Vulnerable: Editorial on the rapid degradation of India's wetlands
The public will to protect wetlands, complemented by strict implementation of regulations, can perhaps turn the tide in ...
Only 102 of over 200k wetlands notified in country, shows data
Wetlands comprise approximately 4.8% of the total geographical area of the country; and 6% of the world’s surface at the ...
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Indian villages seek to protect ecosystem by opting out of state’s development push
But like most of Goa, the villages are under increasing pressure ... “The low altitude lateritic plateaus, forests and the ...
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All states and UTs to accord top priority to wetland demarcation: MoEFCC affidavit
While Rajasthan has notified 75 wetlands and Goa 25, both Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh have notified one each, the ministry’s data, shared in response to an RTI and available on ministry’s ...