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Wildlife conservation efforts has gharials making a comeback
Siraj Qureshi
India Today , Monday, April 02, 2018

The Indian gharial (Gavialis Gangeticus) is one nature's most curious creations. A close relative of the mugger crocodile abundantly found in Indian rivers, this fish-eating reptile has been on the In ...More


Asian Waterbird Census shows 40 per cent decline in bird count
SHAM MOHAMMED
Deccan Chronicle , Monday, January 22, 2018

KOLLAM: The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) 2018 conducted in Kollam district by the WWF-India, a conservation organisation, with the support of Social Forestry wing of Kerala forests and wildlife depart ...More


Illegal sand mining threatens winter habitat of black-necked Tibetan cranes in Tawang
Scroll. In , Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Persistent illegal sand and gravel mining in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, threatens one of the two known Indian winter habitats of black-necked cranes that fly in from Tibet at the end of every year. L ...More


Stripped of green cover, 70% of rivers in the red
Subodh Varma
The Times of India , Friday, September 01, 2017

India has about 400 rivers. If laid end to end, their length adds up to nearly 2 lakh kilometres, enough to go around the earth five times or reach two-thirds of the way to the moon. They carry an ...More


Ensure ban on “illegal” sand mining: NGT tells Uttarakhand
PTI
India. Com , Tuesday, July 11, 2017

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal today directed the Uttarakhand government to ensure there is no “illegal” sand mining being carried out on the floodplains of river Ganga in the stat ...More


Bulging waste-lines killing the Narmada
Subodh Varma
The Times of India , Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Rampant Illegal Sand MiningAlong Its 1,100-km Stretch In MP, Unchecked Flow Of Sewage And Effluents Scripting Disaster For The Iconic River In May this year, a team of environmentalists travelled alo ...More


Bulging waste-lines killing the Narmada
Subodh Varma
The Times of India , Wednesday, June 21, 2017

In May this year, a team of environmentalists travelled along the Narmada riverfrom its origin at Amarkantak in Anuppur district of east arkantak in Anuppur district of eastern Madhya Pradesh down to ...More


Strict punishment in store for those hurting Ganga
PTI
The Times of India , Monday, June 12, 2017

NEW DELHI: Robbery, cheating, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide are all punishable by up to seven years in prison. Now add one more crime to that list that may soon attract ...More


Environmenalist and Ganga activists demand ban on mining
Seema Sharma
The Times of India , Monday, June 05, 2017

DEHRADUN: Prominent environmentalists have slammed the state government for allowing mining in the Ganga at Haridwar despite scientific evidence proving that this was harming the river. Ravi Chopra, f ...More


'Not laws, but connect with nature will save planet'
TNN
The Times of India , Monday, June 05, 2017

Sustainable development is the focus of the nation and people today need cleaner greener cities believes N Krish nakumar, chairman of State Environment Impact Assess ment Authority (SEIAA). In an inte ...More


World environment day: From marine mammal deaths to sand mining, 6 issues Mumbai faces
Badri Chatterjee
The Hindustan Times , Monday, June 05, 2017

All is not well in Mumbai. The city continues to reel from a cocktail of environmental problems with issues coming up every day. On World Environment Day, Environmental Policy Research Institute (EPR ...More


Maharashtra’s polluting factories are making its rivers the filthiest in India
Reuters
Scroll. In , Tuesday, May 16, 2017

There was a time when Hanif S Parkar, a fisherman from Dhabol Khadi village in the coastal district of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, could net 25 different kinds of fish from Vashisthi, the local river. ...More


Modi visit: MP govt forms 5,000-strong team to ensure pollution-free Narmada event Ranjan
The Hindustan Times , Monday, May 15, 2017

To prevent any embarrassment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Narmada SevaYatra’s concluding ceremony at Amarkantak in Anuppur district on Monday, the Madhya Pradesh government has asked 5,0 ...More


Survey highlights menace caused by garbage dumping
The Hindu , Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Cold response to organic farming in homesteads Most people in Kerala dispose of garbage within their premises or dump it in the neighbourhood or public places, causing serious environmental hazards, ...More


State to drop changes to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
Deccan Herald , Saturday, May 06, 2017

The state Cabinet on Friday decided to drop the proposed amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which seeks to empower the state government to bring in necessary changes to the A ...More


12% drop in migratory birds spotted at Harike wetlands
TNN
The Times of India , Monday, February 20, 2017

HARIKE: There has been a 12% drop in the number of migratory birds flying to Punjab's famed Harike wetlands since 2016. According to the Punjab department of forest and wildlife preservation, the n ...More


Crackdown on illegal mining, 440 vehicles seized
TNN
The Times of India , Thursday, February 09, 2017

Bhopal: A day after Sehore district collector told National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench of Bhopal that illegal sand mining takes place at some places in the district, the district administration, in a ...More


Nagpur forest roaring success as tiger habitat
DHAVAL KULKARNI
DNA India , Saturday, February 04, 2017

Underlining the importance of developing habitats for tigers outside protected areas like sanctuaries, a forested patch near Nagpur has emerged as a source from where tiger reserves can add to their p ...More


9,378 birds belonging to 65 species identified
The New Indian Express , Tuesday, January 24, 2017

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC)2017 in Kollam conducted by WWF-India with the aid of Forest Department’s social forestry wing has identified 9,378 birds belonging to 65 species. ...More


UN environment chief urges CM to help in beach clean-up
TNN
The Times of India , Monday, October 03, 2016

Mumbai: This is a fantastic engagement by residents. Please look into what you can do at the political level to help them... This was my message to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,'' said ...More


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