Rajendra Kerkar calls for government action to protect the disappearing patches of biological importance PANJIM: Environmentalist and National Wildlife Board member Rajendra Kerkar, who has done an
PUNE: "If your village is declared as part of the eco-sensitive area (ESA) then no one will want to marry your daughters" — This is just one of the reasons being bandied about in villages to drum up opposition
Calling on the villagers to provide their support to the biodiversity committee formed in the village, Velim MLA Benjamin Silva highlighted the need to preserve and protect the biodiversity to the village
Area likely to be declared biodiversity heritage site PANJIM: It’s once again a ‘no’ from the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) to the proposed marina project at Sancoale. The area is expected to
Mining will hit natural rejuvenation of rivers Environmental organisations and river management experts have taken strong exception to a government order allowing restricted sand-mining in various rivers
NAGPUR: Taking cognizance of the alarming decline in the population of Mahseer, an endangered fish species, Tata Power, India's largest integrated power company, has supplied 10,000 healthy Mahseer fingerlings
Four new fish species have been found in Kerala, the college professor who made the discovery has said. The new new species have been named Puntius nelsoni, Puntius nigronotus, Systomus chryseus and
CORTALIM: The Cortalim-Quelossim sarpanch came in for strong criticism from the gram sabha members after he feigned ignorance over the massive CRZ violation for a multi-crore project in his ward at Quelossim.
Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of Human Rights Foundation, said on Monday that the State government had taken up the Yettinahole project, which aimed at providing water from the Nethravati to the parched
The committee may visit Mysore, Kodagu and other places soon The State government has constituted a State level expert committee to identity Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Western Ghats, as recommended
Following up on the massive ground truthing exercise to demarcate the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the State, the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) has embarked on a project to fine-tune
