Biodiversity
River Sharavathi - under siege from microplastics
Posted on 16 Dec, 2022 01:32 PMRivers worldover are choking on plastic and transferring more than two million tonnes per year of microplastics (MPs) into the marine environment informs this paper titled 'Assessment of pollution and risks associated with microplastics in the riverine sediments of the Western Ghats: a heritage site in southern I
Assessing the health of river Ganga
Posted on 08 Dec, 2022 07:07 PMDams can bind and gag rivers
Structures such as locks, dams, barrages, and weirs are known to drastically reduce the longitudinal connectivity of rivers, impact downstream flow, and alter riverine ecosystems.
Small scale inland open water fisheries of India
Posted on 04 Dec, 2022 11:24 AMWhat are inland waters
India joins Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) at COP27
Posted on 17 Nov, 2022 01:34 PMIndia joins the newly formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)
Young woman's work is impacting Odisha villages
Posted on 28 Oct, 2022 09:06 AMThe sound of a specific cycle bell deep inside the jungles of Kashinathpur village in Angul (Odisha) brings vibes of joy. Everybody recognises that bell because it belongs to 24-year-old Urmila Bahera who sometimes cycles to villages as far as 15 kilometres, braving bumpy roads, streams and elephants.
India's plastic ban fails to curb plastic pollution
Posted on 09 Oct, 2022 07:17 PMExperts call India’s single use plastic ban weak, argue that it targets the most vulnerable
Protected orchids of India
Posted on 08 Sep, 2022 10:39 AMIndia's orchids are under pressure from illicit harvesting and exploitation for illegal trade. Of the vast diversity of 1256 orchid species recorded in India, 307 are endemic to our country, and only 11 species are protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Bring back the vulture
Posted on 05 Sep, 2022 12:11 PMWWF India launches a poster on vulture species in India with conservation information on each species, on International Vulture Awareness Day (which is celebrated on 3rd September).
Heavy metals being discharged into coastal waters
Posted on 21 Aug, 2022 11:37 PMIn recent years, the impact of the wastes discharged in the Bay of Bengal has been significant due to high effluent inflow from secured sources. It was observed that the heavy metal concentrations in the Bay coast sediments were considerately high and varied among sampling points.