Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
As many as nine lakes of Pokhara are likely to make it to the list of protected wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. National Park and Wildlife Conservation Department under-secretary Maheshwor Dhakal, briefed about preparations to designate the nine lakes of the Lake City in the list of Ramsar sites, at …
Foresees serious environmental and ecological implications The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has warned against conversion of wetlands for the Aranmula airport project, as it will have serious environmental and ecological implications. A report prepared by a KSBB team, on the basis of the third report submitted by the Kerala …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
The 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (Wetlands Supplement) extends the content of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines by filling gaps in coverage and providing updated information reflecting scientific advances, including updating emission factors. It covers inland organic soils and wetlands on mineral soils, …
Dumping of non-biodegradable waste, burning of plastic and rampant fishing along the Garhi Mandu city forest, a natural biodiversity habitat on the left bank of the Yamuna, seem to have taken a toll on the population of water birds at the wetland in North-East Delhi. Home to over 52 species …
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Alankrita Mehra Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 18/12/2013 regarding pollution of upper lake of Bhopal known as Bhoj wetland and declared as Ramsar site as well as ten other lakes located in and around the Bhopal city. …
The House Committee of Legislative Assembly constituted to ascertain the factual position regarding the illegal encroachment of wet lands and conversion for residential purposes in Srinagar, Baramulla and Bandipora today recommended the Government to frame a demarcation policy for wetlands and rakh lands of the Valley to protect these against …
This report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations / observations contained in their Sixteenth Report (15th Lok Sabha) on 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies' which was presented to Lok Sabha on 27 November 2012.
Udaipur: White-eyed Pochard or the Ferruginous duck, birds belonging to the most rare and critically endangered species from Eurasia, has been spotted in encouraging numbers in Udaipur’s Lake Pichhola. Birders are excited to sight these birds which is one of the smallest variety of ducks. Another variety which has been …
The Greens’ deputy leader, Adam Bandt, describes Coalition MP's move as a “a sneak attack on the environment' Murray river wetlands, floodplains and groundwater systems will be removed from a list of threatened ecological communities, amid government claims the protections posed a “bureaucratic nightmare”. Australia’s lower house has passed two …
Its earlier order not yet complied with, the Bombay High Court Monday asked the state's urban development department (UDD) to issue a circular within a week to all municipal corporations and zilla parishads instructing them to disallow construction on wetlands. The court had on October 14 this year directed the …
Minister for Science and Technology Zahid Hamid has said that economies of South Asian countries are growing at a rapid rate, but they are also facing severe common environmental problems. He said these common problems can be tackled effectively only through unhampered collaboration and cooperation at the regional level. “Regional …
Conservation of the lakes can significantly enhance the much wanted and rapidly declining underground water availability in and around the growing city of Coimbatore. This was one of the major ecological functions of the lakes possibly conceived by the far-sighted Tamil kings in the past. 800 years old wetland which …
Council urges Ministry to cancel clearance, send team The State government and the KGS Group, a private company, managed to obtain environment clearance for the Aranmula airport project by furnishing totally misleading and false information to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council …
The United States has lost approximately 80,000 acres of coastal wetlands between 2004 and 2009 according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Much of this loss is blamed on development and has occurred in freshwater regions. Additionally, more than 70% of …
KANPUR: With the onset of winters, the region has started buzzing with the chirping of winged guests, which have started arriving from as far as Siberia and Himalaya. District Forest Officer, Etawah, Manik Chandra Yadav said that the National Chambal Sanctuary and the wetlands besides other smaller water-bodies, have become …
Activists Point Out Loopholes The expert appraisal committee of ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) gave environmental clearance to the Rs 2,000 crore Aranmula international airport, ignoring key issues such as reclamation of paddy fields, land acquisition, social and cultural disruption of people in an entire locality. Aranumula residents point …
Perumbakkam wetland in Sholinganallur is among the last surviving vast patches of prime wetland and a hotspot for bird-watchers in Chennai’s immediate suburbs in the south. Residents, bird lovers and environmentalists want the State government to notify it as a protected wetland at the earliest. Located beside Perumbakkam Main Road, …
PATNA: With avian visitors as far as from Ladakh, China border and Europe flocking the Gangetic wetlands, the state has turned into a bird watchers' delight. Ornithologists, in fact, vouch that birdwatching is picking up in the entire nation with more and more people taking to avitourism (birding tourism) armed …
