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UPSC Issue at a Glance | Mangroves in focus: Understanding significance, threats and conservation
August 13, 2025 12:34 pm
Mangroves have been the focus of conservationists for years, and it is difficult to overstate their importance in the global climate context. As the world marks the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26, here's what you must know for UPSC Exam.
BMC proposes planting thrice the number of mangrove trees to be cut for Mumbai coastal road project
April 08, 2025 11:20 pm
Civic officials said that in total, 60,000 mangrove trees will be affected for the project
Mumbai coastal road: 9,000 mangrove trees to be cut, total 60,000 trees will be affected
April 08, 2025 1:45 am
For a coastal city like Mumbai, mangrove forests are vital ecosystems that act as natural buffers from coastal erosion, tidal flooding, storm surges, protecting shorelines and communities
Mumbai mangroves, flamingo habitat to be restored under Amazon's $1.2 million project
March 01, 2025 4:54 pm
The initiative is undertaken in partnership with Hasten Regeneration and guided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation; aims to rehabilitate key feeding sites of flamingos and remove plastic waste alongside Thane creek.
Sundarbans are resilient in face of natural, manmade stress: A new study highlights how
February 02, 2025 2:59 pm
How are the Sundarbans tackling natural and manmade threats, and can they keep doing this? How did the study arrive at its results? What does the study tell us about the functioning of mangroves?
Rs 120-crore CCTV surveillance for mangroves across MMR, e-tender to close Sept 24
September 19, 2024 7:39 pm
669 cameras will be installed across 195 sensitive mangrove zones in five key areas—Mumbai, Thane, Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, and Uran.
The mangroves of Kolkata are a sign that the city’s environment is changing
April 09, 2023 6:49 pm
The mangroves in Kolkata are an indication that salinity has increased in the Hooghly river.
The mystery of Maldives’ dying mangroves and India’s role in the quest to save them
February 11, 2022 6:08 pm
Alarmed by the fast-declining health of its crucial mangroves, the Maldives is desperately trying to save them, particularly one species which holds historical and cultural significance to its people. Helping the archipelagic nation is a team of scientists from India’s Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT).
Indonesia's batik-makers turn to mangroves as demand grows for eco-dyes
November 20, 2021 2:43 pm
Despite being duller than synthetic dyes, natural dyes are more environmentally sustainable and have a greater market value because of their quality and durability, according to Erwin Ardli, a mangrove ecologist at Jenderal Soedirman University in Indonesia
Maharashtra: 279 CCTV cameras to be installed in MMR to protect mangroves
September 07, 2021 4:51 am
The government will spend around Rs 35 crore for the programme, which will be completed in three phases.
MANGROVES PHOTOS
World Earth Day 2021: Indian artists come together in support of Mumbai’s mangroves
April 22, 2021 10:15 am
Campaign #MakeArtforMumbaisMangroves highlights work by Svabhu Kohli, Afrah Shafiq, Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama, Anjali Mehta, Mira Malhotra and Michelle Poonawalla amongst others
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