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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)
India’s economic policies are destroying biodiversity and livelihoods: Commitments under CBD are not being met, says a statement issued by Indian civil society organizations
India’s economic policies are destroying biodiversity and livelihoods on an unprecedented scale
Indian civil society organisations
Posted on 18 Oct, 2012 05:45 PM

The blind pursuit of economic growth is coming at massive costs, both to natural ecosystems and to hundreds of millions of ecosystem-dependent people, who are being affected by mining, dams, power plants, ports, industries, and other such projects.
WOTR’s Position Paper on “Biodiversity and adaptation to climate change” released on October 16, 2012 at the COP-11 in Hyderabad
This position paper explains WOTR’s proactive ecosystem based adaptation strategy crystallized from the ecosystem management and conservation work carried out in different states
Dharmaraj Patil
Girish Jathar
Rajesh Rajak
Sushil Bajpai
Posted on 18 Oct, 2012 10:48 AM

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Voices from the Waters - The International Film Festival organised at Bangalore from the from the 31st August 2012 to 2nd September 2012
This article describes the details of the "Voices from Water" an international film festival organised at Bangalore
Preeti Jolad
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 04:29 PM

History has witnessed World War I and II; will there be a World War III? Indeed, if there will be, it will be 'The World War III - for Water'. Can there be a second thought to this after the call for a Karnataka bandh on Saturday, 6 October 2012, in the name of water? 
"My Ganga, my dolphin" - WWF-India's initiative to map the Ganges River Dolphin throughout 2800 km of the Ganges from 5th-7th October, 2012
This article describes the efforts made by WWF India to conserve and spread awareness about the Gangetic dolphin among the local communities
WWF India
Posted on 05 Oct, 2012 07:56 AM

WWF-India, one of India’s leading conservation organizations with programmes and projects spread across the country, in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and under the aegis of the HSBC - supported “
Second National Conference on Environment and Biodiversity Of India, NECEER, December 29-30, 2012, New Delhi, calls for abstract - Submit by October 15, 2012
Posted on 26 Sep, 2012 11:23 PM

Organizer: NECEER

Venue: New Delhi

NECEER


North East Centre for Environmental Education and Research (NECEER) is a non profit public interest research and educational organisation based in Imphal, Manipur. NECEER was established on 9th December, 2007 with an aim to educate and create awareness about the changing environment and conservation of biodiversity in North-eastern states of India through non formal education by organising training programme, workshops, campaigns, seminars, etc.

The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India- A report by International Union for Conservation of Nature
This report presents the outcomes of the Western Ghats Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment project
B A Daniel
K G Smith
S Molur
Posted on 26 Sep, 2012 10:27 AM

This report by International Union for Conservation of Nature presents the outcomes of the Western Ghats Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment project, which was developed with the intention of compiling and making freely available information on the conservation status and distribution of key group
GM crops are just not the right solution for our country, says a report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture
While the battle against Genetically Modified (GM) food rages in India, an unequivocal stand has been taken by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture
Basudeb Acharia
Posted on 19 Sep, 2012 12:31 PM

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, in its August 2012 report has recommended a total ban on the field trials of all GM crops. The report titled “Cultivation of genetically modified food crops – Prospects and effects” is based on views and suggestions on the subject from the various stakeholders.
Guidelines for the green development of Kerala - Draft report on the outcomes of the Kerala State Environmental Convention organised in Trivandrum (2nd and 3rd September 2012)
This report is an outcome of the two day Kerala Environmental Convention organised by the Kerala Paristhiti Aikya Vedi in Trivandrum
Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi
Posted on 15 Sep, 2012 05:31 PM

This draft report by the Kerala Paristhithi Aikya Vedi is an outcome of the Kerala State Environmental Convention, a two day convention that was organised in Trivandrum, Kerala by calling upon various environmental and social organisations, concerned citizens, experts,  political leaders in the state to discuss the environmental crisis that the state has been facing in recent years.
Report on Indian Mountain Initiative Sustainable Mountain Development Summit 2 held at Gangtok, Sikkim between May 25-26, 2012
The second Sustainable Mountain Development Summit of the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) was held on May 25 at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok
Raju Mimi
Usha Dewani
Posted on 09 Sep, 2012 03:57 PM

Around 250 delegates from eleven hill states of India along with representatives from Darjeeling hills participated in the two days summit. It was organized by Ecotourism and Conservation Society of Sikkim (ECOSS) jointly with Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA).
Conservation at crossroads – Science, society and the future of India’s wildlife – A talk by Ghazala Shahabuddin
This article by Amita Bhaduri describes Ghazala Shahabuddin’s recent talk on the malaise underlying India’s dominant conservation paradigm
Amita Bhaduri
Posted on 05 Sep, 2012 03:48 PM

Ghazala Shahabuddin’s recent talk on 30th August, 2012 at IIC, New Delhi focused on the malaise underlying India’s dominant conservation paradigm, which is for the most part one of top-down control and exclusion.
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