New Delhi: The Okhla Bird Sanctuary might have benefited a great deal from international cooperation had the government made efforts to have it classified as a Ramsar site. This tag for wetlands is equivalent to a UNESCO status for heritage sites.

The Mahul-Sewri mudflats are one of the 160 wetlands in the country which qualify for the Ramsar Criteria, according to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which released the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day.

The Mahul-Sewri mudflats have been the homes for thousands of migratory birds, mostly flamingos.

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) on Monday submitted its interim report on the effects of last August

At a time when crores of rupees are being pumped into the creation of captive breeding sites of vultures across the country, one of the largest natural nesting colonies of Gyps Indicus or long billed vultures (LBV) of the country, on the Bayana cliffs of the Aravalis (40 kms from Bharatpur) in Rajasthan, is turning into a graveyard of these critically-endangered birds and crying for protected stat

BHUBANESWAR: This winter, Chilika is missing its long-legged guests. Flamingos, the flagship species for a winter bird site, are a few and far between.

Last year, number of the waders had reached 5,000 in the brackish water lagoon where these birds dot the Nalabana Sanctuary. This time the number has remained confined to just four.

Flamingos abandoning Chilika has surprised the experts.

Mumbai: The finding of a dead leopard at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has conservationists worried about the declining numbers of the big cats in the area.
According to official statistics, the number of leopards in the park was down to 23 in 2009 from 47 in 1990. "It's obviously worrying that every year a few leopards die in the park and that their population is now so low.

District-wise breakdown of the major projects

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Ancillary development of Navi Mumbai airport, green areas released for housing and commercial exploitation

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Navi Mumbai airport MahaMumbai SEZ.

On Monday, the French company AREVA and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) signed a deal ensuring that the 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project will proceed in New Delhi, which will have the evolutionary pressurised reactors designed by the said company.

The project will have six such reactors, each with a capacity of around 1,650 MW, for around Rs1 lakh crore.

After the

While villagers and environmental activists at Jaitapur, in Maharashtra, protest against the proposed 9,900-MW nuclear power plants, questioning the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) said the sheer scale of present development along Konkan coast needs to be looked in totality.

There are at least 15 proposed coal-fired power projects equaling 25 GW

Bird Sacrificed For Good Luck During Festivals
New Delhi: It may be the festival of lights, but Diwali spells doom for these birds in the country. Prompted by superstition, many people rely heavily on battling illluck with totems, many of which are derived from birds and animals. The owl, for instance, is in demand during this period for the supposed good luck it brings if sacrificed.