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 …
The Centre has approved the state's plan to take immediate steps against climate change. It will be executed by the state government once the funds are released. The funding agency, however, is yet to be decided. A senior environment department official said that West Bengal was one of the few …
Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewerage. One such river is Alaka that was flowing through Biridi, Jagatsinghpur, Balikuda, Raghunathpur and Nuagaon blocks. Today, it has completely dried up. The river stretches up to Erasama and joins the …
The Rohtang-Solang and Palchan areas in Manali are prone to landslides and a heavy influx of tourists and vehicles had ruined the aesthetic value of the region. These are the findings of a report of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, on the environmental vulnerability assessment of the …
MORIGAON, Nov 25 – Erosion by the river Brahmaputra in three panchayats of Pokoria mouza under Mayong revenue circle in Morigaon district took a grim turn during the last three days affecting more than 1500 people of about 150 families of the areas. Meanwhile, two villages namely – Baramaripam and …
Being a low laying deltaic country, the morphological changes of the coastal zones of Bangladesh become a major social, economic and environmental concern. In this study, images of Landsat satellite during 1989-2010 are analyzed to detect the variation of shoreline positions. The western-central coast has been divided into different segments …
MIRZA, Oct 14 – The Assam Government’s tall claims of serving the poor people by initiating a host of anti-erosion measures to protect the flood and erosion ravaged people have been running into rough weather and in every case the so-called erosion measures launched in the last 50 years have …
More research is needed to understand how ecosystems can help reduce disaster risks around the world, according to a report launched in Brussels, Belgium, today. The World Risk Report 2012 says that human development activities have "massively raised the hazard potential". It cites the destruction of coral reefs and mangrove …
The Chinese government allocated 46.2 billion yuan ($7.22 billion) from its central budget to the return-farmland-to-forests plan during 2008-11, according to the National Development and Reform Commission, or NDRC. As of the end of 2006, around 9.3 million hectares of farmland had been converted to forests since the government launched …
Dhubri, Sept. 28: Erosion during the third wave of floods in lower Assam has not only caused widespread damage to rural infrastructure but is also threatening border roads and fences. Floodwaters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries have eroded two roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — …
GUWAHATI: The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has demanded a financial package of Rs 10,000 crore from the Central government for the relief and rehabilitation works in the flood affected districts of Assam. In a statement issued to the media here on Wednesday, AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal said the …
GUWAHATI: The flood situation in the State has deteriorated on Sunday with 15 districts reeling under its impact. More than 8 lakh people have been affected in the current wave of floods. Sources said seven people have died in floods in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Chabua during the past one week. …
Within just a week, starting August 1, these states received about half the rainfall they receive over an entire year Heavy rainfall leading to flash floods in Himalayan rivers in July-end devastated three states — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. It claimed 34 human lives and damaged property …
MARGAO: Saying that the village should be protected from soil erosion and other natural calamities, Cavelossim villagers on Sunday told the Captain of Ports not to go ahead with the dredging of mouth of River Sal till the stakeholders submit a detailed report, including Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report on …
GUWAHATI, Sept 14 – A fresh survey of the Greater Guwahati areas should be undertaken and a drainage master plan or a detailed project report should be prepared, basing on the ground realities like the existing and proposed land use patterns, present topography etc to save the city from the …
The World Bank (WB) has expressed deep concern as deforestation is alarmingly increasing in the country. The country has only 17.8 per cent or 2.56 million hectares of forest at present and such rapid reduction of forests lead to soil erosion, serious landslides and loss of biodiversity. The issue has …
African farmers are finding new ways to cope with droughts, erosion and other ravages of climate change but need to develop even more techniques to thrive in an increasingly uncertain environment, scientists said on Friday. Smallholders have started to plant more drought-resistant and faster-growing crops to keep the harvests coming …
Erosion by the Jamuna River has taken a serious turn at four villages in Chinaduli union of Islampur upazila, rendering around 200 families homeless in the last 11 days. In addition, more than 300 families face serious threat as their homesteads will be devoured anytime. The erosion victims are passing …
TEZPUR, Aug 27 – Continuous erosion caused by tributaries of the Brahmaputra like Gabharu, Belsiri and Jiabhoroli has turned serious in Sonitpur district during the last couple of days, posing a serious threat to many residents as well as to the very existence of many villages and Government assets. It …
With rivers in the region getting wider due to soil erosion along the embankments, it is existential problem for many villages along the river. To make things worse, many rivers are changing course and no steps have been taken to arrest soil erosion. Over 15,000 people of Kantamal block of …
With the colour of Yamuna changing, the city administration must immediately take some steps to tackle the problem of water contamination. In the monsoon season the flow of Yamuna becomes strong with a lot of soil and silt in the water, which comes through soil erosion. This dirty water not …
