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 …
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of proposed dam on cropland productivity of Mahadayi project, Karnataka, India. Systematic appraisal of dam and their designing by categories of classes on the basis of physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been done in favour of development of agronomic conditions for the …
Thermo-erosion gullies in continuous permafrost regions where ice-wedge polygons are widespread contribute and change the drainage of periglacial landscapes. Gullying processes are causing long-term impacts to the Arctic landscape such as drainage network restructuring, permafrost erosion, sediment transport. Between 2009 and 2013, 35 gullies were mapped in a polygon terrace …
BP is being sued for environmental damage that Colombian farmers allege the oil group caused to their land by building a pipeline. The case, which opens at the High Court this week, is being brought by 73 peasant farmers known as “campesinos”, who are seeking about £18m in compensation from …
MARGAO: Locals across the coastal belt of South Goa are worried that the damage caused to the beaches due to unprecedented soil erosion will be irreparable. During the monsoon season, the beach stretches of Velsao, Keta-Baina, Cola and Canaguinim have suffered severe damage with the increasing high tide line. Locals …
As reported from time to time about the threats posed by erosion caused by Barak river across the valley to human habitations, road communication and agriculture, no action or plan for protection is taken up by the Water Resource Department concerned. Rather, the magnitude and dimension of erosions continue to …
Over 650 acres of croplands and around 200 houses including at least four mosques and a madrasa were devoured by the mighty Meghna at Char Padma and Char Munsi villages in Daulatkhan upazila in the last twenty days. Meanwhile, the government housing project for the poor built at a cost …
A total area of 6,305 hectares identified for the project The Mavelikkara block panchayat is embarking on a project of water conservation by coming under the ambit of the Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP). The IWMP is a Centrally-sponsored scheme that has been launched by the Department of Land Resources …
Working with the Rainforest Alliance, Chiquita’s active biodiversity program goes beyond the boundaries of its banana farms. The program has opened doors to productive partnerships with customers, governments and organizations, protecting biodiversity on and around its farms and neighboring banana and cattle farms as well as land that is not …
TANAHUN: As many as 100 houses in Tanahun are at high risk of landslide due to continuous land erosion by the Seti River. Secretary of Seti River control and Bhimad Market Management Committee Raju Pariyar said locals work at Bhimad Bazaar of Tanahun in the daytime and seek shelter at …
THE Federal Government in partnership with International Development Association (IDA), Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) is to begin implementation of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) aimed at reducing vulnerability to savaging gully erosion in seven states in Nigeria. Under …
ITANAGAR, August 31: Massive erosion along the Sille river has threatened the existence of the Poba Reserve Forest at the outskirts of Ruksin town in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The Poba Reserve Forest is shrinking gradually due to Sille river bank erosion, but the authority has not taken …
SAHIWAL: Around 15,000 residents of four villages in the district are facing constant threat of land erosion on eastern side of River Ravi, demanding immediate measures to check the phenomena. Sources told Dawn that the villages -- Moza Dad Baloch, Karam Baloch, Miran Shah and Shahmand Baloch – locate near …
Guwahati: Assam suffers an average loss of Rs 200 crore every year due to devastating floods with nearly 40 per cent of the state’s total land declared as flood-prone by the government. According to the Economic Survey, Assam for 2013-14 tabled in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget session, the …
Nearly 40% of the state's total land has been declared as flood-prone by the government Assam suffers an average loss of Rs 200 crore every year due to devastating floods with nearly 40% of the state's total land declared as flood-prone by the government. According to the Economic Survey, Assam …
The Bagmati river banks will soon witness greenery as a number of private and government entities have expressed interest to carry out plantation and maintenance work in the area. The High Power Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilisation (HPCIDBC) said it received 31 applications from firms for the …
Opposition parties dub it as ‘Budget without any direction’ Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented the Rs2,357.91 crore deficit Budget for the 2014-15 financial year. “The Budget estimates of 2014-15 show a receipt of Rs57,311.39 crore under the consolidated fund of the State. Out of this, Rs52,696.81 crore …
AGRA: Hundreds of saplings were planted on Sunday in Agra, whose green cover has increased from 9 to 11 per cent. The green buffer around Agra and in patches within have contained air pollution which once posed a threat to the Taj Mahal, according to studies conducted by the Uttar …
KHULNA : More than 200 families in several villages under Dakop upazila in Khulna district are passing their days in utter anxieties as erosion by the river Dhaki has devoured large portions of the flood control dyke at several points, reports BSS. Water Development Board (WDB) sources said the affected …
NASHIK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, Pune, has ordered the respondents in the fly-ash case to comply with its orders within three weeks or else face consequences. The tribunal passed the order while hearing the contempt petition of the applicant on August 1. On March 21, the NGT …
About 5,000 residents of Shariakandi upazila have been compelled to move away from their homes recently as the erosions by the Jamuna River in the district took a serious turn in last 15 days. Sources in the district said several hundred homesteads and vast tract of crop-land at Kamalpur, Bohail, …
