Environment India

In environments where human activities have significantly altered the natural landscape, wildlife faces a multitude of challenges, necessitating a thorough understanding of the responsible factors in order to advance conservation efforts. A recent research paper authored by   Acharyya, T., et.al., (2023)   offers valuable insights centered around the Irrawaddy Dolphins ( Oracella brevirostris ), an endangered species inhabiting the Chilika lagoon located on the eastern seaboard of India. Through a comprehensive synthesis of existing knowledge, the article highlights the identified threats to these dolphins arising from both climate change and human activities, while also proposing a conservation roadmap aimed at safeguarding their survival within the Chilika ecosystem. Presently, the population of Irrawaddy Dolphins in Chilika faces a grave endangerment, with only a meager count of a few hundred individuals remaining. Although protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act...

आपको रक्षाबन्धन के पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 आज रक्षाबंधन के दिन हम सभी को प्रकृति और संस्कृति की रक्षा का संकल्प भी लेना चाहिये। जो प्रकृति हमारे जीवन की दिनरात रक्षा करती है आज उसी का नाश किया जा रहा है। आज अगर सही तरीके से रक्षाबंधन बनाना है तो बहिन की रक्षा के संकल्प के साथ-साथ प्रकृति और संस्कृति की रक्षा का भी संकल्प करना चाहिये। 🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️ There has to be a balance between progress and protecting the environment and what better could be the method than to tie a rakhi to these trees and promising them protection. 🙏🌳🏵️🌏🏵️🌳🙏 #indenvironment #rakshabandhan #rakshabandhanspecial #rakshabandhangifts #rakshabandhan2023 #greenrakhi #india #culturalheritage #culture #festival #festiveseason #festivevibes 

  YOGI BANS CATTLE FAIRS IN UP: LUMPY VIRUS PANDEMIC Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered suspension of all cattle fairs in view of the increasing number of cases of lumpy skin disease (LSD) till the situation returns to normal. A special vaccination drive will also be carried out to vaccinate cattle against the LSD. Since the first LSD case was reported on April 23 in Kutch, the disease has spread to 26 of Gujarat’s 33 districts and has claimed more than 4,000 cattle heads. More than 7,300 animals are reported to be dead due to the Lumpy Skin disease (LSD) in seven states and one union territory, which has sparked huge concerns.  Canindia UNTREATED LEGACY WASTE IS POLLUTING THE SENSITIVE WETLAND ECOSYSTEM OF DEEPOR BEEL: ASSAM For the past 15 years, municipal solid waste of Guwahati has been unscientifically dumped next to the Deepor Beel, a prominent wetland in Assam. It is Assam’s only Ramsar site. Research shows substantial contamination of the water bo...

  No more Great Indian Bustard in Andhra Pradesh The Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a critically endangered bird, whose future appears increasingly bleak even in its ‘stronghold’ in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan where individual birds have been dying regularly after coming into contact with overhead power lines, is feared to have disappeared from Andhra Pradesh where the bird was living on an extended lease of life. The last sighting of a Great Indian Bustard in Andhra Pradesh was outside of the Rollapadu wildlife sanctuary, a small patch of about 10 sq km, in Kurnool district. In the last three years, there has only been sporadic sighting of the bustard in and around Rollapadu. 👉 Deccan Chronical Residents oppose three infrastructure projects at Vetal Tekdi: Maharashtra 1,000 people gathered at Vetal Tekdi (hills) early Sunday morning, expressing concern against Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC’s) plan of developing roads and tunnels through the hill, located in the western...

  Chennai airport turning into hub for star tortoise smuggling Chennai international airport seems to be turning into south India's hub for the smuggling of star tortoises, and two back-to-back seizures from there of the animals have sent the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on high alert. Air intelligence at Chennai airport had, in the past couple of months, seized several star tortoises that were bound for South Eastern countries and Gulf countries. Air intelligence sources told that in a seizure that was executed in the first week of April following a tip-off, 3,600 live star tortoises were recovered. 👉 Daijiworld Forest area surrounding Tirupati engulfed in flames As summer has started and the temperature is soaring, the Seshachalam forest area, which surrounds the hill shrine of Tirumala Tirupati, was engulfed in flames on Tuesday evening. Representative pic Fires spread rapidly in the forest area near Elephant Arch on the First Ghat Road ...

  Vultures in Assam die by pesticide poisoning targeting stray dogs On March 17, carcasses of 100 Himalayan griffon vultures and one steppe eagle were found in Assam’s Chaygaon. Pesticide poisoning is suspected to be the cause of death. The intended target for the poisoning was not the raptors but the stray dogs which have been attacking village livestock. The incident at Chaygaon is not an isolated incident of vultures dying after consuming contaminated carrion. A fortnight before the Chaygaon incident, 30 vultures died after feeding on a poisoned carcass in Dibrugarh and earlier in January this year, 23 vultures died under similar circumstances. Even three years ago, 19 and 39 vultures had died in two separate incidents in Sivasagar district. However with increasing awareness about the role of vultures in the ecosystem and the impact of pesticides along with the forest department’s efforts in vulture conservation, there seems to be hope in protecting the birds an...

SALINITY, RECHARGE ISSUES AND EXTRACTION HAVE SPELT DOOM In Gothra and Khanpur Khurd: HARYANA Gothra village is located in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana’s newest district on the state’s border with Rajasthan. It looks like any other dusty village in north India. Except that it is suffering extreme water shortages which, if not controlled, will soon make the village a desert. The village has fallen prey to excessive salinity in its groundwater, caused by lack of recharge due to decreasing rainfall and consequent extreme groundwater extraction. All this has led to the village being caught in a vicious cycle which is now so bad that it neither has potable drinking water nor water for its crops .Gothra is in the ‘over-exploited’ category as far as groundwater is concerned, according to the Central Ground Water Authority. This means that more groundwater is being drained out than necessary. The groundwater in Gothra continues to fall, according to the Haryana Water Resources (conservation, regulat...