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 …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chair warns that floods and storms are increasing in intensity and frequency. The heaviest rainfall in 200 years, and floods and gales experienced in Britain this year are a foretaste of what is certain to occur in a warming world, the head of the …
They may meet needs of construction industry for 50 years The offshore areas of Kerala hold enough sand resources to meet the requirements of the construction industry in the State for about 50 years, a study conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has revealed. The report of the …
At the Boatkhali Kadambini Pre-primary School on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans, classes stop for five-six days each, twice a month, during June to August. Sea water invades the classrooms to a height of one-and-a-half feet, rendering teaching impossible. "It recedes after two-three hours, but it happens twice a day …
Defining and Demarcating Coastal zones in Sri Lanka Procedure, Challenges and What needs to be done? - a presentation by Dr. Anil Premaratne at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/India%20Pondichery.pdf
A consultative workshop to discuss findings and debate a national assessment report on 'Coastal Erosion in Pakistan' on Wednesday highlighted various concerns including manmade development and climate change effects, leading to sea erosion on alarming proportions. To cope with the situation, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Mangroves for …
Illegal sand mining continues unabated on the beaches of Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur. This is particularly true to Paradip, Gadabisunipur, Padmapur, Ramatala, Siali, Kalapeti, Abhayachandapur in Kujang and Ersama blocks of Jagatsinghpur and Pentha beach in Kendrapada district. Earlier, sand was never lifted from the beaches as it is unfit for …
Coral reefs facing threat from pollution, dredging and blast fishing A swelling population, land use change, unscientific waste disposal, mining of corals, coastal erosion, and unregulated construction are exerting pressure on the Lakshadweep islands, one of the most sensitive and fragile coastal environments in the country. A study on the …
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest has reconstituted the Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority for a three-year period. The newly reconstituted 12-member committee is headed by the State Environment Secretary and includes Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Directors of Panchayats, Tourism, Industries, Chief Engineers of Water Resource Department, …
The pollution control board has received 45 complaints raising serious concerns against the proposed Vizhinjam port, like impact or changes in shoreline at Vizhinjam, loss of tourism revenue, rehabilitation of fishermen and loss of livelihood. An analysis of 200-odd complaints made by citizens and various non-governmental organisations at the public …
Unregulated tourism and development activity along beaches like Mandarmani and Digha in West Bengal is killing turtles including the vulnerable Olive Ridleys, say researchers. "In Digha intense tourism pressure has resulted in the decline of turtles and based on information revealed by local people, no nesting population of Olive Ridley …
The Latin Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram, which has deep rooted influence over the fishing community along the coastal stretch of the district, has expressed its reservations over the multi-purpose deepwater port proposed to be built at Vizhinjam, near here. “We have serious doubts about the manner in which the Environmental Impact …
Roads washed away, trees uprooted, houses under threat Though there was a brief respite from the rain lashing northern Kerala on Tuesday, people living along the coastline of the district continue to live in fear and agony with unabated sea erosion battering several stretches of the coast. In two separate …
Coastal zones represent diverse ecosystems and support highly productive habitats such as mangroves, mudflats and other marine species. India has a coast line of 7,500 km which is intersected by rocky outcrops and shores with stretches of sandy beaches. It supports over 25% of anthropogenic and socio-economic factors the coastal …
Waking up to the tidal surge threat, the Odisha government has finalised a World Bank funded comprehensive blueprint to protect the vulnerable seaside human settlements from ingress of furious sea waves in Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur districts. The Rs 45 crore project under National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Programme (NCRMP) is getting …
Paradip: Legally speaking, the state government cannot acquire lands for the Posco project, nor can construction work be started at the designated site as the project has no environment clearance in hand, official sources said. "The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2006, forbids activity of any nature at the site …
GUWAHATI: There is no let up in the problem of land erosion caused by the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Assam. Official records stated that the State lost 46,939 bighas of land due to erosion caused by the rivers in 2012. The district of Sonitpur in upper Assam lost 29,025 …
The fragile ecology of the Sundarbans delta, which is home to four million people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, is now facing a fresh threat from large-scale construction of concrete embankments all over the islands, environmentalists have warned. Doubting the feasibility of these embankments as coastal erosion is constantly re-shaping …
The fragile ecology of the Sundarbans delta, which is home to four million people and the Royal Bengal Tiger, is now facing a fresh threat from large-scale construction of concrete embankments all over the islands, environmentalists have warned. Doubting the feasibility of these embankments as coastal erosion is constantly reshaping …
CORTALIM: Contrary to claims by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) of minimal environment impact on its expansion projects, the New Delhi-based Centre for Science & Environment has alleged several flaws in the MPT’s Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. CSE has highlighted the shortcomings in the EIA for the controversial 7.2 MMTPA …
Addressing the potential to be harmed along the Indian coast by Anurag Danda, WWF at CSE Climate change adaptation workshop: Towards Climate Resilient Communities in South Asia: Emerging Policies and Practices (New Delhi, December 13 - 14, 2012).
