The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has finally issued a draft notification demarcating area from 1 km to 2.035 km around the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone
PANJIM: The final report identifying eco-sensitive areas of the Western Ghats has been submitted to the State government for approval. The report that has identified 50 villages covering three talukas
Waking up to the dwindling number of certain endangered species, the Centre has decided to step up efforts to protect five of them — Dugong (sea cow), Gangetic Dolphin, Great Indian Bustard, Manipur Brow
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar held a review meeting with State Environment and Forests Ministers here on Tuesday to review the progress of demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA)
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said "misgivings" about implementation of Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats have to be "done away" with and a call on it will be taken by August
The Centre will come out with the final notification on earmarking an ecologically sensitive area (ESA) within the Western Ghats by August-end, incorporating suggestions of all the six states that may
Environment and forest ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will meet here on Tuesday to discuss conservation of biodiversity of the Western Ghats and ways to provide
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
The Centre on Tuesday will hold a crucial meeting on Western Ghats where environment ministers of six states - Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - will discuss the progress made
NAGPUR: Two days before the principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Delhi will hear the NH7 tree felling case on Friday, the state government has issued guidelines on July 1, for linear projects
No new licences for hotels, resorts in one km area of the border of the forest that houses Asiatic lions The state government submitted its uniform policy on commercial establishments in the Gir forest
