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View ArticleNGT verdict, lifesaver for lakes
The National Green Tribunal’s ruling on the wetlands in Bengaluru, and specifically on the construction activity on those between the Agara and Bellandur lakes, is a victory for the cause of protection
View ArticleArmed with NGT order, activists to intensify fight
Activists, whose sustained campaign and fight saw the National Green Tribunal rule against two ongoing construction projects around the Agara and Bellandur lake, on Thursday urged citizens across the city
View ArticleAsian waterbird census data causes mixed feelings
This was the first country-wide citizen science activity on this scale on natural history in India. A quarter century of ornithological observations of wetland birds of Kerala come with a mixed bag
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding garbage dumping in Deepor...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/05/2016 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste (MSW) on
View ArticleUganda: How Sand Mining Is Destroying Lake Victoria Catchment
The expansive Lwera wetland on Kampala-Masaka Highway, which stretches about 20 kilometres, is a major water catchment area that connects several rivers and wetlands in Gomba, Mpigi and Kalungu districts
View ArticleIdentify wetlands in atleast 5 to 10 distts:NGT to states, UTs
With wetland ecosystems across the country facing increasing threat of extinction, the National Green Tribunal today directed all state governments and Union Territories to identify and notify wetlands
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction activity in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Popular Pisciculture Association Manipur Vs State of Manipur & Others dated 23/05/2016 regarding construction
View ArticleNGT notice to Environment Ministry on Surajpur wetlands
A plea claiming construction of permanent structures and chopping of trees inside Surajpur wetlands in Greater Noida on Tuesday prompted the National Green Tribunal to seek environment ministry's response
View ArticleTibet plans new wetland nature reserve
LHASA - The government of southwest China's Tibet autonomous region is planning to establish a new nature reserve in 88,000 hectares of wetland. It will be established in the Mitika wetland in Lhari...
View ArticleNGT halts eco-park work in Surajpur wetlands
Noida: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered an immediate halt to all construction activities on the Surajpur wetland in the reserved forests in Gautam Budh Nagar forest division,...
View ArticleMass deaths of fish at Carambolim lake
Carambolim: A mass mortality of fish in Carambolim lake is raising a stink and along with it the suspicion that the health of the world famous birding spot may be deteriorating. Of recent a few threats
View ArticleWetland norms: No clarity on conservation
New wetland rules are a much watered-down version of the 2010 norms , which could make identification and conservation of such ecosystems more difficult, if notified. Green experts and lawyers have
View ArticleCampaign against wetland rules
Greens fear every wetland will become extinct in future. Rajahmundry: Environmentalists are taking up a nation-wide campaign against Draft Wetland Rules 2016 issued by the Centre recently, on the grounds
View ArticleIllegal granite quarrying rampant in Pathanamthitta
Blatant violation of rules on environment conservation has posed a major threat to the eco-system in the hilly terrains of Pathanamthitta district. Illegal quarrying, razing of hills, conversion of
View Article‘Wise use clause not so wise for wetlands’
In the backdrop of Bengaluru’s lakes dying, the mention of ‘wise use of wetlands’ in the new draft Wetland Rules, 2016 has raised serious concerns among conservationists. They have expressed concern over
View ArticleUsing Lake Michigan turtles to measure wetland pollution
Decades of unregulated industrial waste dumping in areas of the Great Lakes have created a host of environmental and wildlife problems. Now it appears that Lake Michigan painted and snapping turtles could
View ArticleDraft wetlands rules draw flak from experts
KOCHI: Experts on wetland conservation have dubbed the Draft Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016, brought in by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), as ineffective for...
View ArticleThe metamorphosis of wetlands
Wood samples excavated from wetlands lead researchers to carbon sinks Even as more wetland and coastal areas are reclaimed in the name of development, palaeontologists have excavated evidence of evergreen
View ArticleHere's a Rs 6,000-crore plan to give Yamuna back to city
The Delhi government has drawn up an elaborate plan for Yamuna revival, focusing on the cleaning of drains, development of green areas along the river and creation of reservoirs. Involving several...
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