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 …
Coimbatore: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent charge) Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that the Ministry would widely expand projects for conservation of inland wetlands and coastal areas facing the threat of destruction. Talking to reporters after interacting with scientists at the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology …
Experts here view the present move of the State Government to amend the Assam Embankment and Drainage (E&D;) Act, 1953 as a good chance to enlarge the scope of the legislation to cover many areas of activities connected with the Water Resources Department (WRD). The Act came into effect in …
Chittaranjan Tembhekar | TNN Mumbai: New skywalks, footpaths and roads in Borivli and Dahisar may benefit lakhs of commuters in future. But even before they come up, they are inflicting irreparable damage on the thick mangrove cover located in Dahisar (West) along the New Link Road. In a brazen violation …
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has announced that its Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) has compiled a briefing note based on recent decisions adopted by Ramsar contracting parties and on recent information and recommendations provided by the STRP in relation to wetlands and climate change. The …
This new publication 'the Global Peatlands CO2 picture provides for the first time the peatland emission data for all peat-containing countries in the world (175 countries= 90% of all countries). This overview has been produced to facilitate the UNFCCC climate negotiations in response to a call by countries for emission …
NAVI MUMBAI: Human development at Uran taluka in Raigad district is hurting quite a few of its original inhabitants. While quarrying had already disturbed quite a few species, environmentalists are concerned that landfills are uprooting many others from their home. Villagers near the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) area, Chirner, …
BHUBANESWAR: An integrated management plan of Chilika lagoon is now ready. The Wetland International South Asia (WISA) was commissioned by the Ramsar Convention to prepare a management plan to showcase the brackish water lake which was listed on Montreux Record and used to promote measures to correct changes in ecological …
The coke industries of Hatkhoapara under Azara revenue circle in South Kamrup which are still under operation regardless of the huge public opposition are posing threat to the environment as both the industries Ganesh Met Coke and Balaji Coke are alleged to have flouted certain norms prescribed by the Pollution …
Tipaimukh hydraulic dam (THD) to be constructed by our giant neighbor India in the upstream at a distance of 200km (direct distance 100 km) from Amalshid border of Jakigang of Sylhet district of Bangladesh followed by Fulertal Barrage in 100 km downstream of Tipaimukh dam and 100 upstream of Bangladesh …
Wetlands are considered the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems and play an important role in maintaining of biodiversity. The wetlands of Bangladesh serve a diverse habitat of various flora and fauna. The majority of country's land was formed by river alluvium from Ganges and the Brahmaputra and their tributaries …
Conservation is a tricky thing. It's about finding the balance between the needs of wildlife and mankind. It's about preserving what exists, saving what's diappearing, and encouraging what's naturally developing. WWT's (Wildlife & Wetlands Trust) work in Koshi Tappu, Nepal is a fascinating project that requires careful dedication to all …
Wetlands ecosystems are a natural source of local, regional and global significance. Historically their high level of plant and animal (especially bird) diversity is perhaps the major reason why wetland protection has become a high priority worldwide, supported by international agreements, such as Ramsar Convention and the International Convention of …
Kachchh, the second largest district in the country (45,652 sq. km), is located in the north-western region of Gujarat. In spite of being arid, Kachchh district has 80.21% of the total wetlands area in Gujarat2 (21.77 lakh ha). Most of the wetlands in this arid region are man-made, probably to …
Hyderbad, Sept. 22: A division bench comprising Justice Goda Raghuram and Justice Ramesh Ranganathan of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday stayed the construction of a thermal power plant at Bhavanapadu of Santhabommali mandal in Srikakulam district for three weeks. The bench directed the chief secretary to file authenticated maps …
Delhi government makes a lake and a marshland disappear the Delhi government appears to be determined to construct buildings on lakes instead of restoring them. On August 17, the government filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court saying the Mayapuri lake and Jehangirpuri marshland are not waterbodies and can …
Certain plants absorb pollutants from wastewater for their metabolism. A team from the National Botanical Research Institute in Lucknow, planned a plant-based project to clean the Ganga. U N Rai, environment scientist who heads the team, speaks to Savvy Soumya Misra On how the project began With the help of …
