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BIODIVERSITY IN AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS
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- India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity plan
- Global wetland loss lower than previous estimates: Study08 Feb, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
- Mountain environments are key to biodiversity - but the threats to them are being ignoredIncreased warming in mountain environments will further amplify snow melt and reduce snow accumulation. Less snow and ice will result in a ...14 Jan, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
- India says environmental performance index based on ‘unscientific methods’The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Wednesday rebutted the Environmental Performance Index 2022 in which it was place...08 Jun, 2022, 02.07 PM IST
- 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...04 Jun, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
- EKI, Shell float JV for nature based solutionsTo ensure environmental sustainability, Amrut Nature Solutions Pvt Ltd will work towards conservation, restoration, and enhancement of natu...24 Mar, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
- After Ganga, Centre planning to set limits for minimum flow of water for its tributariesIn 2018, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) released the e-flow notification for Ganga, which refers to the quality, quantity and ...30 Oct, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
- Making planet Earth's greenland mainstreamThe report makes clear that human beings are responsible for wrecking the very ecosystems that sustain life on earth.18 May, 2019, 10.08 AM IST
- Halting biodiversity loss and ecosystems degradation is central to Asia-Pacific region’s growth and well-beingThe 2018 report highlights the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the development of the region05 May, 2019, 08.13 PM IST
- KisanKraft signs license agreement with NRDC to sell aerobic rice varietyThrough this agreement, KisanKraft plans to sell aerobic rice seeds to farmers all over India through its dealer network.26 Apr, 2018, 04.48 PM IST
- DDA plans wetlands off Barapullah to curb pollution in YamunaDDA has decided to develop a wetland on the floodplains to treat the water of Barapullah drain before it is released into the river.06 Jun, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
- Wetlands facing threat in IndiaBasai Wetland of Gurgaon in Haryana, one of the important bird areas of country, is facing threat of being lost forever.18 Nov, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
- China hit by over 500 invasive speciesChina has become one of the countries hardest hit by over 500 invasive species, threatening its biodiversity and agricultural production, a...26 Jul, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
- Delay in biodiversity board formation irks green brigadeEnvironmentalists are irked with the delay in constitution of a biodiversity management board by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC).15 Apr, 2014, 03.37 AM IST
- Farmers mull legal action on Aranmula airport projectThe National Green Tribunal order granting interim stay on the Aranmula airport construction has come as a morale booster for hundreds of f...04 Apr, 2013, 05.43 AM IST
- Kerala State Biodiversity Board mulls ways to save Sasthamkotta LakeKSBB chairman R V Varma said that the government plans to empower the BMC with the support of the revenue and police officials. The untreat...02 Jun, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- India claims No 2 slot in fish productionWith immense possibilities for both open water fisheries and fresh water aquaculture, India ranks second only to Japan in inland sector fis...05 Nov, 2007, 02.02 AM IST
- India ranks second in inland fish productionWith immense possibilities for both open water fisheries and fresh water aquaculture, India ranks second only to Japan in inland sector fis...02 Nov, 2007, 04.30 AM IST
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