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 …
An inordinate delay in awarding river training work (RTW) for the planned Padma Bridge has posed a fresh threat to protection of river banks along the country's longest bridge. Sources said the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), the implementing agency of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, is now under pressure to …
Raising serious concerns over proposed oil and gas exploration activities in the protected areas of Malir and Shah Bandar (part of Thatta district), representatives of non-governmental organisations, professional and academic institutions at a public hearing on Wednesday criticised the environment impact assessment (EIA) report of the project and termed it …
The construction work on the 25-MW Keiu Hydro Project being executed on the Lamba Dug river in the Chhota Bhangal area of the Palampur region came to a standstill today following a massive protest by local residents. Reports reaching here said residents assembled at the project site in the morning …
The members of four different organizations named Youth Against Social Evils, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), Sara Bharat Krishak Sabha and Sara Assam Nirman Shramik Union along with the inhabitants of Manikpur GP under Borkhola constituency staged a protest demonstration in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner …
The Gauhati high court on Monday asked the state government to set up a high-level committee to examine the steps taken by it and the Brahmaputra Board (BB) to check erosion in Majuli and also asked it to file a detailed report on the matter within March 31. The HC …
China is on track to meet its 2020 target for expanding the nation's forests to cover 23 percent of its landmass to combat climate change and soil erosion, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) said on Tuesday. But some observers are critical of the massive reforestation, saying China is focusing on …
Though India's first National Agroforestry Policy (NAP) announced by finance minister P. Chidambaram in the interim budget on Monday will help natural resource management and improve forest cover, experts say it is a damage control measure for the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, which envisages distribution of forest land to …
This Compendium of Environment Statistics 2013 published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is the fourteenth edition of its series and covers five core parameters - biodiversity, atmosphere, land/soil, water and human settlements. RELATED CONTENT Report: 2014 Environmental Performance Index Statistics: Compendium of environment statistics India 2012 Statistics: …
Onslaught of erosion by the Jamuna River has started playing havoc again in five upazilas of the district, much to the anxiety of the locals, reports UNB. The erosion has engulfed 200 dwelling houses and vast tracts of land on the river bank in the past two weeks. The upazilas …
The Rs 180-crore Chhonchh khud channelisation project, the foundation stone for which was recently laid by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at Dahkulara in the Indora Assembly constituency in lower Kangra district, is expected to prove a boon for the inhabitants of 35 villages of 13 gram panchayats who have been …
The devastating land erosions along the banks of the Baralimari Channel has resulted into a huge loss of vaste agricultural lands at Bhuragaon revenue circle in Morigaon District. So far more than 50 families have lost their homes and agricultural lands due to the fury of erosion. Besides that, the …
Sixteen buildings in Simi village have collapsed as a result of land sinking due to continuous erosion by the Mandakini. Ironically, in the village, a partially destroyed house, a tin shed, and a tent can be spotted at the same premise. To add to the irony, all these are placed …
Ahmedabad: Bamboo farming has changed the landscape of a village situated on the banks of River Mahor in Kheda district. Kaprupur, a hamlet of 3,000 people, has even won the Prime Minister’s excellence award for the success of MGNREGA. The villagers and panchayat used five hectare of wasteland on the …
Hydrological experts from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have advocated a holistic and integrated river basin plan and management of water resources between both the States to mitigate recurring flood and erosion problem. Majority of the participants in a day–long workshop on ‘integrated river basin management for mitigation of flood and …
A 'Save Triyuga Campaign' has been launched to control the erosion by Triyuga river after it eroded land of more than five VDCs in the eastern belt of Udaypur district for long. A seven-member committee has been formed under the coordination of a social worker and intellectual in the district, …
Experts Feel That Govt Needs A Policy Framework To Curb Rampant Illegal Sand Mining & Chart Regulated Mining Process The row over mineral sand mining between the public, private sector industries and the environmental groups illustrates the lack of a proper state-level policy on sand mining and experts say that …
The State Government has proposed structures like animal underpasses, ecoducts/animal overpass and overpass/flyover in four potential animal corridors of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) as long-term measures to make the National Park- stretch of the national highway 37 wildlife-friendly. This has been revealed by the proposal submitted by the State …
The Department of Land Resources, Government of India in collaboration with World Bank have undertaken a National Watershed Development Project called Neeranchal which proposes to positively influence the Integrated Watershed Management Programme with technical and financial support. The Neeranchal supported States include rain fed states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra …
The Centre has identified 22 river stretches in the northeastern States which could be developed for cargo transportation. “The identified river stretches have been shared with the concerned State governments and they have been requested to send proposals for assistance. So far only three proposals have been received, one of …
Environment and forests minister Hasan Mahmud slammed Transparency International, Bangladesh for its recent investigation report on the government’s climate change trust fund utilization. Read more in this October 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. ENVIRONMENT …