Extensive erosion of mudflats changes shoreline in Gulf of Khambhat

ISRO researchers have found that about 28.66 sq km area of high tidal mudflats was eroded in less than 4 years in Gulf of Khambhat, …

India's only coastal protection system is being overhauled for economic interests

The recently released Draft Coastal Regulatory Zone, 2018, intends to replace the existing framework and further dilutes regulatory mechanisms …

Study shows sea defences not enough to protect deltaic cities from flood risk

Deltas are natural sites for cities to grow as they offer direct access to the sea and upriver to the hinterland

As told to Parliament (July 20, 2023): 60% wells recorded rise in water level in May

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Creating panic

Odisha’s model colony for climate refugees in Kendrapara should be emulated across India

More than 45 million people in the country will be forced to migrate due to environmental disruptions by 2050 

Sea surge on Kerala coast : Why experts are calling for nature - based solutions

Breakwater and seawall constructions have made sea erosion scenario worse, flag experts; say restoring coastal vegetation, including mangrove …

Eroding coasts need protection—and new solutions are at hand

Seawalls and other common strategies to control erosion don’t always protect the land. Another possibility? Living shorelines

How the world's land and water surface have changed in 30 years

India ranks sixth in conversion of land surface to water 

Why ‘climate refugees’ in this Kerala village don’t want schools to reopen

The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for the fisherfolk of Valiyathura

The harbour divide

New fish landing centre in Puducherry raises concerns of coastal erosion, farming loss

Coastal crisis: It’s a race against time, and tide, for those living in Odisha’s coastal villages; here’s why

Odisha is fast losing its shoreline to rising sea levels. Its adaptation plans must not only be immediate but also foolproof

Half of world’s sandy beaches could disappear due to sea level rise by 2100

Even assuming better outcome for action on climate change, where global emissions peak around 2040, well 37% of beaches will be lost by 2100

In ocean’s way

People watch helplessly as the sea nibbles the Konkan coast, swallowing groves and beaches, and shallowing creeks

Environment in elections: Sea erosion is key election issue in Odisha’s Satabhaya

Villagers, opposition criticise state government’s failure to address erosion issues in this Kendrapara village

Stolen Shorelines: Journalist’s powerful documentary about dangers facing Kerala’s coastal towns

The 30-minute English-language film will be released end of May 2022

Shifting sands of (mal) development

Threatened marine life

Digha in troubled waters

Net bill, gross disaster

The Aquaculture Authority Bill makes a mockery of the Supreme Court ruling on aquaculture firms

A risky route

A Rs 12,000-crore coastal road project in Mumbai is facing stiff resistance from fishers, urban planners and environmentalists. But, the …

'All these sites have multiple stresses affecting them. Climate change only adds to that'

Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Deputy Director for Climate and Energy and lead author of UNESCO’s recent report on World …

Blocking the sea

A thought for marine life

Bureaucracy on the beach