Tag:wetlands
Agriculture policy
NITI Aayog Launches Greening India’s Wastelands with Agroforestry Report
Approximately 16.96 per cent of the Total Geographical Area (TGA) is wasteland, requiring transformation for productive use. Geospatial technologies and GIS are employed to...
Animals and wildlife
From 75 Sites in the Country till last year, India now has 80 Ramsar Sites
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the emphasis Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put on environmental protection and conservation has led to a paradigm shift...
Bio-diversity
India Adds 10 More Wetlands Designated as Ramsar Sites
So far 64 Indian wetlands covering an area of 12,50,361 hectares have been designated as Ramsar Sites of International Importance – the 10 new...
Animals and wildlife
Birds in Delhi ponds remind us why we should not ignore small urban wetlands
A study recorded about 170 bird species in Delhi’s ponds amidst housing colonies, inside parks, next to industry, and other urban sites – evidence...
Environment
The ‘kidneys of the earth’ are disappearing
Wetlands, the earth’s most threatened ecosystem, are disappearing three times faster than forests. In just 50 years since 1970, the world has lost 35...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
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Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat...
Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is...
