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India Designates 5 New Ramsar Wetland Sites, List Grows to 54

July 27, 2022

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

Save The Lakes

Kalyan Chatterjee

July 2, 2022

Case Study

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,

UN Secretary General Urges Countries To Come Together To Save Oceans

Girja Shankar Kaura

June 28, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

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

NGT Asks Noida Authorities to Report on Wetland Encroachment

Tannuka Juneja

April 9, 2022

Law, Governance & Policy·News

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

Manipur HC Bars All Developments In and Around Loktak Lake

TC Web Desk

March 2, 2022

Conservation & Sustainability·News

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 sites of India added to Ramsar list as wetlands of International importance

TC Web Desk

August 14, 2021

Conservation & Sustainability·News

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

India Designates 5 New Ramsar Wetland Sites, List Grows to 54

Save The Lakes

UN Secretary General Urges Countries To Come Together To Save Oceans

NGT Asks Noida Authorities to Report on Wetland Encroachment

Manipur HC Bars All Developments In and Around Loktak Lake

Four more sites of India added to Ramsar list as wetlands of International importance

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