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PM Modi plants mangroves in Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai mangrove forest in Bali
PTI, 16 November 2022 Link to the article PM Modi was joined by other world leaders, including U.S. President Biden and... Read More
Learn MoreMangroves Help Fight The Effects Of Climate Change. So Why Is Mumbai Destroying Them?
Sushmita Pathak, NPR, 25 November 2019 Link to the article Mangroves by the water in Mumbai. Bhaskar Paul/The India Today... Read More
Learn MoreForest dept allots 53 ha for water supply projects
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai Mirror, 2 Nov 2019 Link to the news article
Learn MoreMumbai at far greater risk from rising sea
Times News Network, 31 Oct 2019 Link to the news article
Learn MoreSky-bound Navi Mumbai airport leaves project-affected behind
Nikhil S. Dixit, Mongabay, 17 Oct 2019 Link to the article Delayed by years, the development work for Navi Mumbai international... Read More
Learn MoreMaharashtra Assembly Election 2019: No mention of environment in BJP, Sena manifestos
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, 16 Oct 2019 Link to the news article Despite being the source of life, nature and wildlife do... Read More
Learn MoreAarey: How Green Was My Forest
Debi Goenka, India Legal Live, 15 Oct 2019 Link to the article The Supreme Court once again stepped in to... Read More
Learn MoreAarey Row: A matter of convenience
Hemal Ashar, Mid-Day, 08 Oct 2019 Link to the news article Aarey battle highlights netas’ selective concern for greens and... Read More
Learn MoreExpansion of Mumbai underground halted over pollution fears
Joe Wallen, The Telegraph, 7 Oct 2019 Link to the news article Campaigners reacted with fury to news that the construction... Read More
Learn MoreShocked That All Cases Were Dismissed by HC, Say Aarey Activists
The Quint, 04 Oct 2019 Link to the article and Video Video Editor: Ashutosh Bhardwaj “Things looked like they were... Read More
Learn MoreAfforestation Fund: Money Down the Drain?
Debi Goenka, 30 Sept 2019 Link to the article While the release of a whopping sum for planting trees is... Read More
Learn MoreUrban Debate: India’s Toxic Hell – Big win for Mahul residents, Bombay HC makes landmark judgement
The Urban Debate With Faye D’Souza, Times Now News, 23 Sept 2019 Link to the video Big win for the residents... Read More
Learn MoreMumbai-Pune Expressway success outweighed project’s criticism
Sanjay Jog, DNA, 20 Sep 2019 Link to the news article Green activists had raised alarm over cutting down of trees,... Read More
Learn MoreForest department tells SC: ‘Razed illegal structures at Tungareshwar ashram’
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, 19 Sep 2019 Link to the news article The Maharashtra forest department said they completed the demolition... Read More
Learn MoreHow much of Mumbai’s salt pans can be developed? Master plan in the works
Tanushree Venkatraman, Hindustan Times, 12 Sept 2019 Link to the news article Debi Goenka, from Conservation Action Trust, an NGO... Read More
Learn MoreGreen group submits ideas for clean air action plan to MPCB
Times News Network, 7 Sep 2019 Link to the news article
Learn MoreMumbaiites send suggestions to MPCB to get city’s air pollution action plan passed
Badri Chatterjee, Mumbai, 07 Sep 2019 Link to the news article Activists have submitted source-wise recommendations for Mumbai’s air pollution action... Read More
Learn MoreMaharashtra: Residents, environmentalists to oppose Centre’s plea in SC to dissolve body
Kavitha Iyer, The Indian Express, 05 Sept 2019 Link to the news article Last month, the Union Ministry of Environment,... Read More
Learn MoreTungareshwar ashram gets SC reprieve
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, 31 Aug 2019 Link to the news article The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday stayed the ongoing... Read More
Learn MoreSupreme Court to hear Maharashtra plea seeking extension of ashram demolition deadline today
Sandhya Nair, Times News Network, 30 Aug 2019 Link to the news article
Learn MoreForest dept begins demolition of Tungareshwar ashram
Badri Chatterjee and Ram Parmar, Hindustan Times, 30 Aug 2019 Link to the news article The state forest department citing... Read More
Learn MoreAt Tungareshwar wildlife sanctuary: Ashram trustees demolish part of structure
Ram Parmar and Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, 27 Aug 2019 Link to the news article Last month, the Supreme Court (SC) had... Read More
Learn MoreAre Mumbaikars prepared for the environmental impact of new coastal projects?
