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The 58th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved various vital projects. A vital project for assessing the Environmental flow of the Chambal, Son, Damodar and Tons rivers has been approved by the Executive Committee. Read More …
The National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) was inaugurated on March 4, 2024 by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It is India’s first centre for research on conserving the endangered Gangetic river dolphin. Dolphin and Ganges river dolphin
11 Asian and South American countries on October 24 signed a landmark deal in Bogotá (Capital of Colombia) to save the world’s six surviving species of river dolphins from extinction by 2030. Global Declaration for River Dolphins About river dolphin
The dolphin population along Odisha’s coast and in its waterbodies rose from 544 in 2021 to 726 in 2022. The data was released by the Principal Chief Conservator Forest (Wildlife), Odisha. Key highlights of census The increase in the State’s Read More …
The first-ever live sighting of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) has been reported in Indian waters. It was recorded by a Marine Mammals Research (MMR) team of the Department of Environment and Forest in Lakshadweep. The animal was sighted in the Read More …
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupendra Yadav informed that Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild has recommended to celebrate October 5th as National Dolphin Day every year. The decision was taken at the 67th Read More …
The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges river dolphins. The manual is endorsed by the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group. Best practices on crowd control, dolphin capture from canals and Read More …
According to a new study published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, the Indus and Ganges River dolphins are not one, but two separate species. Currently, they are classified as two subspecies under the South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) and based on Read More …
The population of dolphins in Odisha’ Chilika brackish water lake, and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared with last year. The data was released by the the wildlife wing of the State Forest and Environment Department. Three Read More …
A video of a Gangetic dolphin being beaten to death by a group of men in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district has gone viral on social media. The incident took place on December 31, 2020, in the shallow waters of the Read More …
Chinese pink dolphins (Sousa chinensis)) are making a comeback in the Pearl river estuary, one of the most heavily industrialised areas on Earth. Chinese pink dolphins Pink dolphins have seen a decline in their numbers in the past 15 years Read More …
The National Mission for Clean Ganga, the Wildlife Institute of India and the Forest Department launched the My Ganga My Dolphin campaign on the occasion of Ganga River Dolphin Day on October 5, 2020. A Dolphin-based ecotourism programme ‘Dolphin Safari’ Read More …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day Speech this year, announced the government’s plan to launch a Project Dolphin. The proposed project is aimed at saving both river and marine dolphins. As the Gangetic dolphin is at the top of the food Read More …
A webinar was on “Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the ecosystem health of rivers and its dolphin population was organised on August 25, 2020. Besides India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal representatives also participated in this webinar. The rich discussion would Read More …
Punjab Government on February 1, 2019 gave the nod to declare the endangered Indus river Dolphin as Punjab state aquatic animal. Capt Amarinder Singh, who chaired the second meeting of the State Board for Wildlife, said that Indus dolphin, a Read More …