coastal erosion

Islamabad, March 22. Pakistan is one of the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world, with climate change posing an existential threat to its agriculture and food chain, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 and recent World Bank assessments. The crisis is devastating its rivers...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg on Friday said the state aims to contribute 5 per cent to the country’s GDP by 2047.She made this statement while inaugurating a two-day global summit on the blue economy at the Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhawan."To achieve this...

Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu), February 22 In a significant step towards building climate resilience, the Tamil Nadu government has developed a nearly 2 km long coastal bioshelter in the Cuddalore district to protect local villages from rising sea levels and erosion.According to a social media update...

Gosaba (Sundarbans), February 21 Even in knee-deep, murky waters, Rina Sarkar is agile as she navigates the slippery mudbanks of Chargheri village on Satjalia island in the Sundarbans. She is one of the 150 local women who have come to the embankment, walking through a dense forest, to plant...

New Delhi, February 19 The National Green Tribunal has formed a three-member panel to prepare a comprehensive plan for protecting the coastal erosion of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, while emphasizing that ad-hoc measures would not be sufficient.The tribunal noted a report by the state's...

New Delhi, February 18 Ten thousand mangrove saplings were planted in the Sundarbans region on Tuesday as part of a green initiative founded by a former Rajya Sabha MP, according to an official statement.The planted saplings will be geo-tagged to monitor their growth, and microclimate sensors...