Wetlands Current Affairs, GK & News
Kaliveli Wetlands- First Declaration for converting it into Bird Sanctuary
Recently, the Villupuram district administration in Tamil Nadu has issued the first declaration under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The declaration was issued in a bid to declare Kaliveli wetlands as a bird sanctuary. Key Facts This decision is highly appreciated by the Forest Department officials and conservationists since it will boost their efforts to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bird Sanctuaries • Conservation of Wetlands • Kaliveli Lake • Kaliveli wetlands • migratory birds • Pulicat lake • Wetlands • wetlands in India
India’s first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management to be opened in Chennai
The Central government has announced that, it will soon set up a new Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) in Chennai. Why it will be set up? This Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management will be set in a bid to address the knowledge gaps and specific research needs for the conservation and management ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management (CWCM) • Conservation of Wetlands • India's first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management • Ramsar Convention • Wetlands • wetlands in India
CAG Report: Gujarat Tree Cover shrank between 2006 and 2017
The Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) recently submitted its reports at both the houses of the parliaments. According to the report, forest cover in Gujarat decreased between 2006 and 2017. Highlights The report says that the tree cover in the state was 8,390 square kilo metres. It shrank to 6,910 kilo metres in 2017. According ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: CAG • Forest cover • Gujarat • Indian State Forest Report • Wetlands
Pallikaranai marsh
The Pallikaranai marsh which is the only urban wetland in the city of Chennai has shrunk to barely a tenth of its size in the time span from 1965 to 2013. What has happened? The Pallikaranai marsh is one of the largest urban wetlands in India and the only one located in the city limits ..
Topics: Birds • Chennai • City • Water • Wetlands
CMFRI, ISRO ink MoU to protect Smaller Wetlands
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed an MoU to map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in the coastal region and restore them through coastal livelihood programmes. Smaller wetlands (which were smaller than 2.25 hectares) cover an area of more than 5 lakh hectares across the country, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute • CMFRI • Indian Space Research Organisation • ISRO • Kerala • national framework for fisheries and wetlands • National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture • National Wetland Atlas • Wetlands