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05 January 2022

10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent

Navi Mumbai: It's 'now or never' to save existing wetlands or flamingos won't come back, warn activists

Centre permits mining in Hasdeo Arand area in Chhattisgarh

Constitutional validity of Dam Safety Act challenged in HC

TN reiterates stand on Mekedatu, Mullaperiyar dam row

Ensure no untreated waste is discharged into river Ganga or its tributary: NGT to U’khand

Union forest ministry orders legal action against illegal constructions in Corbett Tiger Reserve

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January 24, 2022

‘Fleas’ flee the Pashan lake in Pune!

Restoration efforts focusing on desilting and re-contouring of Pashan lake have added to the deterioration of the lake habitat, threatening survival of organisms such as water fleas, warn freshwater biologists Mihir Kulkarni and Sameer Padhye.

Pashan lake, threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration (Image Source: India Water Portal)

January 24, 2022

Tools and opportunities to tackle climate action

While the shift to a low carbon world is essential, it is crucial that it is just and equitable and that it presents everyone with equal access to tools and opportunities to make a difference.

Solve Ninjas at work (Image Source: Reap Benefit)

January 24, 2022

Planning ahead: How the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action

A mobile and web-based tool that has the potential to increase communities’ resilience to climate change

After a successful pilot, the CRISP-M tool is planned to roll out in two districts and seven states in India (Image: CRISP-M animation)

January 23, 2022

Floodplain wetlands of the Diara region facing degradation

Ganga plays key role in regulating wetland dynamics of the region

Landscape-specific approaches instead of individual wetland-specific strategies if adopted, might help better interpret the wetland scenario (Image: Mapio)