Independent report of Coastal Aquaculture Authority, Chennai in the matter of Original Application No. 5 of 2021 & 9 of 2021 (SZ) filed before the National Green Tribunal. The matter related to hatcheries in the districts of Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Nagapauinam and Cuddalore Districts of Tamil Nadu. The inspection committee designated …
In a changing climate, saltwater intrusion is expected to worsen in low-lying coastal areas around the world. Understanding the physical and economic effects of salinity ingress, and planning adaptation, are key to the long-term development of countries for which sea level rise has been identified as a major risk from …
The report ‘A Concept Note on Geogenic Contamination of Ground Water In India with a Special note on Nitrate’ intends to serve as a national compilation of all relevant information on major geogenic contaminants reported in India. The report attempts to summarize various aspects of geogenic contamination of ground water …
An estimated 4.21 crore population in the country may be at risk due to chemical contamination in drinking water, Government today said. Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Bharatsinh Solanki said that of the 16,90,870 rural habitations in India, 78,757 have at least one drinking water source affected …
ACCORDING to reports published by some national dailies on Sunday, sea water intrusion from the country's southern region might reach Dhaka within a few years and make its groundwater salty unless proper steps are not taken immediately. Once the groundwater of the capital becomes salty, the place will turn uninhabitable …
There has been a decline in the water levels in eight districts of Delhi, according to findings of a pre-monsoon monitoring carried out by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). The fall has been as high as 62 per cent in some districts. But at the same time, the water …
Intrusion of saline water has kept crop farming in the south-western region at stake, causing an ultimate reduction in the supply to the food bank in Satkhira, reports UNB. Several thousand hectares of arable land have disappeared in five districts of the region due to impact of saline water used …
Two years before the 2015 deadline, Bangladesh has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations, but the impacts of climate change pose a threat to the country's progress, experts say. "The threat of climate change can diminish the hard-earned beneficial impacts of years of …
The mobile phone now appears to be a major tool in ensuring smooth supply of safe drinking water to some 10 million rural people in southwestern coastlines, a region exposed to growing curse of salinity, reports BSS. “By sending a simple SMS (Short Message Service) we get technicians at our …
The European Space Agency is set to launch a new innovative Earth explorer satellite in 2020 to map and monitor the global forests – our planet’s most important natural resources. ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected “Biomass” to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to …
The authorities will soon commission an Rs 50-crore water supply project in Thrikaripur Assembly constituency in Kasaragod district to address the drinking water shortage in many panchayaths there due to saline water intrusion said K Kunhiraman, MLA. "The water supply project, which is part of the regulator-cum-bridge across Thejaswini River, …
Miner BHP Billiton has been given until the end of 2016 to halt most of the pollution discharged from one of its coal mines into the Georges River south-west of Sydney, a verdict that has split environmental groups. The NSW Environmental Protection Authority altered the pollution licence for BHP's West …
New Delhi: Finally this year, DJB’s much touted GPS-enabled tankers will be out on the capital’s roads. The agency will acquire 400 stainless steel tankers this summer and tender them out to private operators, who will operate and maintain them over 10 years. Peak summer usually brings painful memories for …
Climate change is posing serious threats to country’s agricultural productivity and water resources and it cannot be avoided totally, but its effects can be mitigated through developing high temperature tolerant, climate resilient, climate smart and genetically modified crops.Climate change has visible signs in Pakistan which include hotter summers, early cold …
Saline water intrusion has caused damage to boro paddy seedlings on 350 bighas of land in Dumuria upazila of Khulna, reports UNB. Local sources said a section of influential people has lifted saline water for shrimp farming by cutting a cross-dam of the Water Development Board (WDB) in Shovna union …
ALAPPUZHA: Poor rainfall, increase in the salinity of Vembanad lake and oil leak from houseboats and government service boats have adversely affected the 'puncha' cultivation in Kuttanad. "The northeast monsoon is an important element that decides the result of puncha cultivation, the main form of paddy cultivated in Kuttanad," said …
ALARMING decrease in water flow down the rivers have caused high salinity in both water and soil of the Sundarbans causing a massive change in floral and faunal composition of the world's largest mangrove forest. According to the latest report of World Conservation Monitoring, a long-term ecological change is taking …
Report shows vast forest, shared by India and Bangladesh, is being rapidly destroyed by environmental change A vast mangrove forest shared by India and Bangladesh that is home to possibly 500 Bengal tigers is being rapidly destroyed by erosion, rising sea levels and storm surges, according to a major study …
Data presented at a seminar on climate change in Pakistan highlighted trends where this South Asian country, which stretches from high, snow-capped mountains to a deltaic coast, could be in for a sharp rise in average temperatures and extremely erratic weather. The seminar, held last month (29 December), analysed data …
The Bangladesh Agriculture Minister, Begum Matia Chowdhury, today expressed concern over the problem of soil salinity in coastal areas and called for intensifying research and development activities for effective ‘salinity management” in coastal areas. Matia Chowdhury, who visited the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) here to interact with soil …
Overfishing and plankton decline may have contributed to collapse of fisheries, risking dire consequences for Caribbean The collapse of sardine fisheries in the southern Caribbean during the past decade may have been driven by global climate change, according to a study. Researchers from the US and Venezuela linked ecological measurements …
