Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen wildlife monitoring across the state, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department will carry out a two-day synchronised terrestrial bird census from Saturday across all forest divisions. The two-day exercise is aimed at generating updated baseline data on bird populations, particularly at a crucial time marking the early phase of the migratory season. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rakesh Kumar Dogra, said the census wo…
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New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman N. Saravana Kumar has highlighted the importance of land management and urban governance in protecting cities from natural disaster like floods. Speaking at an event organised at the Authority’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP) to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Monday, Saravana Kumar emphasised the DDA’s role in removing encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and developing Baansera and Asita Parks.The event, organised at …
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Gujarat’s Chhari Dhand in Kutch has been officially designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, marking the state’s fifth Ramsar site and Kutch’s first. The announcement by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday, ahead of World Wetlands Day on February 2, brings India’s total Ramsar sites to 98.Chhari Dhand, located on the edge of the Banni grasslands, covers approximately 227 square kilometres (22,700 hectares) a…
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) Thousands of Rosy Starlings, a migratory bird species native to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, have arrived in large numbers across Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, turning the skies into a spectacular display of swirling wings. The seasonal visitors have spread across wetlands, agricultural lands, salt pans and even urban neighbourhoods, drawing widespread attention from bird enthusiasts and local residents.The birds have been sighted in large concentrations along th…
Mehsana, Dec 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, on Sunday, visited the Thol Bird Sanctuary near Kadi in Gujarat’s Mehsana district, where she reviewed the ecological significance of the wetland and interacted with forest officials, local bird experts and visitors. During the visit, the Uttar Pradesh Governor observed birdwatching activities across the sanctuary and received detailed briefings from officials of the Forest Department and local ornithologists on the migratory birds t…
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The night temperature remained above the freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Wednesday, as it dropped notches below the zero degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and Pahalgam hill stations.The Meteorological (MeT) Department said the minimum temperature was 3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, while it was minus 4.2 and minus 2.2 degrees in Gulmarg and Pahalgam, respectively.Jammu city had 8.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 9.4, Batote 4.2, Banihal 6.4 and Bhaderwah 0.6 d…