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The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has begun the Red List Assessment of Ecosystems (RLE) project, the first such State-level exercise in India. Running for one year, it is being carried out jointly by the Kerala...
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the guidelines for implementing the National Coastal Mission (NCM) 2.0 in New Delhi. Being a Central Sector Scheme, NCM 2.0 carries a sanctioned outlay of ₹767 crore an...
The Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal in Mumbai, also known as Butcher Island, has been declared India's first plastic-free oil terminal. The recognition highlights efforts to eliminate plastic use in port operations and...
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, referred to as Arnab, crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam, between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, and later weakened into a depression over Odisha and adjoining Chhattisgarh. Locat...
The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar was held from 12 to 19 September 2026, with coastal clean-up drives at 231 locations across 13 States and Union Territories. About 15 lakh people took the Ocean Conservat...
International Coastal Cleanup Day 2026 fell on September 19, the third Saturday of September. It highlights marine pollution and encourages people to clean beaches, rivers and other waterways. The 2026 theme is “Clean Se...
The fifth edition of Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar (SSSS) 2026 was launched on 1 September 2026 to remove marine litter and conserve coasts. Its week-long drive runs from 12 to 19 September 2026, ending on International...
A recent study put the Total Economic Value of Tamil Nadu's Pichavaram Mangrove Ecosystem at ₹2,485.38 crore. The forest provides coastal protection, biodiversity conservation, fisheries, tourism and climate regulation....
Pune-based scientists have found two new species of microscopic marine organisms, Psammophaga holzmannae and Psammophaga sinhai, in intertidal sediments along Maharashtra's Konkan coast. They are single-celled protists o...
International Whale Shark Day is observed on August 30 to build awareness about protecting whale sharks. The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched the 'Save the Whale Shark Campaign' along coastal Karnataka, Kerala and...
IntroductionThe 7th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on 12 August 2026. The multilateral negotiations focused on the gl...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological intervention, the Central Government strictly and officially reissued the draft notification for the massive Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA...
