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October 17, 2023
Waterways can disrupt riverine ecosystems 
How does barge trafficking/movement affect the ecology and biodiversity of riverine ecosystems? A study explains.
River Hooghly at Kolkata (Image Source: Yercaud-elango via Wikimedia Commons)
May 20, 2023
Seeing the ‘unseen’: a spotlight on lesser known inhabitants of freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater biologists Sameer Padhye and Avinash Vanjare talk about smaller and lesser known animals that live in freshwater ecosystems and the importance of studying them. 
Freshwater ecosystems, under threat (Image Source: Biologia Life Science LLP)
January 25, 2023
Heavy metals poison Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu
This study found large deposits of heavy metals in the tissues and organs of water birds, crabs and fish inhabiting the lake indicating heavy metal contamination of the lake waters.
A view of the Veeranam lake in Tamil Nadu (Image Source: Giri9703 via Wikimedia Commons)
January 6, 2023
Greater Chennai Corporation to set up 'sponge parks' to prevent street flooding
News this fortnight
Natural spaces such as water bodies and vegetation in cities can act as sponges and absorb rain and prevent flooding (Image Source: IWP Flicker photos)
December 4, 2022
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
What is the status of inland fisheries in India? Read these situational analysis reports to know about inland fisheries, the life of the fisherfolk, governance and tenure in inland fisheries and threats to the sustainability of inland fisheries.
Fishing in an irrigation canal in Kerala (Image Source: Martin Pilkinton via Wikimedia Commons)
August 2, 2022
Floods in Assam - a boon or a bane for fish diversity?
The frequency and intensity of floods is on the rise in Assam spelling doom for fish biodiversity.
Life during floods in Assam (Image Source: Kausika Bordoloi via Wikimedia Commons)
Applications invited for 'Boot Camp: Covering India', Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
An orientation on the environment development debate bogging the Indian polity, with field visit to experience and report on the eco restoration work being done at the grassroots
Posted on 13 Sep, 2013 04:33 PM

For more information on the boot camp, please click here.

To apply for the same, fill the registration form online here.
Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
Ingenious system to manage sewage in Kolkata
Fisher folk of the East Kolkata Wetlands use sewage from the city’s lakes to rear fish. Watch an interview of the person who popularized this system that the locals invented years ago.
Usha Dewani
Posted on 11 Sep, 2013 08:48 PM

They take your pain and give you what you need. They will absorb the excess showers that our cities can’t handle and replenish water underground when our taps run dry. Often underestimated, these shallow water bodies are also home to countless life forms and serve as winter destinations for distant migratory birds. Blame me for being philosophical but I equate wetlands to mothers.
Fishermen use wastewater of Kolkata to rear fish
200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
News this week: 200-crore penalty on Mundra port, Parliament passes Land Acquisition Bill and dengue spreads in Mumbai.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 08 Sep, 2013 07:32 PM

POLICY MATTERS

200-crore penalty for Adani's Mundra port
Land reclaimation from the sea at the Mundra Port
Invitation to 'The Green Bazaar', The Alternative, Bangalore
An event that makes conscious living an everyday possibility by bringing together, under one roof, a whole variety of sustainable products that can power your home and regular life.
Posted on 02 Sep, 2013 04:57 PM

For more information on this event, please click here.

For further details, please see the brochure for 'The Green Bazaar' and the press release attached below.
The Green Bazaar
Invite for a competition - M. Krishnan Memorial Nature Writing Award 2014, The Madras Naturalists' Society
A competition to encourage young people to write on wildlife & to provide a scientifically accurate account that promotes understanding of nature & support for conservation among lay persons.
Posted on 02 Sep, 2013 11:19 AM

For more information on the competition, please click here.
Food Security Bill sees light of the day
News this week - Lok Sabha passes the Food Security Bill, floods engulf Gujarat and India bans shark finning.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 01 Sep, 2013 10:28 PM

POLICY MATTERS

Food security bill passed
Affordable food for all (Source: Google Images)
Vedanta loses the bauxite battle
News this week - No bauxite from Niyamgiri, Delhi government to incentivise solar power and amphibian species near extinction.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 25 Aug, 2013 04:33 PM

Dongria Kondhs win the mining battle
Niyamgiri hills Source: Amnesty International
Are Olive Ridley turtles nearing extinction in Orissa?
Sea turtles have survived for 66 million years but are dying more incidental deaths now thanks to mechanized fishing. Community-based conservation programmes are the answer to preserving the species.
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 17 Aug, 2013 11:00 PM

Sea turtles, a globally endangered species, have been around since even before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
Olive Ridley sea turtles; Source: The Hindu
Film: Konkanchi Mega Vaat (Mega 'Vaat' in the Konkan)
The proposed power projects in the Konkan region of Maharashtra have gravely affected people's livelihoods and their drinking water. Why aren't these plants being shut down?
Kurush Canteenwala
Posted on 16 Aug, 2013 06:02 PM

24 power projects are being proposed in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, which has the second highest biodiversity in India. The 9900 megawatt (MW) nuclear power project at Jaitapur is also included in this list of projects. If sanctioned, it could be the largest nuclear power generating plant in the world.
Alphonso mango trees in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Countrywide ban on sand mining
News this week - National Green Tribunal bans sand mining, Ukai dam authorities save Surat from floods and the Central Government decides to release water data.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 11 Aug, 2013 05:41 PM

Countrywide ban on sand mining
Sand mining on the Pennar river bed
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