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Siliguri, Feb. 2: The Kulik bird sanctuary and the Farakka barrage figure in a list of 135 wetlands drawn up by the Bombay Natural History Society for their protection under an international treaty. The BNHS has said in a study that all the 135 waterbodies should be declared Ramsar sites …
New Delhi: The Okhla Bird Sanctuary might have benefited a great deal from international cooperation had the government made efforts to have it classified as a Ramsar site. This tag for wetlands is equivalent to a UNESCO status for heritage sites. Okhla Park and Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary in Gurgaon are …
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 …
Only the combined study of all the proposed power projects on the Konkan coastal belt, will give the real picture of the possible impact on the environmental of these plants, says the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). The 200-km-long Konkan coastline is expected to have around 15 thermal power plants, …
At a time when crores of rupees are being pumped into the creation of captive breeding sites of vultures across the country, one of the largest natural nesting colonies of Gyps Indicus or long billed vultures (LBV) of the country, on the Bayana cliffs of the Aravalis (40 kms from …
BHUBANESWAR: This winter, Chilika is missing its long-legged guests. Flamingos, the flagship species for a winter bird site, are a few and far between. Last year, number of the waders had reached 5,000 in the brackish water lagoon where these birds dot the Nalabana Sanctuary. This time the number has …
Mumbai: The finding of a dead leopard at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has conservationists worried about the declining numbers of the big cats in the area. According to official statistics, the number of leopards in the park was down to 23 in 2009 from 47 in 1990. "It's …
District-wise breakdown of the major projects Thane Ancillary development of Navi Mumbai airport, green areas released for housing and commercial exploitation Raigad Navi Mumbai airport MahaMumbai SEZ. Area: Thrice that of Mumbai Five thermal power plants 10 km from one another Chemical industries hub Ratnagiri Madban: Location of the Jaitapur …
On Monday, the French company AREVA and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) signed a deal ensuring that the 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project will proceed in New Delhi, which will have the evolutionary pressurised reactors designed by the said company. The project will have six such reactors, each …
While villagers and environmental activists at Jaitapur, in Maharashtra, protest against the proposed 9,900-MW nuclear power plants, questioning the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) said the sheer scale of present development along Konkan coast needs to be looked in totality. There are at least 15 …
Bird Sacrificed For Good Luck During Festivals New Delhi: It may be the festival of lights, but Diwali spells doom for these birds in the country. Prompted by superstition, many people rely heavily on battling illluck with totems, many of which are derived from birds and animals. The owl, for …
Hopes of reviving the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) population in the State have suffered a set back, as an egg that was found abandoned in one of the remote villages near Bellary was destroyed by a village hen, when it was included among its eggs for incubation. Endangered: The Great …
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that environmental clearance from the National Board for Wildlife was essential for the ongoing Noida Park project taken up by the Mayawati Government. A three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan while reserving …
Mumbai A month after it took up the task of cleaning the oil spill, the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said the shores of Alibaug should be cleaned within the next 10 days but the Navy Nagar in Colaba was the worst-affected and the shores can be completely cleaned only …
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has been reconstituted with Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh besides Lok Sabha MPs Chandresh Kumari and Dushyant Singh being nominated as its members. The board, which is constituted for three years, has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as its chairman and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh …
Mumbai Nine months after the Central zoo Authority gave its final approval to the Rs 433-crore Byculla zoo makeover, two CZA experts visited the zoo last week to take stock of the redevelopment plan, zoo officials said on Thursday. The project, which was passed by the CZA in November 2009, …
A proactive minister puts Paryavaran Bhavan in focus. The development dauphins are aflutter.When did you last hear of an Indian cabinet minister being compared to Muhammad Ali? Well, that
