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 …
Ghaziabad: The heavy discharge of industrial effluents has severely affected aquatic fauna at the Ramsar site, set up in River Ganga in 165 km stretch from Bijnore to Narora in Uttar Pradesh. Ramsar sites are a tag for critical water bodies across the globe. Discharge of toxic wastes such as …
The expert committee appointed to study the quantum of loss in the fishing business and the long-term effect on aquatic life after the recent oil spill in the sea is meeting on Friday at Mantralaya. The state government has clarified that it would claim maximum compensation towards the loss to …
Shillong, Aug. 29: A group of anglers and nature lovers has proposed to create a sanctuary for aquatic life in one of the rivers in the rich-coal district of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya in a bid to save the degrading environment of the district. The Jaintia Fishing and Environmental Protection …
Soma Basu KOLKATA, 17 JUNE: Many shops from narrow lanes to up market malls in the city are doing brisk business by selling banned aquatic animals and products procured from black markets on the city outskirts that are seldom checked by the authorities. Even after the environment ministry issued a …
Pulicat lake, the country's second largest brackish water ecosystem after Chilka in Orissa, is facing an ecological crisis with its area shrinking and fish dwindling due to silting and indiscriminate fishing, a study has found. The lake in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district is home to 160 different fish species and …
Taking Note Of Their Dwindling Population, MoEF Notifies Ganges River Dolphins As National Aquatic Animal Neha Shukla | TNN Lucknow: The Ganges river dolphin were a commonly sighted playful creatures in the Ganga along Varanasi till few years back. But now it is difficult to spot them. The decreasing number …
Starting Tuesday, the Ganges River Dolphin is officially the national aquatic animal of India. The Environment Ministry notified the endangered species
Patna, May 2: The state government will submit a detailed report on the killing of four Gangetic dolphins within two weeks. The killing of four national aquatic animals by poachers on Thursday here prompted the Union environment and forests ministry to express its
S Raja They would be released in the sea around 21 islands THE Gulf of Mannar National Marine Park (GOMNMP) has developed a technique to breed seahorse artificially with the help of a private marine research centre for the first time in the State. Seahorse is among the most endangered …
The national symposium on impact of climate change on aquatic ecosystems has recommended setting up a government-level task force comprising experts to handle policy making and research for mitigating climate change. The report prepared by the experts suggested formulating stringent rules to control the green house gas emissions. There is …
Praveen Paul Joseph Tuticorin: With a view to enhance the population of seahorse, an endangered species, in captivity breeding and sea ranching in the natural habitats for replenishment of stock, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has sanctioned a pilot project on an outlay of Rs. 1.5 lakh to Suganthi Devadason …
The Ganges River Dolphin was declared the national aquatic animal last month, but is still in urgent need of being saved from extinction, experts on the subject said. There are only about 2,000 left, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago. Participating in a two-day seminar here …
KOCHI: Human activity has severely affected aquatic ecosystems, so much so that a critical uncertainty remains on how human beings will interact with these ecosystems in the wake of the climatic change issue.
The state government has altered its original plan and decided to shift only aquatic and water-based animals to the proposed eco-park at Bhagabanpur in South 24-Parganas. Earlier, it was decided that the proposed eco-park at Bhagabanpur which falls under the jurisdiction of East Kolkata Wetlands, would be a satellite unit …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh could boast of owning the country's biggest leather complex, if plans of UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) actualise. In a significant move, the corporation is planning to set up a Leather Park sprawling over an area of 1,500 acre in Unnao, bordering Kanpur district. "The UPSIDC …
Recent news that the Indian Central Government, in the first meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority, chaired by the Hon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had decided to declare the Ganges dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica, as national aquatic animal was most welcome to cetacean specialists and enthusiasts and environmentalists …
S Raja | COMMONLY known as the sea cow, Dugong dugon fights for survival in Indian waters, especially near the Gulf of Mannar region. Their numbers have been dwindling due to an increase in fishing with banned equipment. Environmentalists have urged the Centre to take steps to announce the sea …
