Wildlife

Why Nimesulide hasn't been banned: Delhi HC to government of India, 01/09/2023

The bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula of the Delhi High Court, September 1, 2023 directed Union of India to furnish the reasons as to why the drug ‘Nimesulide’ has not been banned, and deliberations undertaken in this regard.

Judgement Date: 
01/09/2023
Tags:
Vulture, Drugs, Government Of India (GOI), High Court, Endangered Species
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding protection of National Chambal Sanctuary from sand mining, 25/07/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Hindu dated 27.03.2022 titled “Digging up the Chambal” dated 25/07/2023.

The grievance in the application is against illegal mining, taking place in periphery of Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan near Dholpur, close to National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) which is a habitat of rare species of animals particularly Gharial, roofed turtles and also river dolphins.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2023
Tags:
National Chambal SA, Keoladeo NP, Sand, Mining, Endangered Species, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Mining

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Son river bed, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, 19/05/2023

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo motu action in illegal mining for excavation of morrum at Araji no 824 kha in area 16.194 and 12.368 hectares respectively at village Agori Khas, tehsil Obra, district Sonbhadra.

Judgement Date: 
19/05/2023
Tags:
Rivers, Sonbhadra, Mining, Sand, Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Mineral-Based Industry, Riverine Ecology, Bihar, Endangered Species
Wildlife

Herd size dynamics and observations on the natural history of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India

In the last four decades, dugong (Dugong dugon) aggregations have been rarely reported from the geographically isolated, vast seascape of the Andaman Islands, India.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2023
Swapnali Gole, Sumit Prajapati, Nehru Prabakaran & et al
Aquatic Mammals
49
1
53-61
Tags:
Mammals, Marine Life, Indian Ocean, Andaman Islands, Endangered Species
Biodiversity

Joint committee report on Kolleru lake, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, 17/11/2022

Joint committee report in the matter of Daram Govinda Rajan Vs State of Andhra Pradesh dated 17/11/2022.

Daram Govinda Rajan resident of Chataparru, Eluru mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh filed an application before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding massive illegal encroachments by construction of ponds leading to ecological destruction in Kolleru lake which is one of the prominent lakes in Eluru and Krishna districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
17/11/2022
Tags:
Kolleru SA, Birds, Wetland, Eluru, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Endangered Species, Wetland Conservation, Andhra Pradesh
Wildlife

Diversity, distribution, and abundance status of small mammalian fauna (Chiroptera: Rodentia: Eulipotyphla) of Manipur, India

The three mammalian orders Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Eulipotyphla constitute the bulk of small mammalian species. In spite of their diversity, numerical preponderance, and widespread distribution, they are the least explored mammals with serious information gap on the diversity and distribution especially in the context of northeastern India.

Publication Date: 
27/09/2022
Uttam Saikia, A.B. Meetei
Journal of Threatened Taxa
14
9
21751-21768
Tags:
Mammals, Endangered Species, Fauna, Manipur, North East
Biodiversity

Guidelines for using a global standard for the identification of key biodiversity areas

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2022
IUCN
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Protected Area Conservation, Endangered Species
Biodiversity

Selecting species and populations for monitoring of genetic diversity

One of the main challenges for conservation today is monitoring and understanding changes in biodiversity. Genetic diversity provides the foundation for biodiversity and is necessary for long-term survival, adaptation, and resilience not only for individuals, but also for populations, species, and entire ecosystems.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2022
IUCN
Tags:
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Endangered Species, Africa, Global
Biodiversity

Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species

According to this report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, accelerating global biodiversity crisis, with a million species of plants and animals facing extinction, threatens these contributions to people.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2022
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Tags:
Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Ecosystems, Wildlife, India, Global
Wildlife

Order of the Supreme Court regarding power lines criss crossing the habitat of Great Indian Bustard, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 31/03/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. K. Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/03/2022.

The matter related to power lines running through the sacred groves of Jaisalmer and posing a threat to the Great Indian Bustard.

Judgement Date: 
31/03/2022
Tags:
Bustard, Endangered Species, Birds, Power Transmission, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Supreme Court

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