Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
A Division Bench of the Hyderabad High Court comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyothi Sengupta and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar on Monday issued directions to the Governments of Telangana and A.P. to work towards a clean civic life. The Bench while dealing with a writ petition filed by Vishaka Society for …
Birds in the city no longer live on trees or in nests made of twigs and leaves. Plastic threads from cement bags and carry bag strings now line their nests, which they build on electric poles, skyscrapers and mobile towers. Experts trailing bird nesting patterns in Pune have found that …
Human encroachment and pollution due to overflowing sewage has emerged a major reason for degradation of wetlands in and around major cities of state. In absence of clear policy guidelines for conservation, wetlands are shrinking rapidly causing immense loss to bio-diversity. Madhya Pradesh is home to around 407 wetlands, larger …
With major reservoirs of the State facing serious siltation which shrinks the water storage capacity, the Odisha Government is preparing comprehensive management plans to address the critical issue of degradation in their catchment areas. Although reservoirs are under the management control of Water Resources department, the Government has pooled in …
The district forest department on Monday organized a number of seminars, exhibitions and awareness drives at the Nandur Madhyameshwar bird sanctuary to mark the World Wetlands Day. Environment activists, experts and forest officials who attended the programme emphasized the need to protect the wetlands and the birds residing there. The …
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Swan river project has failed to assess the effect of canalisation of the river on wetlands, water recharging and fauna of the Una district. The Swan river that originates in Shivalik hills of the Daulatpur region is lifeline of Una district. The river …
A Kashmir based developmental organization, South Asian Voluntary Association of Environmentalists (SAVAE), has urged the government and the people of the state to protection of wetlands and environment one of the top priorities of governance. In a statement issued on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, SAVAE has said …
Wetland resources of Nyando Wetlands support important economic and ecological activities. However, it is faced with multiple pressures from different anthropogenic Activities within the wetlands and upstream. The Nyando wetlands are facing increasing threats of reclamation for agriculture. This is bound to intensify as population pressure increases. The question therefore …
The book comprises comprehensive information covering physical, socio-economic, biological and environmental aspects of Kangchenjunga Landscape in eastern Nepal, an important landscape with extraordinary biological and cultural diversity, as well as water resources. The publication covers interdisciplinary areas related to the conservation and development process such as peoples’ livelihoods, ecosystem management, …
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KASKI, JAN 15 - Migrantory water birds in the district have been endangered due to human activities such as deforestation and encroachment, ornithologists and conservationists counting the number of such birds in nine lakes in the district said. A team of ornithologists and conservationists, with support from Bird Conservation Nepal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirma Limited V s MoEF & Ors. dated 14/01/2015 regarding Environment Clearance dated 8th December, 2008 given to the cement plant (Cement plant 1.91MTPA, 1.50 Clinker), Coke oven plant (1.5 LTPA), and Captive Power Plant (50 MW) to be established …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Irfan Ahmad & Others Vs Urban Development & Urban Local Bodies, J & K State & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding closure of the landfill site located near Achan wetland, Srinagar.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York is directing state conservation officials to write a plan for protecting Long Island drinking water from a plume of contaminants and chemicals from the former military plane manufacturing site in Bethpage. The law signed last week directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to outline …
A population-estimation exercise for migratory and residents birds in wetlands in and around the city will commence on January 11. The bird count will be a part of a state-wide project to estimate bird numbers and is being carried out by the State Forest Department and the Bombay Natural History …
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has written to the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary action for conservation and management of Yamuna wetland in Greater Noida. A letter from the MoEF has been sent to the Principal Secretary, Department of Forests of the U.P. government. The communication …
The Bhoj wetland, a Ramsar site has been found to be under huge pressure due to burgeoning human population in its catchment area. The present investigation spread across nine stations has revealed higher algal diversity (294 species) during the period of 2008-2009. The phytoplankton diversity belonging to six groups revealed …
Bird watchers and environmentalists are concerned at the dumping of debris in the last surviving wetlands of Uran, once a haven for migratory birds. "During a recent bird-watching trip to Uran taluka, we were absolutely devastated to see scores of dumpers lined up next to the wetlands at Jasai and …
NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered the formation of a high-level government panel to probe how the width of the Dadri wetland shrank from its original size and come up with a response before it at the next hearing on December 18. The committee will include the …
In order to understand and monitor the status and distribution of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) in India, we carried out systematic long term yearly surveys between 2000 and 2014 at all previously known locations as well as attempted to explore new areas. In this paper, we have summarized the …
