Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Majuli, one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, is under serious threat due to large-scale bank erosion by the Brahmaputra River. There is urgent need to preserve this socio-culturally rich island of over 0.2 million people. Erosions have been shrinking its landmass significantly and thereby causing enormous …
Majuli, the largest inhabited river island bounded by the river Subansiri to the north and mighty Brahmaputra River to the south, is one of the subdivisions of the Jorhat district, Assam. Erosion of the island is a continuous process since historical times and posses a significant concern. The present approach …
KURIGRAM, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Piyara Begum once had a happy life in Garuhara village by the Brahmaputra River in northern Bangladesh, but worsening erosion of the river banks has displaced her family seven times. Now Piyara, 30, has taken shelter in Panchgachi village, 8 kilometers away in the …
Guwahati: Assam government has decided to constitute an expert committee to be sent to China for studying the Yellow River (Huwang He) Management Strategies and prepare a road map to stop flood and erosion caused by the Brahmaputra river here. Chairing a high-level review meeting of the Water Resources Department, …
The whole life depends on soil, which is an important habitat for thousand millions of organisms. Soil biodiversity is extremely diverse in shapes, colours, sizes and functions. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) publishes the first-ever Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas which maps the soil biodiversity of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 13/05/2016. The issue deals with losses to biodiversity and livelihood of fishermen from abstraction of excessive amounts of water for irrigation and from alteration of Ganga …
Correct estimation of soil loss at catchment level helps the land and water resources planners to identify priority areas for soil conservation measures. Soil erosion is one of the major hazards affected by the climate change, particularly the increasing intensity of rainfall resulted in increasing erosion, apart from other factors …
A number of perennial springs such as Thakurani, Khandadhar, Gudguda, Gonasika and Bolani are present in the hilly tract of Joda-Badbil-Koira area of Keonjhar-Sundargarh District, Orissa. The area is densely forested with rich deposits of Fe and Mn, which are mined using the opencast method of mining. (Correspondence) Original Source
The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils has completed the first State of the World's Soil Resources Report. Globally soil erosion was identified as the gravest threat, leading to deteriorating water quality in developed regions and to lowering of crop yields in many developing regions. We need to increase nitrogen and …
- Govt docked Rs 50000 for river diversion Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Assam government for undertaking river diversion work inside Manas National Park without prior approval of the Centre. In its final judgment delivered on Monday, a copy of which …
Climate change and resulting climate variability will have an impact on natural resources in Punjab. Given that the State’s developmental activities are dependent on natural resources, for developing a climate resilient green growth strategy, it becomes important to understand as to what will be the impact of climate variability on …
Climate change and resulting climate variability will have an impact on natural resources in Himachal Pradesh. Given that the State’s developmental activities are dependent on natural resources, for developing a climate-resilient green growth strategy, it becomes important to understand as to what will be the impact of climate variability on …
Recolonisation of soil by macrofauna (especially ants, termites and earthworms) in rehabilitated open-cut mine sites is inevitable and, in terms of habitat restoration and function, typically of great value. In these highly disturbed landscapes, soil invertebrates play a major role in soil development (macropore configuration, nutrient cycling, bioturbation, etc.) and …
A financing agreement for a World Bank (IDA) assistance of $250 million for the Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project in Jammu and Kashmir was signed today. The Finance Ministry said the project would focus on restoring critical infrastructure using best practices on resilient infrastructure. The primary beneficiaries would be …
GUWAHATI: All Assam Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday organized a volunteers' meet on Global Climate Change and its impact on Assam. What is unique about the meeting is that it is held in boats on the Brahmaputra river in the Baghbar area of Barpeta district in the middle of flood …
A new FAO book out today takes a close look at how the world's major cereals maize, rice and wheat - which together account for an estimated 42.5 percent of human calories and 37 percent of our protein - can be grown in ways that respect and even leverage natural …
The Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) has released a briefing paper on the role of soil organic carbon (SOC) in offsetting climate change. The paper reviews recent research on SOC and concludes that actions to reverse the loss of soil organic matter could …
Around five percent of children under the age of five in Banke are suffering from severe malnutrition. According to the District Public Health Office (DPHO) data, around 1,062 children of under five in the district are severely malnourished. The actual number of the malnourished children in Banke could be higher …
The world's soils are rapidly deteriorating due to soil erosion, nutrient depletion, loss of soil organic carbon, soil sealing and other threats, but this trend can be reversed provided countries take the lead in promoting sustainable management practices and the use of appropriate technologies, according to a new UN report …
Continuous soil erosion despite plantation of 16 lakh trees *Environ degradation least priority for many MLAs Taking serious note of continuous soil erosion in many parts of the Kishtwar district despite plantation of whopping 16 lakh trees, Committee on Environment of J&K; Legislative Assembly has constituted a panel headed by …
