Siliserh Lake in Alwar, Rajasthan, and Kopra Jalashay near Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh have been designated as new Ramsar Sites.

Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai has hailed the development, saying that ‘Declaration of Kopra reservoir as ...

RAIPUR: The Kopra Reservoir in Bilaspur district on Friday, was officially declared the state’s first Ramsar Site, placing it ...

India has added two new Ramsar Sites, taking the total to 96, up from 26 in 2014. Siliserh Lake in Alwar, Rajasthan and Kopra ...

The announcement was made at the 14th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from November 5 to 13. The Wetland City ...

Freshwater is perhaps the most important resource on Earth. Despite this, few global agreements on freshwater exist and the oldest and most effective of them — the Ramsar Convention — is often ...

Ramsar is launching a call for nominations for the Ramsar Wetland Awards, which will be presented at the next Ramsar Conference of the Parties in Romania, June 2012. Ramsar is launching a call for ...

Gyeongbuk Province announced that Mungyeong City was officially certified as a ‘Ramsar Wetland City’ at the 64th Ramsar Convention Standing Committee meeting (host country China) held in Gland, ...

Officials Suhail Bhat SRINAGAR, Dec 14: A prolonged dry spell that began in early November has pushed Kashmir’s wetlands to ...

Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the global recognition reflects the state’s rich biodiversity, diverse bird habitats, and sustained water-conservation efforts ...