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 …
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 end. Javadekar said that barring commercial mining and polluting industries there will no restriction on doing business in …
BENGALURU: Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil says he never expected his report on the Western Ghats to be accepted by the Government of India. In the city recently to deliver a special lecture on the Western Ghats, he told Express, “More pervasive in the globalised world of today, the destruction of environment, …
As the June 30 deadline to all six Western Ghat states to submit reports on physical demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) ended on Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) may now take decision statewise, with Kerala wanting an early order on the issue. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar …
Expert suggests cooperatives as an alternative option of sustainable, regulated mining With the Goa government getting ready to resume iron ore mining in October, environmental activist Claude Alvares, fighting illegal mining in the State’s private sector in the Supreme Court, has urged people to join a movement for a “Goechi …
Report highlights massive hill-cutting in region; Gadgil says previous and present govts do not care. It is been four years since experts panel on the Western Ghats ecology led by Madhav Gadgil highlighted the issue of massive hill-cutting in the entire region and warned of man-made disasters. However, till today, …
The Central and state governments are dragging their feet on the implementation of the Kasturirangan report. We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers, but borrowed it from our children. —Moses Henry Cass (environment minister of Australia in the 1970s) Development versus environment is one of the great debates …
The environment ministry has asked stakeholder states to submit their final responses to the K Kasturirangan committee report on the Western Ghats by June 15, telling them that no more extensions will be allowed. The Prakash Javadekar-led ministry intends to start deciding on cases after this deadline. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, …
Pune-born ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil will receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement along with noted American marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco from Oregon State University on April 23. The $200,000 cash prize will be awarded for leadership in the development of conservation and sustainability policies in the country as well …
Goa govt blatantly asks MoEF to remove suspension of ECs, even though Gadgil report indicts the manner in which the EIAs were done; Gadgil recommended that ECs should be reviewed every five years, Govt ignores it all Since October 2013, a document of immense significance, on the manner in which …
Talking about the status of his Western Ghats report, professor Madhav Gadgil said that the report had been suppressed by the authorities as it affected the interests of certain sectors and gave the example of illegal stone crushers owned by politicians in Kerala that had been mentioned in the report. …
A balance between development and environment is possible. Germany is a highly industrialized country yet it is a clean country. The political 'Green Party' that is in favour of environment-friendly industries and solar energy has been elected in many parts of the nation. It is the greed for limitless profit …
Keri: Environment activists assembled in a resort at Chorla Ghat on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the present status of the Western Ghats and urgent measures to be taken for their protection and conservation. The environmental activists from Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu discussed measures to protect the …
Jana Sanghrama Parishat State Vice President Prof Yatiraj has said that Kasturirangan report diluted the recommendations of Madhav Gadgil report on Western Ghats. Delivering a talk at the workshop organised by Udupi district Bharathiya Kisan Sangh here on Monday, the expert noted that the two reports had different versions and …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, in an order on Thursday finally decided in favour of the Kasturirangan Committee report on environmental protection of the Western Ghats as opposed to the far more rigorous Madhav Gadgil report. The NGT passed the order in the wake …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday ordered that the existing ecologically-sensitive area (ESA) of the Western Ghats should remain out of bounds for fresh industrial or development projects till a final decision on the demarcation of the zone is taken by the government. Disposing a plea filed by two NGOs, …
May propose exclusion or inclusion of certain areas in ESA through physical verification PANJIM: The Ministry of Environment and Forests has informed the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, that the State governments of the Western Ghats region may propose exclusion or inclusion of certain areas in Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) …
Tribunal asked if areas demarcated in Gadgil report should form the basis The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) submitted a confusing affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday, saying State governments in the Western Ghats region may, after undertaking demarcation of Eco-sensitive Areas (ESA) by physical verification, …
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 by the High level Working Group of Western Ghats (HLWG). The committee has been asked to submit its report …
‘It seems to have doubts on Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports’ Irked by the ambivalence of the Environment Ministry on Western Ghats conservation, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday ordered the Secretary in the Ministry to file a detailed affidavit within a week on whether States have been asked to conduct …
Tribunal asks environment secretary to submit affidavit clarifying whether states have been asked for suggestions about areas that will be included in eco-sensitive zones The National Green Tribunal has expressed dissatisfaction with the environment ministry’s handling of the preparation of a plan for protecting the ecologically fragile Western Ghats. Taking …
