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WORLD WETLANDS DAY
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...- Megacity heatwaves are now a fatal nightmareCities are becoming dangerous places at night due to rising temperatures. Lack of cool nights strains the body, increasing risks of serious...
- Four men charged over theft of hundreds of crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park after intense police probeFour men and a company face charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park in February 2024. The opera...
- Half a Million Years Underwater: Scientists Discover Rare Ice Age Fossils in FloridaDivers found a sinkhole in Florida's Steinhatchee River. It holds fossils from nearly half a million years ago. These ancient remains belon...
- 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...
- Punjab: 40,000 to 50,000 migratory birds arrive at Harike wetland
- NISAR: NASA-ISRO radar mission to provide dynamic view of forests, wetlandsThe joint radar mission between NASA and ISRO, NISAR, will offer detailed insights into two types of ecosystems - forests and wetlands - vi...
- World Environment Day: Flawed policies of big nations have hurt poor countries, says PM ModiIn a video address issued on the World Environment Day, Modi said that even though such countries achieved the goals of development, the en...
- Conserving wetland ecosystems key for poverty alleviation, says Assam ministerOn the eve of World Environment Day, SAFE in association with Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) organised the Multistak...
- Desperate race against fires in world's biggest tropical wetlandsThere have been a record-shattering 14,764 fires in the Brazilian Pantanal this year, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Sp...
- 10 more Indian wetlands get global importance tagThe new Indian sites include Nandur Madhameshwar bird sanctuary (Maharashtra); Beas conservation reserve, Keshopur-Miani community reserve ...
- Yamuna floodplain was in sordid state before event: AoL to NGTAoL told the green panel that cultural and religious activities were permitted at the site and there was no bar on holding of the extravaga...
- We haven’t damaged Yamuna floodplains’ ecology: Art of LivingArt of Living refuted allegations that its 3-day event damaged Yamuna floodplains. The National Green Tribunal's ordered it to pay Rs 5 cro...
- Process for revising framework for wetlands initiated: GovernmentEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the government is also mulling upgrading the existing Wetland Research and Training Centre.
- Experts, eco-scholars conduct annual water bird censusThe event was organised with the help of ministry of forest and environment and PEACE institute charitable trust, a Delhi based NGO, and Gu...
- World Wetlands Day: Need to save our marshlands and mangrovesThe sight of dead mangroves standing still in the disturbed wetland near Seawoods railway station, as hectic landfill and flattening work t...
- Dwindling wetlands, waste recycling major concernsEnvironmentalists and citizens are concerned about dwindling wetlands and the need to recycle non-biodegradable waste like plastic.
- State govt to kick off mangrove rejuvenation drive in MumbaiIn an ambitious attempt to rejuvenate mangroves in Mumbai, the state government is about to launch a Rs 50 lakh mangrove plantation program...
- PFA launches campaign to protect migratory birdsOn the occasion of World Animal Day on October 4, Thoubal district's People for Animals (PFA) launched a campaign to protect and safeguard ...
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