Support UNESCO to develop Chilika as World Heritage site: Dharmendra Pradhan
UNESCO has also proposed to set up a world class conservation centre with climate change observatory and state-of-art data and monitoring facilities.
Jun 20, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
World Wetlands Day: Govt mulls greater role for state govts in managing wetlands
World Wetlands Day marks the adopting of the Convention on Wetlands in the Iranian city of Ramsar on 2 February in 1971.
Feb 02, 2016, 12:04 PM IST
Special drive to remove illegal prawn gheries from Chilika
The 1200 sq km Chilika lake is spread over the three districts of Ganjam, Puri and Khurda. Mafias constructed the gheries inside the vast lake illegally for prawn culture, as prawn business is very lucrative.
Dec 10, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
