India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – so local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.

Gujarat's wetlands cover a 3.5 million hectare area which accounts for 17.8 per cent of the state's geographical location.As per the Space Applications Centre-ISRO (2021), a satellite-based ...

Wetland surface area, both coastal and inland, declined by about 35% between 1970 and 2015. Globally, the rate of loss ...

India has a wealth of wetland ecosystems distributed in different geographical regions. Most of the wetlands in India are directly or indirectly linked with major river systems such as the Ganges ...

Mapping and demarcation of wetlands in Jammu and Kashmir is underway and scheduled to be completed by the end of March, Forest Minister Javad Ahmad Rana said on Tuesday. Rana provided the information ...

Punjab has lost eight wetlands over three decades due to government inaction and land conversion, impacting biodiversity and groundwater levels. Experts have identified siltation, agricultural ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Government announced on Tuesday that the mapping and demarcation of wetlands across the region is ...

Kochi: The high court has directed the State Wetland Authority Kerala (SWAK) to expeditiously complete the ground-truthing and demarcation of the wetland boundaries of Vellayani Lake in ...

Historically, Mandothi Wetland has been a vital stopover for migratory birds, making this year’s sharp decline all the more ...

India's bristle worms are often overlooked. But they are crucial to the health of the country's wetlands – which is why local women are working to catch the poachers decimating their population.