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Oceans and Coasts
In harm’s way: Pulicat lagoon
Posted on 06 Mar, 2017 03:34 PMAlong the east coast of India, five massive wetlands--starting from Point Calimere (Kodiakarai) and Pulicat in Tamil Nadu, the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra, Chilika in Odisha and Sundarbans in West Bengal--provide the necessary moisture for monsoon winds to precipitate.
Chennai coast chokes on oil
Posted on 06 Feb, 2017 12:05 PMDisaster struck two nautical miles off Ennore’s Kamarajar port just before dawn on January 28 when two cargo ships--LPG tanker BW Maple bearing the flag of the UK’s Isle of Man and MT Dawn Kanchipuram loaded to the brim with petroleum oil and lubricants--collided due to poor inter-vessel communicatio
The sea mouths crisis
Posted on 06 Jan, 2017 11:21 PMLingaraj Jena is a worried man. At 86, he is one of the older fishermen in Berhampura village, an island on the Chilika lake in Odisha. Though he no longer goes for fishing due to old age, he is worried about the opening of new sea mouths; he knows it is not good news for the fishing communities he is a part of that depend on the Chilika for their livelihood.
Soon a single tribunal for all inter-state river disputes
Posted on 19 Dec, 2016 12:45 PMGovernment decides to create a permanent tribunal for all inter-state river disputes
Cyclone Vardah hits TN
Posted on 13 Dec, 2016 07:11 AMCyclone Vardah makes landfall in TN, causes massive damage
Mumbai’s vanishing coasts
Posted on 21 Nov, 2016 10:22 AMThe coastal regions of India are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate changes, developmental activities and urbanisation. Sustaining the livelihoods of fishing communities and preserving the health of coastal ecosystem and biodiversity are important challenges that India faces.
Keeping beach body in shape
Posted on 21 Oct, 2016 08:36 PMLife without sandy beaches is hard to imagine for artisanal fishermen. Beaches serve as boat-landing sites, net-repair yards, as spots to sort and dry fish, all at once. Increased erosion and the resultant loss of beaches essentially means loss of traditional livelihoods, all across the country’s densely-populated coast.
Honestly, not the best policy changes
Posted on 19 Aug, 2016 04:19 PMSaileena Sarkar's introduction to the East Kolkata Wetlands began as soon as she moved to the city. She says, “The Kolkata wetlands have been a point of interest since I came to the city.
Maharashtra wetlands: Govt withdraws plea against construction ban
Posted on 17 Jul, 2016 03:13 PMMaharashtra government withdraws plea against ban on construction on wetlands