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2 months on, revival work at Kanjli wetland yet to begin
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Jatinder Mahal, Kapurthala
PUBLISHED ON DEC 15, 2019 11:06 PM IST
Govt had announced Rs 450 cr project in Sept, but admn is yet to allot contract to any firm
India backs Dhanauri for international wetland tag
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Jayashree Nandi
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2019 04:35 AM IST
On May 29, the environment ministry’s national river conservation directorate wrote to the principal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh forest department, asking them to propose Dhanauri for Ramsar site tag.
Why the new report on wetlands must be treated as a red flag
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON OCT 02, 2018 01:16 PM IST
This undervaluation of wetlands must stop. It is important that the Global Wetland Outlook report is treated as a “red flag” by all governments since they contribute to 75 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators
From Delhi to faraway Tawang, no respite from smoke and dust
Hindustan Times | By Shivani Singh
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2018 07:21 PM IST
Factors leading to air pollution don’t vary much from cities to towns to remote hamlets making it a national crisis not just a local phenomenon