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Oceans and Coasts
Centre releases draft of new National Forest Policy
Posted on 25 Jun, 2016 08:50 AMEnvironment ministry releases the draft of India’s new National Forest Policy
Sailing the ocean to save marine life
Posted on 04 Jun, 2016 05:14 PMHe is called Mobi Dick's Avenger.
Cyclone Roanu: Wanes off India but creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Posted on 24 May, 2016 09:44 PMIndia escapes impact of cyclone Roanu while it creates havoc in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Mangrove nurseries protect coasts and livelihoods
Posted on 13 May, 2016 01:40 PMKendrapara and Jagatsinghpur are among the most vulnerable districts affected by cyclones and climate change in coastal Odisha. In the last few decades, the coasts of Odisha have witnessed three major devastating storms.
Small scale fishworkers fishing for jobs elsewhere
Posted on 19 Mar, 2016 01:31 PMChinna, 35, harvests fish and is engaged on a piece rate basis by the local contractor who has rights to fishing in the village tank in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. At times, Chinna also uses family labour to complete his work.
National Water Commission in place of CWC and CGWB
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:28 AMGovernment proposes to set up a National Water Commission
Environmentalists protest proposed projects near Konkan coastline
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:48 PMActivists stand against three proposed projects near Konkan coastline
Unnatural world: National parks and climate change
Posted on 01 Feb, 2016 03:39 PMForest guards in India have fought many things over time in the course of their daily work--poachers, irate citizens, even animals at times! But they are now facing a threat that may well be beyond their capacity to overcome. A threat that is not just responsible for the death of individual animals, but for the destruction of entire groups of species--climate change.
Draft guidelines on water quality released
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:53 PMGovernment comes up with new standards on water quality
Environment Ministry to review Critically Polluted Areas
Posted on 26 Oct, 2015 09:57 PMEnvironment Ministry gets strict towards the compliance of green norms