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...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
India showcases its wetland conservation model at COP15, cites its achievements28 Jul, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
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 ...
03 Feb, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
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...
07 Jun, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
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...
22 Feb, 2024, 07.00 PM IST
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...
05 Jun, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
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...
12 Feb, 2023, 12.42 AM IST
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...
28 Dec, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
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...
04 Aug, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
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 ...
24 Dec, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
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,...
16 Nov, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Begusarai wetland becomes Bihar’s first & India’s 39th site of international importance12 Nov, 2020, 07.18 PM IST
10 more Indian wetlands get global importance tagThe new Indian sites include Nandur Madhameshwar bird sanctuary (Maharashtra); Beas conservation reserve, Keshopur-Miani community reserve ...
29 Jan, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
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 ...
10 Oct, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
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...
17 Apr, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
- 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...
03 Dec, 2010, 01.02 AM IST