Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
In a bid to improve marine ecology of the state, the Gujarat Ecology Commission would be transplanting corals from the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu to the Gulf of Kutch.
In the dark, never-ending abyss of the sea live myriad creatures: small marine animals called macrofauna which include snails, clams, worms and “creatures no bigger than a pencil eraser” to crabs, starfish and sea urchins. Craig McClain from the National Evolutionary and Synthesis Center with James Barry from the Monterey …
RAMANATHAPURAM: The International Biological Diversity Day and International Year of Biodiversity was celebrated by Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) here on Saturday. To mark the occasion, the Trust introduced glass-bottomed boat service near Pamban bridge which was inaugurated by Collector T.N. Hariharan. Chief Conservator of Forests and Trust …
Chemical warfare agents (CWA) represent environmental legacy contaminants as production and subsequent dumping of CWA typically occurred decades ago. Despite being legacy contaminants it is not only the location and amounts of ocean dumped CWA that is unknown due to their status as illicit compounds, but their inherent properties with …
Students from 22 Chennai schools made aware of importance of conservation GREEN TIPS:Students of PSBB explaining the importance of water as part of the bio-diversity festival in Chennai on Sunday. CHENNAI: Students from 22 city schools took part in the Marine Biodiversity Conservation Festival organised here to make them aware …
In a world plagued by the effects of climate change, ocean iron fertilization and other geoengineering techniques1 could help to respond and adapt to this global environmental crisis. Nevertheless, the international community, consistent with its reactions to other science-inspired responses to modern problems, has approached the promise of ocean iron …
Houston: The US government intensified its response to a spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, mobilising the military to try to avert an environmental disaster along the fragile coastline of Louisiana and three other Gulf states. President Barack Obama pledged on Thursday to
Although central government has rolled out financial scheme for the marine conservation programme, Goa is yet to submit its proposal seeking the fundings, a senior functionary said. Prof B C Chowdhery, expert from Wildlife Institute of India (WII) said that as per the study conducted by WII under marine turtle …
Mumbai: Fish have scored over a pool, at least in a court of law. In an order passed on Wednesday, the city civil court granted an interim stay on the eviction notice served by the BMC to Wildlife Wanderers Nature Foundation (WWNF) at Shivaji Park. On April 11, DNA had …
Oslo: The ocean depths are home to myriad species of microbes, mostly hard to see but including spaghetti-like bacteria that form whitish mats the size of Greece on the floor of the Pacific, scientists said. The survey, part of a 10-year Census of Marine Life, turned up hosts of unknown …
BERHAMPUR: Fears of an eco-disaster loomed large after around 20 carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles were found at different places from Purunabandha to Prayagi on the stretch of Gopalpur beach on Friday. While environmentalists attributed the turtle deaths to oil spill, a senior Forest official dismissed the claim. Meanwhile, the …
BERHAMPUR: Oil spill from a coal-laden ship at Gopalpur port on Monday night has triggered panic and environmental concern. Around nine tonnes of oil is spreading in the area. The slick has spread to Rushikulya mouth and there are apprehensions that it may enter Chilika posing danger to the marine …
The sea shell is usually what catches the eye of every visitor to the sea shore. These natural wonders, strewn along coastlines, are created by snails, clams, scallops, and other marine molluscs, soft-bodied animals inhabiting almost all ecosystems on Earth. Like the skeleton inside the human body, most molluscs wear …
