India needs to protect its wetland flora

Wetland flora help maintain ecological balance and need to be conserved. However, only 68 wetlands are protected in India so far

Silent invasion

The more fish are introduced in Vidarbha, the more it loses diversity

Scientists find out what imparts sparkle to fish scales and insect wings

Discovery of ‘universal explanation’ for iridescence in natural world could help humans develop super-reflective surfaces

Dying fish

The ties that bind

EU casts its net wider

Fishworkers' union calls off stir after meeting PM

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In Short

ASDA to review monkfish ban

US govt halts funding for relocation projects in protected areas

The move comes in response to alleged human rights violations by WWF; likely to deal a blow to relocation project in Karnataka’s Nagarhole …

Lateral Thoughts: Who moved my samosa?

Indians need to eat better food, rich in fruits and vegetables and high in proteins 

96 dams put on high alert in Gujarat

Torrential rains damage dam, inundate eight villages

Ban lifted on fishing in Sutlej

Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large-scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs

PacifiCorp Energy flays study on salmon migration

आवासीय क्षेत्र में संचालित न हो प्रदूषण फैलाने वाला पीतल उद्योग

देश के विभिन्न अदालतों में विचाराधीन पर्यावरण से संबंधित मामलों में क्या कुछ हुआ, यहां पढ़ें –  

COVID-19: Fishermen from Andhra stuck in Odisha as state declares ‘fishing holiday’

Fishermen begin to weave nets, another source of income for them

Gujarat High Court stays construction work at Mundra SEZ

12 companies had gone ahead with construction of individual units despite court questioning commencement of work without environment clearance

UGANDA

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Florida moves closer to ending 20-year-old ban on bear hunt as attacks rise

Final decision would be taken by wildlife authorities in April and June

PERU

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Net gain

Villagers around Tawa reservoir in Madhya Pradesh are finally allowed to retain fishing rights

Nightmare in Europe

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide