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Chhari Dhand Wetland declared a Ramsar SiteForest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia presented the Ramsar certificate to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday.
India gets Ramsar tag for 2 wetlands, PM Modi lauds effortsTwo Indian wetlands, Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah and Chhari-Dhand in Kutch, are now Ramsar sites. This brings India's total to 98. Prime M...
Freshwater influx endangers India’s only meteor lake 'Lonar' and ancient temples in MaharashtraIndia's unique Lonar lake, a basaltic meteor crater, faces an environmental crisis due to an unprecedented influx of freshwater. Rising wat...
Indore, Amravati, Dewas top rankings for clean air efforts under NCAPIndore, Amravati, and Dewas were recognized as top performers in air pollution reduction under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). Uni...
India showcases its wetland conservation model at COP15, cites its achievements
New Ramsar sites announced in Tamil Nadu and other regionsIndia has added four new Ramsar sites, including bird sanctuaries and wetlands in Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, and Jharkhand, bringing the total to ...
India equals China as Bihar's Nagi and Nakti bird sanctuaries added to Ramsar listTwo wetlands in Bihar, Nagi and Nakti Bird Sanctuaries, have been added to the global list of wetlands of international importance under th...
NBWL approves elevated corridor near Kaziranga National Park among five Assam projectsAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has approved five significant projects for t...
India strongly raising issue of climate justice with developed countries: PM ModiIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about climate justice and criticized the developmental policies of some advanced nations that co...
Experts welcome Budget scheme on wetlands but stress on need for urgent effortsFrom an issue that did not receive much attention compared with high-profile causes like conserving the tiger, wetlands today are more in f...
2022 was a crucial year for India in combating climate change, reverse nature lossCalling on people to adopt an environmentally conscious lifestyle that focuses on mindful and deliberate utilisation instead of mindless an...
Extremely heavy rain likely to lash KarnatakaDue to heavy rainfall in Cauvery catchment area, the water levels in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam have risen drastically and a large amount...
Four more Indian sites recognised in Ramsar List as wetlands of international importanceThe aim of the Ramsar list is "to develop and maintain an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of glo...
Ladakh's Startsapuk Tso, Tso Kar lake complex added to list of Ramsar siteIn a tweet, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said, "Happy to share that high-altitude wetland complex in Changthang region of Ladakh is ...
India names Lonar lake, Sur Sarovar as wetlands of international importance"Happy to note that India has added two more Ramsar sites. Lonar lake in Maharashtra, the only crater lake of the country, and Sur Sarovar,...
Begusarai wetland becomes Bihar’s first & India’s 39th site of international importance
10 more Indian wetlands get global importance tagThe new Indian sites include Nandur Madhameshwar bird sanctuary (Maharashtra); Beas conservation reserve, Keshopur-Miani community reserve ...
1,263 dolphins sighted in Ganga & tributariesAs many as 1,263 dolphins have been sighted in 3,350 km stretch of Ganga and its tributaries in Uttar Pradesh starting from the barrage in ...
Sikkim wants RAMSAR inclusion of its wetlandsInclusion of well deserving high altitude lakes of tiny Indian Himalayan state Sikkim into the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Imp...
- New norms to preserve wetlands notified
The environment ministry has moved to protect India’s wetlands that support a large varieties of flora and fauna and are facing threat from...