-up of the 12th World Lake Conference. This publication will serve to be useful reference material for policymakers, implementing agencies, environmentalists and those of us who enjoy the diversity and beauty of India’s water bodies. The …
RECOGNIZING the value of ecological services wetlands provided, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has drafted a regulatory framework for their protection. The draft, released on May 24, notes a third of the country’s wetlands have been wiped out and lists activities prohibited in wetlands and those that …
Agartala, July 6: Leading environmental advocacy and lobbying group ARPAN today submitted a 16-point charter of recommendations to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and Governor Dr DY Patil demanding immediate implementation for environmental sustainability. The recommendations included developing a master plan for Agartala city, considering traffic flow and pollution control …
Recognizing the value of wetlands and taking cognizance of the fact that there does not yet exist a formal system for conservation and management and wise-use of wetlands, the National Environment Policy (NEP), 2006 seeks to set up a legally enforceable regulatory mechanism for identified valuable wetlands to prevent their …
May 6: The environment ministry has set up a seven-member panel to study a proposal to reduce the size of wetland areas around the Kolleru lake sanctuary, one of the largest water bodies for migratory birds in the country. The panel would have a scientific survey done to decide on …
Pampa Action Plan: The picture shows how the human intervention has narrowed down the river. G K Nair Implementation of the Pampa Action Plan (PAP) and similar projects for other three rivers, Achancovil, Manimala and Meenachil, is inevitable for making conservation of the Vembanad Wetland System (VWS), which has recently …
A Division Bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered notices in a case filed challenging the permission accorded by the Government to set up a coal-based power plant near Sompeta in Srikakulam district. Mr Justice Ghulam Ahmed and Mr Justice Bhavani Prasad were dealing with a petition filed by …
The state of Punjab has been left with less than 1% of the area under wetlands. About 30 wetlands, most of which are of natural origin were reported to occur in the state although some have already lost their wetland characteristics.
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
Except 2008, the Keoladeo national park in Rajasthan has been receiving little or no water for the past six years. A seasonal breach of a dam upstream was the source of the water till 2003, the year the breach was repaired. Nobody at the time thought of the repercussions on …
