India has designated five new wetlands of international importance, bringing the total number of Ramsar Wetla sites in the country to 54. The new sites include Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove in Tamil Nadu, Pala wetland in
At the dawn of the 20th century, it was widely believed that wetlands were merely a transitional stage in the succession from open waters to land. But by the 1940s, there was a growing acceptance that wetlands were a distinct ecosystem. Today,
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres today appealed to governments and companies to come together and join the fight to save the world’s dying oceans. Speaking at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, he said committing more funds to help create a sustainable
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee consisting of the Central Pollution Control Board, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), Uttar Pradesh State Wetland Authority and district magistrates, and asked them to submit a report within two months on
A Special Bench of the Manipur High Court, in its order dated 25 February 2022 order, has reaffirmed that no development in the Loktak Wetland Complex region can proceed without permission of the court. The court issued this order taking note of
Four more wetlands from India get recognition from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites. These sites are Thol and Wadhwana from Gujarat and Sultanpur and Bhindawas from Haryana. The Union Environment Minister Mr. Bhupender Yadav in a tweet expressed happiness and stated
