The public will to protect wetlands, complemented by strict implementation of regulations, can perhaps turn the tide in ...

Wetlands comprise approximately 4.8% of the total geographical area of the country; and 6% of the world’s surface at the ...

Gujarat's wetlands cover a 3.5 million hectare area which accounts for 17.8 per cent of the state's geographical location.As ...

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.

The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct a thorough identification of all water bodies, ...

India is a signatory to the Ramsar Convention. As of 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has designated 75 Ramsar sites (wetlands of international importance) in the country.

A bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka held that any encroachment on a wetland must go and shot down the argument by Rajasthan ...

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 ...

This growth is largely due to the creation and expansion of human-made wetlands, such as artificial ponds, tanks and waterlogged areas, as per a report titled "Indian Wetlands: High Resolution ...

Wetlands comprise approximately 4.8% of the total geographical area of the country; and 6% of the world’s surface at the global level. Of the country’s estimated over 200,000 wetlands, only ...

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.