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 …
Majuli, one of the largest inhabited river islands in the world, is under serious threat due to large-scale bank erosion by the Brahmaputra River. There is urgent need to preserve this socio-culturally rich island of over 0.2 million people. Erosions have been shrinking its landmass significantly and thereby causing enormous …
Central Water Commission (CWC), Government of India has undertaken the task of conducting, “Cumulative Impact and Carrying Capacity Study of Subansiri basin including Downstream Impact in Brahmaputra River Valley” with an objective to assess the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in the basin. Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley …
NEW DELHI/GREATER NOIDA: In a hearing on the issue of a shrinking Dadri wetland, the case on which opened in 2012, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered the state government to explain how the width of the wetland shrank from its original size. The green court also asked officers …
Environmentalists speaking to citizens at Salim Ali Lake in an initiative organized as part of the Kirloskar Vasundhara International film festival (KVIFF) on Sunday appealed to citizens to save spots in the city that are rich in bio-diversity. Addressing about 300 people, they said the plants native to these places …
A local court here has issued notices against 19 people, including Director General (DG), Department of Town of Country Planning (DTCP), in a case pertaining to change of land use of Ghata Wetland into residential area in Sector 58 and 59. The notices have also been issued against Regional Director, …
Basai Wetland of Gurgaon in Haryana, one of the important bird areas of country, is facing threat of being lost forever. Located close to national capital Delhi, migratory bird count of this wetland has shown a decline, mainly because of habitat loss due to human encroachment. A study conducted by …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Geeta Bhadrasen Vadhai Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others regarding regarding Dighi Port, Raigad, Maharashtra, 13/11/2014. The Applicant has stated before the Tribunal that EC conditions are still being violated by the Project Proponent …
The use of System Rice Intensification, an advanced methodology in paddy farming, has enabled farmers in Nepal, to double their output. Using this improved technology, farmers can grow paddy with less water and it has also helped to minimize production costs compared to the traditional way of farming. Read more …
People of 45 districts in Bangladesh, are at risk of contracting kala-azar as the fly-borne disease breaks out in different parts of country in recent times, found a study conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR-B) and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital. Read more in …
The Department of Environment, Ecology and Remote Sensing (DEERS) has completed the study on the satellite based rapid assessment on floods in Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with the national remote sensing centre, ISRO, Hyderabad. The report presented to the government by Director DEERS, Suresh Chugh, says that Jammu and …
Vast areas of deforested tropical peatlands do not receive noteworthy shading by vegetation, which increases the amount of solar radiation reaching the peat surface. Peat temperature dynamics and heterotrophic carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes were monitored under four shading conditions, i.e. unshaded, 28%, 51% and …
The Kolkata-based Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today restrained the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) ‘from causing any violation in respect of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 in respect …
GREATER NOIDA: The contours of the proposed 'green lung' of Greater Noida have been drawn up. The consultant for the nearly 2,000 acre ecological park on the city's forest land has submitted a shape and design proposal for the project. The project, estimated to cost over Rs 100 crore, will …
Government has committed about US$11.5 million to the management of community owned wildlife resource project in Bangweulu in Luapula Province. Tourism and Arts minister Jean Kapata said government with the assistance from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development programme (UNDP) had committed about US$11.5 million to …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 21/10/2014 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste in respect of Deepor Beel Wetland situated in Assam.
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 …
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ordered that status quo be maintained with respect to the filling of wetland for setting up metro village in connection with the Kochi Metro rail project. A Division Bench comprising Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan and Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph passed the interim …
The countries of the Asia Pacific region are rising to the task of harnessing the positive opportunities provided by biodiversity and natural ecosystems, as catalysts for sustainable development. In recognizing the real value of biodiversity and ecosystems – in relation to secure livelihoods, food, water and health, enhanced resilience, conservation …
Indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, are on the verge of extinction due to various reasons including frequent and indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers in agricultural land, water-bodies and wetlands throughout the northern region.Apart from this, fisheries scientists and specialists said breeding and grazing fields of …
