Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
it could be the splash of the century and with disastrous results. The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii - 20 km long, 10 km wide and 9 km deep - is sinking into the Pacific Ocean at 7 cm a second. The volcano, one of the most active in the world, …
on march 12, the committee of secretaries of ministries gave its assent to a proposal presented by the ministry of surface transport (mst) for relaxing certain norms in the 1991 coastal regulation zones (crz ) notification to facilitate private investment, especially for ports and harbours. Environmentalists are advising caution as …
For more than three decades, Nigeria's vast south-east coastal swamps have suffered ecological devastation. Countless oil spills due to oil exploration activities of multinational corporations have destroyed the biodiversity of the Niger delta, in particular. Farmlands drenched frequently in crude oil have lost their fertility, ruining the livelihoods of millions …
The eastern coast of Surabaya, the second largest city of Indonesia, is highly contaminated with mercury, cadmium, copper and lead. The latest findings have been reported by two researchers from Surabaya's Airlangga University, who have been measuring heavy metal content along the coast for over two decades. The results have …
KERALA is a land of contradictions. While a mean rainfall of 300 cm lashes the state every year shortage of drinking water remains a perennial cause for heartache. The state government admits that the problem has become a permanent fixture since 1983 in the list of ills ailing the state. …
To check the problem of sea erosion in the coastal areas of Sri &Lanka;, the forest department has come up with a new remedy. It is going to create forests on beaches that are most affected by sea erosion. The department has already tried out this experiment successfully at the …
The campaign to save coastal areas from the stranglehold of aquaculture has received a shot in the arm with a recent Supreme Court order, passed on August 24, directing all coastal states and union territories not to issue long- term licences or permissions for Guidelines have also been by the …
THE ORISSA government's ambitious plan to develop a beach resort complex over more than 900 ha between Puri and Konark has raised a storm of controversy in the state. While environmental activists allege that the project will cause irreversible damage to the ecologically fragile coastal stretch, officials of the state …
HISTORIANS, archaeologists and art-lovers all over the country are eagerly awaiting the day when the Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI) and the Orissa state works department take up renovation of the inside of the Sun Temple at Konark. It will be a historic moment as the renovation will mean reopening …
