The World Wetlands Day marks the signing of the Ramsar Convention, a treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands globally. The theme for this year, Wetlands and traditional knowledge: ...

NEW DELHI, Apr 16 2025 (IPS) - Late in February, India’s noted ornithologist and conservationist, Asad Rahmani, wrote a letter to a wildlife warden in north India expressing his satisfaction about the ...

New Delhi, The wetlands in Kutch in Gujarat and Etah in Uttar Pradesh have been recognised as Ramsar sites, marking the unique ecosystems for conservation under a global framework. Prime Minister ...

The Salim Ali Visitor Interpretation Centre in Keoladeo National Park in Rhajasthan, India has been judged Asia’s best wetland centre. Keoladeo National Park, India: The Salim Ali Visitor ...

“In this photo, I’m standing in a sewage-fed pond in the East Kolkata Wetlands in India. These wetlands span 125 square kilometres and treat nearly 80% of the city’s waste water naturally. Every day, ...

Wetlands just outside India's Kolkata have for generations provided tons of food daily and thousands of jobs as they filter sewage through fish ponds—but rapid urbanization is threatening the ...

Appeals for freshwater conservation filled the air in India's Ladakh wetlands, a unique region at an altitude of 4000-5000m. Leh, India - Appeals for freshwater conservation filled the air of Leh, ...

NEW DELHI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed after a boat carrying them capsized in a wetland in India's northeastern state of Assam on Sunday, police said ...

Wetlands have flourished along the world’s coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They protect the land from storm surge, stop seawater from ...

NEW DELHI, Apr 16 (IPS) - Late in February, India’s noted ornithologist and conservationist, Asad Rahmani, wrote a letter to a wildlife warden in north India expressing his satisfaction about the ...