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...
World Wetlands Day is observed annually to raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands, their ecological value, and the need for their conservation and restoration. Celebrated on...
The central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to cancel allotments of salt pans in the Sambhar Salt Lake. Ruling in...
The National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA) is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Government of India aimed at the holistic conservation and management of wetlands...
On 31 March 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFF & CC) has released the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2016. The government has invited...
