Ecotourism can backfire if mismanaged
wildlife and environmental experts say promoting ecotourism helps generate funds for wildlife protection and conservation of their habitat. But a recent study in China suggests the concept can
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When opposite poles attract
Tourism and conservation need not necessarily be in conflict with each other; handled with care, they can also benefit from each other.
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Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides a globally significant demonstration of the effectiveness of large-scale networks of marine reserves in contributing to integrated, adaptive management.
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Maha govt puts toxic mines on tourist map
Mumbai: Unmindful of the ecological havoc being wreaked across the state, Maharashtra government has put its greenery-wrecking toxic mines on the tourist map. The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has selected a bauxite mine in Amboli, along with a waterfall and the coastline, as a tourist hotspot and is promoting the visit to the mine as a
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding status of Dr. Gadgil and Dr. Kasturirangan Reports, 12/11/2013
<p>The National Green Tribunal has said that it is no longer mandatory for the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to refer to Gadgil panel’s report while deciding applications for clearance for projects in permissible areas of the western ghats.</p>
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Goa tourism may go dry if ground water use is curbed, feels industry
Goa tourism in the private sector has vehemently opposed a Bill of the state government meant to control and regulate the use of ground water in the coastal belt fearing adverse effect on the entire
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Ground water regulation bill opposed
The Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (ITAG) has strongly opposed the ground water regulation Bill 2001, which seeks to regulate exploitation of water resources to ensure its optimum and
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Environmental Impact of Water and Sanitation Issues
Puri is a small coastal town of Orissa in India on the Bay of Bengal. The town is famous for Lord Shree Jagannath temple built in 12 th century A.D. Over the years, floating population has been increasing.
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GERMANY
Tourism is dealing a body blow to the Maldivian government's waste management, as it leads to piling up of garbage every year. LTU, a Germah airline, has offered help in an innovative way. As
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Order of the National Green Tribunal with regard to Dr. Gadgil Report and Dr. Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats, 1 Oct 2013
<p>The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) was pulled up by the National Green Tribunal for not filing its final report on recommendations of the Madhav Gadgil report and Kasturirangan report on ecological significance of the Western Ghats. It also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on MoEF for failing to file the report despite being given four weeks time on August 30, 2013. Read text of this court order.</p>
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World's longest underground river in Mexico
Divers exploring a maze of submerged caves in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula have found what may be the world's longest underground river. According to British diver Stephen Bogaerts who made the
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The impact of torrential rainfall in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India during June, 2013
Sometime due to major accident and leakage the situation become worst for the nearby peoples. Kedarnath is a town located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and has gained importance because of Kedarnath
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Loss and recovery potential of marine habitats: An experimental study of factors maintaining resilience in subtidal algal forest
Predicting and abating the loss of natural habitats present a huge challenge in science, conservation and management. Algal forests are globally threatened by loss and severe recruitment failure, but our understanding of resilience in these systems and its potential disruption by anthropogenic factors lags well behind other habitats.
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Goa Economic Survey 2014-15
The 30-month closure of mining operations has dented the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) bringing it down to 7.7 per cent during the financial year 2013-14, from 20.20 per cent in 2011-12, according
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More energy, Less wastage
Solar is Ladakh s way out of the diesel trap
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Economic survey of Himachal Pradesh 2014-15
The economy of Himachal Pradesh is expected to grow 6.5 per cent in the current financial year, a notch less than the national growth of 7.5 per cent. The latest Economic Survey report was tabled in the
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TNAU to set up butterfly park at Vandalur Zoo
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) here has taken up a project for setting up a butterfly park-cum-garden with insect museum at Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur, 40 km from Chennai. The idea behind the project, sanctioned by the Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu, was to generate conservation awareness among the visitors to the park, Dr C Ramasamy, TNAU ViceChancellor, said in a release on Monday.The garden would be a facility created through careful choice of host plants and habitat so as to exhibit butterflies in the natural settings. The area would be landscaped to create different butterfly habitats such as open areas, bushes, streams, waterfalls and rock gardens The Tamil Nadu Agric- ultural University (TNAU) here has taken up a project for setting up a butterfly park-cum-gar- den with insect museum at Arignar Anna Zoolo- gical Park at Vandalur, 40 km from Chennai. The idea behind the project, sanctioned by the Department of Tourism and Culture, Tamil Nadu, was to generate conserva- tion awareness among the visitors to the park, Dr C Ramasamy, TNAU Vice- Chancellor, said in a release on Monday.The garden would be a facility created through careful choice of host plants and habitat so as to exhibit butterflies in the natural settings. The area would be landscaped to create different butterfly habitats such as open areas, bush- es, streams, waterfalls and rock gardens.
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Malarial vector back with a vengeance in Rajasthan
Incessant rains and the resultant stagnant water in canals and fields have spawned a malaria epidemic in the western part of the state
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EQUATIONS comments to the pre draft Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2010
This recent briefing paper details comments by "EQUATIONS" on the pre draft CRZ Notification 2010. Calls for MoEF to abandon the 'notification route' that has permitted the dilution of the CRZ Notification 1991 through amendments and bring in a CRZ bill.<br />
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Going up in smog
A recent study by the Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board (spcb) shows that vehicular pollution has reached alarming levels in parts of the Kashmir valley. The state government has