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| ‘Stop illegal sand mining in Yamuna’ |
| AKANKSHA JAIN |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, August 25, 2015 |
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After finding out that sand is being mined illegally from the banks and bed of the Yamuna on the pretext of de-silting and dredging to maintain the flow of river, the National Green Tribunal has direc ...More
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| Building a refuge |
| Samad Kottur |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
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River Tungabhadra in Karnataka is home to all sorts of wildlife – otters, turtles, fishes and crocodiles. In particular, sand banks and islands on the riverbed are the main breeding grounds for such s ...More
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| ANGLING FOR A RARE SIGHT OF THE MAHSEER |
| Preeti Zachariah |
| Live Mint , Tuesday, August 18, 2015 |
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Gordon Mulley, a seasoned angler, can tell you exactly when he caught his very first mahseer. “It was the year 1966 and I was all of 16 when I found my big fellow in the rapids of the Cauvery, a littl ...More
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| Concern over water quality in Valapattanam river |
| MOHAMED NAZEER |
| The Hindu , Tuesday, August 11, 2015 |
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The contamination from wood industries and saline intrusion are only aggravated by dumping of waste and abandoned crafts captured for illegal sand mining.
rganic and chemical contamination of surface ...More
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| Govt pushes for sand mining in Garhwal |
| Yogesh Kumar |
| The Times of India , Wednesday, July 22, 2015 |
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DEHRADUN: Sand mining is as lucrative as gold mining, goes an old adage in Uttarakhand. No wonder then that the state government is pushing so hard to get environment clearances, so the Garhwal Mandal ...More
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| Sand Mining a Threat to Western Ghats Fish Species |
| M Raghuram |
| The New Indian Express , Sunday, July 12, 2015 |
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MANGALORE:Sand miners and the district administration have been at loggerheads ever since the authorities banned mining on river beds from June 10 during the monsoon. Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim h ...More
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| First unified survey of Ganga dolphin soon |
| PTI |
| The Times of India , Sunday, July 12, 2015 |
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NEW DELHI: India will soon launch the first unified survey to enumerate the endangered Ganga dolphins, the National Aquatic Animal, whose count is an important indicator of the health of the holy rive ...More
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| Centre allots Rs 20 crore for protecting endangered species |
| Press Trust of India |
| Business Standard , Thursday, July 09, 2015 |
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The Centre has allocated Rs 20 crore for protection and conservation of the five most threatened species across the country, Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said today.
Chairing the sixth me ...More
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| Islands in Ganga: Fall-out of rampant sand mining |
| Vineet Upadhyay |
| The Times of India , Friday, June 26, 2015 |
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NAINITAL: The major rivers of Uttarakhand are under severe stress with excessive sand mining from the river bed and commercial activity along the banks. The rampant quarrying of sand has changed the l ...More
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| A safe haven for otters in TB river bed |
| Bosky Khanna Bengaluru: June 23, 2015, DHNS |
| Deccan Herald , Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
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Karnataka now has the first-ever dedicated Otter Conservation Reserve situated downstream of the Tungabhadra river.
The Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology, through a gazette notification ...More
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| Move for sand-mining in Pampa draws flak |
| RADHAKRISHNAN KUTTOOR |
| The Hindu , Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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No proper sand audit done on river: eco body.
The move to resume sand-mining in Pampa has invited widespread criticism from various environmental organisations in Central Travancore.
The government ...More
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