In process of ratifying High Seas Treaty: IndiaIndia is actively ratifying the High Seas Treaty, demonstrating its dedication to global marine biodiversity conservation. Union Minister J...
10 Jun, 2025, 10.10 PM IST
India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity planIndia's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan aims to protect 30 percent of its land, inland water, and coastal and marine...
01 Nov, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
Kiren Rijiju seeks EU cooperation in documenting marine biodiversityIndia's Union Earth Sciences Minister, Kiren Rijiju, has called for collaboration with the European Union regarding the use of innovative a...
26 Jul, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
India, France to enhance cooperation on marine science, technology; agree to student exchange programsThe agreement was signed during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's three-day visit to France which began on Sunday with bilateral tal...
21 Feb, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
Road to COP 26: India may pledge to ‘30by30’ to conserve land, ocean waterThough it has not officially committed to the cause espoused by the West, including the administration of US President Joe Biden, India has...
19 Jun, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
Prawn seed catching in Sundarbans damaging environment: BookRampant practice of prawn seed catching along the rivers of Sundarban archipelago is not only damaging the marine ecosystem but also endang...
20 Jul, 2016, 02.16 PM IST
606 fish species of Gujarat to be mappedThe new species were discovered in the first-ever discovered in the first-ever major exercise to map and DNA barcode all the fish species t...
25 Jun, 2016, 07.20 PM IST
India supports instrument on conservation of biodiversity"It should address issues relating to the access, exploration, exploitation, conservation and sustainable use of these resources," he added.
31 Mar, 2016, 02.51 PM IST
- Gujarat marine sites to get German help
The Gujarat forest department will collaborate with the German federal ministry for the environment, nature conservation, building and nucl...
22 Jul, 2015, 02.12 AM IST
- Study looks at Tamil Nadu animals under threat
A two-year taxonomy study on threatened species in forests in Tamil Nadu is nearing completion, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Gr...
19 Dec, 2014, 01.27 AM IST
- Marine important bird areas programme in India
India has one of the longest shorelines in the world and many marine species of birds are found in the Indian seas and on the coastal areas.
09 Feb, 2013, 10.37 PM IST
India convinces rich nations to commit $12 billion biodiversity conservationIndia, backed by vociferous developing countries, ultimately convinced the rich world to double the international funds for conserving biod...
21 Oct, 2012, 04.44 AM IST
- India convinces rich nations to commit $12 billion biodiversity conservation by 2015
India, backed by vociferous developing countries, ultimately convinced the rich world to double the international funds for conserving biod...
20 Oct, 2012, 10.23 PM IST
Activists demand action on fading coastal biodiversity at (COP) 11 in HyderabadActivists at the ongoing Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), Conference of the Parties (COP) 11 at Hyderabad on Tuesday drew governme...
09 Oct, 2012, 07.26 PM IST
- Faculty of IITs, IIMs 'not world class', students are 'excellent': Jairam Ramesh
"The IITs and IIMs are excellent because of the quality of students not because of quality of research or faculty, " said Jairam Ramesh.
23 May, 2011, 08.28 PM IST
- Ramesh slams faculty of IITs, IIMs
Asked whether there was any conflict of interest in collaborating with Reliance, the Minister said, "Life is one large conflict of interest...
23 May, 2011, 03.38 PM IST
- MoEF now sets eyes on marine biodiversity
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that marine biodiversity had been consistently ignored in India's conservation program...
10 Mar, 2011, 03.33 AM IST