Apekshita Varshney, Citizen Matters, 15 May 2019 Link to the news article MUMBAI’S COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE Mumbai Coastal Road: Haji Ali Interchange... Read More
Learn MoreTribals’ Rights: Ministries’ Stand-off
Debi Goenka, 5 May 2019 Link to the article Above: A tribal family enjoys a meal in the forest in Odisha’s... Read More
Learn MoreA Dubious Affair: Examining Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project
Harsh Ghildiyal, The Bastion, 25 April 2019 Link to the article Mumbai’s proposed coastal road project continues to press on,... Read More
Learn MoreMumbai Coastal Road project: Status quo on reclamation work continues
Swati Deshpande, Times News Network, 23 April 2019 Link to the news article In a leg-up to activists fighting against... Read More
Learn MoreCoastal road work remains on hold as HC refuses to lift stay
Kanchan Chaudhari, Hindustan Times, 24 April 2019 Link to the news article The HC has now posted the bunch of... Read More
Learn MoreHC directs BMC to stop coastal road work, maintain status quo till June 3
Sonam Saigal, The Hindu, 24 April 2019 Link to the news article Petitioners say project poses risk to livelihood of... Read More
Learn MoreCoastal road project: HC asks BMC to stop all reclamation work, maintain status quo
Sailee Dhayalkar, The Indian Express, 24 April 2019 Link to the news article The High Court was hearing a petition stating... Read More
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Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Michael Carlowicz, NASA Earth Observatory Link to the article Thirty years ago, scientists and engineers launched a new satellite to... Read More
Learn MoreDigging Deep: How mangroves are affected by climate change
Indian Express, Ritvik Chaturvedi, 29 July 2022 Link to the article Rising temperatures could push mangrove distribution towards higher latitudes. (Image... Read More
Learn MoreMangrove deforestation drops, but new protections still needed
Emma Cummings-Krueger, 23 November 2022 Link to the article Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every... Read More
Learn MoreIndia’s mangrove forests may benefit from $4 billion fund planned at CoP 27
IN Bureau, 10 November 2022 Link to the article India is likely to benefit from a $4 billion plan announced... Read More
Learn MoreDay 2 of G20 Summit: PM Modi reaches Mangrove Forest in Bali
Sangri Today, Muskan Kumawat, 16 November 2022 Link to the article On the second day of the G20 Summit, all... Read More
Learn MorePM Modi plants mangroves in Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai mangrove forest in Bali
PTI, 16 November 2022 Link to the article PM Modi was joined by other world leaders, including U.S. President Biden and... Read More
Learn MoreDebris dumping in Army Club illegal, will file FIR: Mumbai collector
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, 22 April 2019 Link to the news article Forest dept says stones dumped within 50m of mangroves;... Read More
Learn MoreHolding back the tides: Sydney’s battle against coastal erosion
The Guardian, 16 January 2019 Link to the article As Australian beaches succumb to destructive coastal surges due to climate... Read More
Learn MoreDepleting ‘natural capital’
Kiran Pandey, Millenium Post, 11 October 2018 Link to the article Growth doesn’t always come at a price. But it did... Read More
Learn MoreGates at Panje wetland worries eco-activists
Sonali Telang, The Asian Age, 4 October 2018 Link to the news article It may prevent tidal water to reach... Read More
Learn MoreTHE ENGINEERS OF ECOSYSTEMS AS MANGROVES FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
Nash Konston, The Bobr Times, 2 October 2018 Link to the article Scientists propose to restore aquatic ecosystems through aggressive varieties.... Read More
Learn MoreHeat: the next big inequality issue
The Guardian, Aug 13 2018, Amy Fleming with Ruth Michaelson and Adham Youssef in Cairo, Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem, Carmela Fonbuena in Manila and Holly... Read More
