The highest number of such identified wetlands are in Uttar Pradesh (16) followed by Madhya Pradesh (13), Jammu & Kashmir (12), Gujarat (8)...

A wetland is a land area that has water, either permanently or seasonally, and it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

In April, the SC had set a deadline of June-end for the government to notify the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, but the Cent...

In a major direction to preserve ecologically crucial wetlands threatened by encroachment in many parts of the country, the Supreme Court d...

The municipal commissioner promised to put up data on encroachment of storm-water-drains in the public doman within 10 days. What came out ...

A few wetlands in the country have reportedly been impacted due to various developmental activities and urbanization, the government said o...

A few wetlands in the country have reportedly been impacted due to various developmental activities and urbanisation, the government said.

A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice S C Gupte also directed the government to state if it will adopt the Centre’s wetland at...

The climate change in northern India is likely to have a severely detrimental impact on the productivity of wheat, the prime crop in Punjab...

Maximum City Mumbai leads the pack of major Indian cities when it comes to spread of waterbodies. 35% of Mumbai are covered by wetlands or ...

Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh declared on Wednesday that a comprehensive mapping of all coastal regulatory zone ...

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest, Jairam Ramesh called for community participation to conserve biodiversity and to protec...