Under the scanner

Warning sounded

UNITED NATIONS

Leh focuses

National status will fetch it funds

A proposal to include the Calcutta wetlands in the list of waterbodies of national importance will protect it from real estate developers as well …

Craning glory: Demoiselle cranes find sanctuary in Rajasthan village

Kheechan village on the edge of the Thar desert lies on the migration route of demoiselle cranes travelling from their breeding grounds in …

A month on, NGT’s order on Kolkata wetland yet to be implemented

Vedic Dharma Sansthan Trust erected a 60-feet-tall structure in wetland region, which was deemed illegal by the National Green Tribunal

Terai damming away its wildlife

THREATENED WETLAND

Dying wetlands

Almost 40 per cent of all wetlands in Assam are under threat

At the receiving end

Bangladesh jittery over India's river linking scheme

Harsh on the marsh

Uttar Pradesh's land reclamation project may hurt many

Soil detox from Kolkata wetlands

Killing ground

Gujarat wetlands turn into graveyards for flamingos colliding with electric and telephone wires

Towards wetland conservation

The Union environment ministry has been working for the past four years to create a regulatory framework to protect the country’s wetlands. …

FOLLOW UP

Birds flee winter home

Development work destroying wetlands, wildlife habitat in Bhopal

Wetlands or wastelands?

Need to save Goa's lifelines

Goa's water security depends on nine rivers considered to be the state's economic veins

Wings Of Change

Migratory birds stage a comeback after a long hiatus as Kashmir wetlands get a fresh lease of life

World Wetlands Day 2024: Before we save them, we have to know where they actually are

Correct mapping and boundary demarcation are critical steps in the wetland restoration process

Wetlands in danger

Kerala government plans to dilute strict legislation in the name of plugging loopholes

Gripe water

Bird-brained politics mars Bharatpur wetlands

Wetlands can cope with sea rise

Vegetation and rate of sedimentation are crucial to wetlands’ resilience

Purifying contaminant

Excessive phosphorus pollutes water bodies, but substantially reduces nitrogen contamination