Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/05/2025. The Applicant Giri Gobardhan Forest Committee has filed the application alleging illegal felling of trees over an area of around 5 acres within the …
Nitrogen deposition caused by human activities can lead to an increased phytoplankton production in boreal lakes. The response of boreal lakes to nitrogen deposition will strongly depend on each lake’s content of organic carbon, which are predicted to increase with future warmer and wetter climate. This according to a thesis …
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to demolish at least two sides of cemented embankment of Kalyansagar, holy lake of Tripureswari temple, in Udaipur of South Tripura within next two weeks to save aquatic life. The division bench of High Court headed by Chief Justice Deepak …
According to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, changes in the climate over the last 30 years have already reduced global agricultural production by 1 – 5 % per decade relative to a baseline without climate change. In addition, recent studies indicate that even a 2 degrees increase in global temperature …
A variety of hydrokinetic turbines are currently under development for power generation in rivers, tidal straits and ocean currents. Because some of these turbines are large, with rapidly moving rotor blades, the risk of collision with aquatic animals has been brought to attention. The behavior and fate of animals that …
The people of Ikara Community in Ikpoba Oka Local Government Area of Edo State have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, following an oil spillage in the community, caused by ruptures in the oil pipe lines of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, which …
A new study has revealed that the most common soaps, shampoos and detergents do not harm the environment. Senior researcher Hans Sanderson, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, said that humans use several million tons of surfactants a year on a global scale, which amounts to billions of kilos, so …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Environmental officials in North Carolina and Virginia signed an agreement with Duke Energy on Monday for the cleanup of toxic coal ash from the Dan River, which flows through the two states. The agreement requires Duke to pay any reasonable cost associated with the Feb. 2 spill …
A team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in Dhaka on Tuesday to measure the extent of pollution in the water as chemical effluent falls into the River Buriganga. — Indrajit GhoshA team of Save the Environment Movement officials inspects a spot at Shyampur in …
Small hydro power projects which is considered as an alternative to medium and large power projects built alongside big dam in Uttarakhand and elsewhere in the country are not environment friendly, says Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Experts at a conference in the Capital said that the the power …
LUCKNOW: The court rulings and initiative from the revenue department may not be enough to save the old Kathauta jheel in the city from land sharks which are ready to raise a residential building on the water body. Besides killing the aquatic life, the move will also displace scores of …
Guwahati, Sept. 25: The forest advisory committee under the ministry of environment and forestry has refused to provide clearances to hydroelectric projects on the Tawang river basin, unless a comprehensive study is undertaken to address various issues. The issue of giving forest clearance for the two plants on the Tawang …
Kapurthala: Scores of fish have been found dead at the Kanjli wetland. While officials of the state Fisheries Department claim that aquatic life is gradually vanishing from the wetland due to low oxygen levels in Kali Bein, a tributary of the Beas, environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, member of the …
This assessment of cumulative impacts of hydroelectric projects in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. It takes into account impact of 70 Hydro Electric Projects of which 17 are existing, 14 are under-construction and 39 are proposed. The broad objectives this study are: To assess the baseline status of …
Dhubri, Dec. 22: After years of movement and persuasion at the bureaucratic level, the Assam Assembly will discuss tomorrow if Sareswar Beel (wetland) can be called a bird sanctuary. The lake is under the BTAD and Gouripur Assembly constituency in Dhubri district. Nature’s Friends, an NGO, has been spearheading an …
Imphal, 27 Oct: Winged guests migrating to Manipur as well as countless fishes who swim across from bordering Burma for breeding now have to look elsewhere. A friendly host to them for years, Manipur's picturesque Loktak lake is no longer a welcome home for these international visitors whose presence add …
The Department of Fisheries is planning to promote aquatic tourism in select areas of the State, following encouraging results from a pilot project in Guwahati. From April onward this year, the department
PARADIP: Leakage of acid water from the Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) pipelines has posed a threat to the aquatic life affecting the livelihood of over 500 fishermen here. Sources said due to the leakage acid water from gypsum pipeline of PPL entered into rivers, creeks and prawn gheris in the …
The study from March 2011 to February 2012 in the Tanguar haor, Sunamgonj, Bangladesh found three habitat types of vegetation composition as upland, emergent and aquatic which included submerged plants (23), free floating plants (12), rooted floating plants (21), sedges and meadows (35), reed swamp (7), freshwater swamp forest (9), …
Nagercoil: The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2010 as the International year of biodiversity in its 61st session in 2006 to help create awareness of the importance of biodiversity through activities and events.
T. Nandakumar Thiruvananthapuram: A proposal mooted by the Fisheries Department to release Indian Major Carps in reservoirs in Kerala has met with strong opposition from conservationists and environmental activists who fear it may lead to the eventual extermination of indigenous species and whittle down the aquatic biodiversity in the Western …
