Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs Union of India dated 28/09/2020. The issue for consideration is the remedial steps for protection of ecology of Western Ghats, which is an eco-sensitive area. The NGT observed that there was demand for more and more exclusion …
‘Western Ghats is dotted by unnecessary dams’ A large number of projects that are planned and implemented in the country are economically, socially, and environmentally unjustifiable ones, said noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil. Mr. Gadgil was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Environmental Governance: Tough Times Ahead?’ organised by the Centre …
The ministry prepared its notification after coming under fire from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for not finalising the ESA in the region. Nearly 57,000 sq km of the Western Ghats should be declared as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), the Union environment ministry has said in a new draft notification. …
PUNE: Eminent ecologist-scientist Madhav Gadgil on Monday urged the state government not to suppress the Zoning Atlas report, especially for the Konkan region that is witnessing an industrial boom. Zoning Atlas for industries is a process that can help mark the pollution index in a region. It cites the areas …
Pune: Ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Wednesday said that citizens and governments should take measures to create new groves in cities and immediate surroundings, besides preserving the ones in forest areas. Speaking at a memorial lecture at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Gadgil quoted verses from the Vedas, Mahabharata, and …
The calamitous floods in the entire state of Kerala have grabbed the nation’s interest like nothing else these past couple of weeks. Not just India, but the world itself seems to have paused to see what on earth was happening in the fabulous tourist destination billed as God’s Own Country. …
MYSURU: Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) president Maruthi Manapade said that the government should drop the idea of implementing both the Kasturirangan and Madhav Gadgil committee reports. Mahapade said that the previous UPA government and the present NDA government in the name of protecting Western Ghats is evicting tribals from …
RS MP Husain Dalwai writes to Union Environment Minister City-based environmentalists have raised concern on steps that are being taken to protect the eco-sensitive regions of Western Ghats by the Union Environment Ministry based on the recommendations of Kasturirangan report. A draft notification released by Environment Ministry has identifies areas …
If the Centre accepts recommendations of these reports, 60% of the Ghats will be opened up for development and will affect the water security of millions. Millions of Indians living in the six Western Ghat states will have to wait longer before the Centre takes a final call on eco-sensitive …
Union Environment Minister Anil Dave on Tuesday said he will meet 60 parliamentarians from states in the Western Ghat region following Kasturirangan Committee recommendations on declaring certain areas as ecologically sensitive areas. "I will meet all MPs from states in Western Ghat region before August 12. We have more than …
Panaji: Pernem villagers are sore at being forced to accept the legislators' brand of development and being sidelined in participatory planning and governance, but now want to reassert their rights to protect natural resources and livelihoods. A section of villagers, activists, farmers, intellectuals and others are veering around to a …
The Department of Political Science, St. Mary’s College, Sulthan Bathery, is organising a seminar on ‘Western Ghats environment and people: need for a paradigm shift’ at the college auditorium from February 24 to 26. Experts will handle sessions on green politics, Gadgil report and other reports, environment and governance, environment …
KOCHI: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said a meeting of Western Ghat range states would be convened by this month to take a final call on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) in the hills. He said all state governments, except Tamil Nadu, have submitted their proposals regarding demarcation …
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said a meeting of Western Ghat-range states would be convened by this month to take a final call on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) in the hills. He said all state governments, except Tamil Nadu, have submitted their proposals regarding demarcation of ESAs. Since …
Wants others to contribute too With the Centre and successive State governments in Maharashtra dumping his crucial report on the conservation of Western Ghats, ecologist Madhav Gadgil has now turned to Wikipedia to record his findings and present his solutions. Prof Gadgil was feted with the prestigious 2015 Tyler Prize …
Notification Bans Mining, Quarring, Thermal Projects The Centre, through a September 4 order, has notified 56,825 sq km spread over six states --Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu-as ecologically sensitive area (ESA). Karnataka has the largest share with 20, 668 sq km under this zone. The notification comes …
Of the six States falling under the W. Ghats only Kerala and Goa have submitted their reports with recommendations for demarcating eco-sensitive zones. Do you save the forests or do you save the economic interests of the people living in and around forests? This dilemma was at the fore of …
Ahead of its deadline for taking a final decision on the issue of Western Ghats by August end, environment minister Prakash Javadekar is set to hold a round of meetings with near 70 MPs from the stakeholder states. Javadekar will chair a meeting with the MPs from the Western Ghats …
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 to the notification declaring 37% of the area in the Western …
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 – Sattari, Sanguem and Canacona – as eco-sensitive areas (ESA), will be submitted for notification to the Union Ministry of …
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) in the Western Ghats region and discuss the further course of action in keeping with the recommendations of the 2013 Kasturirangan …
