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  • SYL crisis: Punjab demands payment for water
    Three states will have to pay for water: Punjab House Punjab assembly has passed a resolution against sharing of river waters with other states. It has also decided to notify the land for the SYL canal and has demanded charges for river waters flowing to the three states of Haryana, Rajasthan ...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 9 months agoread more
  • Mumbai wetlands as parking area: FIR filed
    FIR against man who let vehicles be parked on Mumbai wetlands Following a report on the alleged destruction of mangroves, reclamation and levelling of wetlands to make way for a private parking area for nearly 500 vehicles, a first information report (FIR) has been filed against the landowner of th...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 9 months agoread more
  • NGT raps Delhi government over air pollution
    Environment minister calls Delhi pollution 'emergency situation' NGT questioned Delhi government’s initiative to curb air pollution in the capital and slammed the neighbouring Punjab and Haryana governments over the lack of measures taken to control crop burning. Meanwhile, the SC also ...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 9 months agoread more
  • Sutlej Yamuna Link canal row intensifies
    SC sets aside Punjab's order quashing water-sharing agreement with Haryana In a follow up to the Supreme Court ruling to set aside the Punjab government's order quashing water-sharing agreement with Haryana, all Congress party MLAs and the Punjab congress chief captain Amarinder Singh sent in their...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 9 months agoread more
  • At home, in the wetland
    Long necked, rosy white birds with heavy pink bills stand etched across the horizon. These are the flamingos that fly miles from across Iran’s Caspian Sea and the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, to reach the inland waters of Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. A natural coastal are...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 10 months agoread more
  • Smoking is injurious for oceans
    Senthil takes a long puff of the cigarette before flicking it on the road nonchalantly. “I started smoking on the sly when I was in school,” he reminisces. “Sixty years later, I still do the same, only more smokes per day.” Cigarette consumption is on the rise. Globally, about 5.8 trillion ...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 10 months agoread more
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Wetlands
    This is a simple guide that lists out the most popular questions related to wetlands, to understand what they are and their importance a little better. Please click on a topic for detailed information    What is a wetland? How is it defined? Why is there such a broad definition...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 10 months agoread more
  • New Supreme Court bench to hear Cauvery dispute
    Cauvery dispute: New Supreme Court bench constituted A fresh three-member bench will hear the dispute related to the sharing of Cauvery water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on  October 18. Earlier, a high level technical team had visited the Cauvery basin area to assess the ground ...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • River transport projects on development track
    Government starts river transport project with eight waterways Shipping ministry identifies 37 inland waterways, that include rivers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Assam and West Bengal, for the development and transport of cargo and passengers. The work on eight of these waterways ha...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • J&K mulls mini dams for irrigation
    J&K govt to construct ‘mini dams’ for irrigation The government of Jammu and Kashmir is planning construction of water storage facilities on the tributaries of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers to increase agriculture productivity in the kandi areas and on the plateaus. Officials insist t...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • Karnataka not to release water to TN
    No water to TN till a special state legislature session takes a call: Karnataka  Despite the Supreme Court order, the Karnataka government has decided not to release water to Tamil Nadu till a special state legislature session takes a call on the matter. Opposition parties in Karnata...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • Monsoon 2016: Rains create havoc
    Rains cause havoc in Hyderabad while Mumbai lakes, dams overflow with water Water reserviors in Mumbai record full capacity, while Hyderabad struggles as water logging and flooding is reported from several areas. Hyderabad municipal corporation has asked the Army for help in relief operations,...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • Cauvery crisis: Karnataka to move SC for more time
    Karnataka to seek more time to release Cauvery water Karnataka government aims to buy more time to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu by moving the Supreme Court. The SC had earlier asked Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs per day to Tamil Nadu till September 27, which chief minister Sidd...
    sabitakaushalposted 3 years 11 months agoread more
  • Where the holy rivers meet
    Temples in India have always had a water body near its premises. Whether it is a natural pond, a free-flowing river or a man-made tank, the water inside them seem to imbibe the sacredness associated with the temples, thereby becoming an integral part of the cultural, social and religious landscape o...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 1 month agoread more
  • Blessed waters of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah baoli
    The legend has it that in the year 1321-22, mystic and 14th century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya began digging a stepwell or baoli around the same time the then Delhi ruler Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq was building his own splendid city, Tughlakabad. A fe...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 3 months agoread more
  • Israel 'hand-makes' more than 50% of its water!
    The Israeli water industry is one of the best in the world, and this is because of the country’s breakthrough in technological innovations in areas like desalination, drip irrigation and water security. The country uses its water so sustainably that since 1964, its total water consumption has rema...
    Swati Bansalposted 4 years 5 months agoread more
  • Water lessons from a ‘desert’ nation
    The water scarcity that India is facing even before the onslaught of summers, and the plight of farmer’s in Marathwada have been making headlines every single day. Our water problems have been exacerbated by climate change, rapid development, increasing energy demands and unmindful, extravagant us...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 5 months agoread more
  • The abandoned waters of the Red Fort 'baoli'
    The Red Fort, located along the western banks of the Yamuna, was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan when he moved his capital to Delhi from Agra and laid the foundations of Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi. Since then, the river has changed course but it’s proximity to the fort ensured that...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 5 months agoread more
  • Bundelkhand women forge friendships for water
    Sirkoo, a 39 year old woman in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, walked 8 km every day to fetch water. As a woman, it was obviously her responsibility to ensure the household's water availability. This put an additional stress on her already depleted health as well as time--until she decided to tackl...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 6 months agoread more
  • Sun, stone and water: Rajon ki baoli, Mehrauli
    'Rajon ki baoli' also known as 'Rajon-ki-bain', is a picturesque 'baoli' or stepwell dating back to 1506 AD. With three storeys completely below ground level, it appears to emerge and unfold as one gets closer. The cool stone structure stands serene and silent under the blistering Delhi sun. General...
    sabitakaushalposted 4 years 9 months agoread more

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Not just a site of global importance for migratory birds, Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is home to diverse creatures that depend on it for food, shelter and livelihood.

Long necked, rosy white birds with heavy pink bills stand etched across the horizon. These are the flamingos that fly miles from across Iran’s Caspian Sea and the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, to reach the inland waters of Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. A natural coastal area, this beautiful land serves as a breeding ground for migratory and resident birds, fish, prawns and crabs.

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Posted Date : Tue, 2016-10-25 19:04
Not many smokers realise that their discarded cigarette butts are not just a litter problem. It is a huge toxic waste for the environment, especially the water bodies.

Senthil takes a long puff of the cigarette before flicking it on the road nonchalantly. “I started smoking on the sly when I was in school,” he reminisces. “Sixty years later, I still do the same, only more smokes per day.”

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Posted Date : Fri, 2016-10-21 06:27
What are wetlands and why are they so important? A simple Q&A answers pertinent questions related to wetlands in India.

This is a simple guide that lists out the most popular questions related to wetlands, to understand what they are and their importance a little better. Please click on a topic for detailed information 

 

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