The Centre has announced the addition of four new Ramsar sites in India, increasing the total to 89. The Ministry of ...

A Shillong-based leading pressure group on Friday wrote to Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma, seeking the implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetland Protection in the state. In a ...

Supreme Court to review if India's Wetlands Rules, 2017, improperly exclude crucial human-made wetlands from environmental ...

The definition is argued to violates Article 14 of the Constitution by creating an irrational distinction between natural and ...

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has disclosed that Ogoniland mangrove wetland has officially been designated by the National Council on Environment, NCE as a Ramsar Site of ...

Two wetlands from Bihar — Gokul Jalashaya in Buxar and Udaipur Jheel in West Champaran — have received the Ramsar tag, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav announced on Friday. Visuals from the ...

NEW DELHI: Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh has got an international tag of Ramsar site, taking India’s total of such protected wetlands to 99 and the state’s tally to 12.Globally ...

The Supreme Court seeks the Centre's response on a petition challenging the 2017 Wetlands Rules, claiming they undermine environmental protections and violate citizens' rights.

Shekha Jheel in Aligarh becomes 99th Ramsar site, marking milestone for India. (Image: X/@byadavbjp) Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary is India's 99th Ramsar wetland site. It is the 12th Ramsar site in ...

ndia is one of the richest countries in the world when it comes to wetlands. These water bodies are home to thousands of bird, animal and plant species. To protect these important habitats, some are ...