Dams/ Irrigation

Study first, nod next to Tawang projects: Panel

Guwahati, Sept.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2012
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Tawang (D), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Forests, Hydroelectricity, Arunachal, Disaster Management, River Basin, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Aquatic Animals, Ecology, Dams/ Irrigation
Fisheries

Scores of dead fish at Kanjli wetland raise stink

Kapurthala: Scores of fish have been found dead at the Kanjli wetland.

Publication Date: 
27/06/2012
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kanjli, Wetlands, Fisheries, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Kapurthala (D), Water Pollution, Beas, Aquatic Animals
Environment

Assessment of cumulative impacts of hydroelectric projects on aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi basins, Uttarakhand

This assessment of cumulative impacts of hydroelectric projects in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins in Uttarakhand. It takes into account impact of 70 Hydro Electric Projects of which 17 are existing, 14 are under-construction and 39 are proposed.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2012
Asha Rajvanshi, Roshni Arora, Vinod B. Mathur, & et al
Wildlife Institute of India
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Alakananda, Bhagirathi, River Basin, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Biodiversity, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Flora, Fauna, Aquatic Animals
Biodiversity

Lake waits for sanctuary tag - Assam Assembly to discuss wetland status for Sareswar

Dhubri, Dec. 22: After years of movement and persuasion at the bureaucratic level, the Assam Assembly will discuss tomorrow if Sareswar Beel (wetland) can be called a bird sanctuary.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2011
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Sanctuaries, Lakes, Wetlands, Biodiversity, NGO, Aquatic Animals
Wildlife

It’s ‘no entry’ to avian and aquatic guests now in Manipur

Imphal, 27 Oct: Winged guests migrating to Manipur as well as countless fishes who swim across from bordering Burma for breeding now have to look elsewhere.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2011
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ecosystems, Wetlands, Aquatic Animals, Birds, Ramsar Convention, Migratory Species, Poaching, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Imphal (D), Water Pollution, Lake Pollution, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
Fisheries

Govt bid to promote aquatic tourism

The Department of Fisheries is planning to promote aquatic tourism in select areas of the State, following encouraging results from a pilot project in Guwahati.

From April onward this year, the department

Publication Date: 
28/06/2011
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Aquatic Animals, Ecotourism, Guwahati
Fisheries

Fish farmers demand compensation

PARADIP: Leakage of acid water from the Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) pipelines has posed a threat to the aquatic life affecting the livelihood of over 500 fishermen here.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2011
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Aquatic Animals, Fisheries, Fisherfolk, Orissa (Odisha), Compensation, Oil Pollution, Industry, Industrial Pollution
Water Resources

Assessment of aquatic natural resources in the Tanguar haor at Sunamgonj, Bangladesh

The study from March 2011 to February 2012 in the Tanguar haor, Sunamgonj, Bangladesh found three habitat types of vegetation composition as upland, emergent and aquatic which included submerged plants (23), free floating plants (12), rooted floating plants (21), sedges and meadows (35), reed swamp (7), freshwater swamp forest (9), crop field vegetation (21) and homestead vegetations (36) species in the haor. The haor was rich in faunal composition that providing habitat of 122 species of fishes, 28 amphibians, 26 reptiles, 154 birds and 14 mammals in winter season.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
M. Sahadat Hossain, M. Sirajul Islam, P. Mondal & et al
Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries Research
81-92
Tags:
Wetlands, Bangladesh, Aquatic Plants, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Aquatic Animals, South Asia
Biodiversity

Stress on conservation of aquatic biodiversity

Nagercoil: The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2010 as the International year of biodiversity in its 61st session in 2006 to help create awareness of the importance of biodiversity through activities and events.

Publication Date: 
16/12/2010
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Aquatic Animals, Fish Biodiversity, Aquatic Plants, Biodiversity Hotspots, Western Ghats, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Biodiversity Conservation
Fisheries

Release of carps into reservoirs opposed

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Publication Date: 
13/12/2010
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Reservoirs, Fish, Aquatic Animals, Western Ghats, Fish Biodiversity

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