AURANGABAD: In a bid to increase the state's forest cover to 33% as prescribed under the National Forest Policy, the social forestry department (Marathwada) will launch the fortnight-long 'Harit Maharashtra Abhiyan' on Friday to spread awareness about the issue. Praveen Srivastava, chief conservator of forests and deputy director general, social …
The south-west monsoon has taken a heavy toll on life and property in the State this year. As many as 91 people have lost their lives, around 121 cattle have died and an estimated 1,143 houses have been damaged so far from April. The Revenue department has estimated the total …
Habitat fragmentation, loss of habitat and other anthropogenic activities have caused a population decline in many species, caused restriction in their distribution or even led to their local extinction. We attempted to understand the impact of such pressures on the newly identified and possibly the largest population of the endangered …
Karwar: Until now, endosulfan was the scourge of Dakshina Kannada. Now, even as a debate rages over a ban on this chemical pesticide, fresh cases are surfacing in Uttara Kannada district. At least 10 cases have emerged in Bhatkal. Many organizations are demanding case studies to check whether the people …
A smoke alarm in the Kaiga Nuclear Power Generating Station located in coastal district of Uttara Kannada in Karnataka has forced authorities to shut down the third unit of the plant. According to officials in the nuclear plant, after a smoke alarm in a pump house on Saturday evening made …
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance in the Parliament on the safety audit of all atomic plants in the country in the aftermath of Japan's nuclear crisis, multilevel safety measures have been put in place at the Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka on the west coast near Karwar in …
Mangalore: The tritium poisoning episode at Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), which exposed about 50 employees to increased levels of radiation 16 months ago, remains unsolved though police claim investigation is still on. Uttara Kannada superintendent of police Raman Gupta told TOI:
Karnataka has banned cultivation of eucalyptus in malnad (hill area) and semi-malnad areas. Malnad areas constitute districts of Shimoga, Chikmaglur, Hassan, Uttara Kannada and Kodagu districts covering forests of western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats since it poses a danger to soil fertility. According to a notification issued …
This paper deals with the less known wild edible fruits and seeds of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Less known 12 wild fruit and seed bearing plants are documented.
IT IS the end of the road for the 450 MW thermal power plant near Karwar in Karnataka. On June 15, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests cancelled the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance it granted for the construction of a coal unloading wharf for the power plant in …
The Environment Ministry has rejected clearance given to a 450 MW power plant proposed in Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka for giving 'misleading information' about its distance from the Cotigao wildlife sanctuary. The rejection came following a report submitted by a team of the expert appraisal committee (EAC) members which …
As many as 236 villages in 13 districts of the State have been reeling under acute drinking water shortage. A sum of Rs 19 crore has been released to supply water through tankers to these villages. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadeesh Shettar said on Thursday said that depletion …
Police in front of the office of the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology at Hospet that was raided on Wednesday. BELLARY: A team of officials from the Lokayukta, headed by U.V. Singh, Chief Conservator of Forests, and Pranav Mohanty, Deputy Inspector-General, on Wednesday raided the office of the Deputy …
The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has passed an order asking the government to regulate the movement of iron ore lories in Uttara Kannada district. A copy of the order was released to the press here on Tuesday by petitioner Kishore Desai. In its order, the SHRC has said …
Karwar: The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has passed an order asking the government to regulate the movement of iron ore lories in Uttara Kannada district. A copy of the order was released to the press here on Tuesday by petitioner Kishore Desai. In its order, the SHRC has …
The JD(S) members in the Assembly made a vain bid to raise the issue of alleged encroachment of 400 acres of forest land by Ramachandrapur Mutt. H D Revanna and H C Balakrishna (JDS) said the Mutt had violated rules by encroaching forest land in Hosadu village of Honnavar taluk …
A multi-disciplinary expert committee that probed into the reasons for the landslide in Karwar which claimed 19 lives during the October floods has found that deforestation and large scale excavation of soil from the hilllock lead to the tragedy. The committee lead by Dr T V Ramachandra, from the Centre …
The statement of IGP (Western Range), Gopal Hosur on the safety aspects at Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS) has raised several questions over security measures at the nuclear power plant in Uttara Kannada district. The IGP who visited the plant on Thursday observed that there are loopholes in the internal …
Karwar: Intelligence agencies had warned the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) authorities about possible threats to the security of the Kaiga power plant. Raman Gupta, Superintendent of Police, Uttar Kannada had written on two occasions to the officials in charge of the security of the plant conveying the …