Learn MoreSC asks TN to seal 11 resorts on Nilgiris elephant corridor within 48 hrs
The Hindu, Aug 09 2018 Link to the news article File photo of Karamalai Tea estate in the Valparai Plateau.... Read More
Learn MoreHere’s Why Mumbai Floods Year After Year
Hussain Indorewala and Shweta Wagh, The Wire, July 20 2018 Link to the news article Our cities can be made less... Read More
Learn MoreExtensive erosion of mudflats changes shoreline in Gulf of Khambhat
Ravi Mishra, July 18 2018 Link to the article Erosion in high tidal mudflats. Tidal mudflats of Gulf of Khambhat... Read More
Learn MoreCost cutting: For Shivaji memorial, Maharashtra makes sculpture shorter, sword taller
Indian Express, Vishwas Waghmode, July 16 2018 Link to the news article The project, a flagship programme of the BJP-led government... Read More
Learn MoreMangroves and their deforestation may emit more methane than we thought
Morgan Erickson-Davis, 13 July 2018 Link to the article A recently published study finds mangroves release more methane than previously... Read More
Learn MoreAs Mumbai Crumbles Under Rain Again, BMC Boss Says Too Many People Crowding the City
Chaiti Narula, News18.com, 13 July 2018 Link to the news article Every year, the country’s financial capital is paralysed as roads and... Read More
Learn MoreHow climate change can erode Indian coastline more intensely than ever
The Indian Express, July 4, 2018 Link to the news article Rising sea levels, accompanied by stronger waves and currents,... Read More
Learn MoreLess than 1% of India’s mangrove cover deforested in 15 years: Global study
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, May 13, 2018 Link to the news article Says US study; India also among top 10... Read More
Learn MoreCarbon stock loss in mangrove forests: India ranks 8th
Badri Chatterjee, Hindustan Times, May 13 2018 Link to the news article (HT Photo) Carbon stock refers to the amount of... Read More
Learn MoreNew study finds mangroves may store way more carbon than we thought
Morgan Erickson-Davis, May 2 2018 Link to the article A new study finds mangrove soil held around 6.4 billion metric... Read More
Learn MoreMaharashtra’s road agency wants portion of Arabian Sea to be deemed as govt land
Sandeep A Ashar, The Indian Express, April 24 2018 Link to the news article The sea bridge, which is part of... Read More
Learn MoreCoastal regulation zone draft rules cut buffer, boost builders
Times News Network, April 19 2018 Link to the news article A draft on coastal development rules issued by the Centre on Wednesday... Read More
Learn MoreSurya Dam protest: A rural-urban water conflict brews on outskirts of Mumbai
Kavitha Iyer, The Indian Express, March 23 2018 Link to the news article Farmers, including tribals, hold hunger strike against MMRDA’s... Read More
Learn MoreDevendra Fadnavis approves Rs 12,156.95 crore MMRDA budget; metro corridors, trans harbour link to get boost
Firstpost, March 22 2018 Link to the news article With a focus on speedy implementation of various infrastructure projects in... Read More
Learn MoreIndia lost 40% of its mangroves in the last century. And it’s putting communities at risk
Soumya Sarkar, The Hindu, March 09 2018 Link to the news article Mangroves isolate carbon at two to four times the rate... Read More
Learn MoreMatheran on the losing track
Gajanan Khergamker, Governance Now, January 23 2018 Link to the article The toy train in Matheran, once a proposed UNESCO... Read More
Learn MoreGlobal warming: NASA tool predicts which city will flood first; Mangalore, Mumbai at risk
Malavika Vyawahare, Hindustan Times, November 16 2017 Link to the news article In this August 27, 2017 photo, people look at... Read More
Learn MoreNot Rs1,800 crore, Goregaon-Mulund link road will cost Rs3,800 crore
Sanjana Bhalerao, Hindustan Times, October 06 2017 Link to the news article Mumbai transport experts said they were unamused by how... Read More
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