Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Restrictions on constructions in Wayanad district Environmental organisations have opposed the recent move of the State government to freeze the decision of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to enforce restrictions on the mushrooming of huge concrete constructions in the hill district, a biodiversity hot spot on the Western Ghats. …
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 …
The fresh draft notification on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on September 4 was a technical formality aimed at avoiding the lapse of the earlier notification that was valid only till September 9, officials in …
The government has come out with a fresh draft notification to declare Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) in Western Ghats by superseding the earlier one. The fresh draft notification was issued on September 4, the Environment Ministry said even as it invited objections and suggestions from the public within the next 60 …
KOLHAPUR: For the first time in last 30 odd years, experts have started revisiting Maharashtra's unique treasure, 'sacred groves,' locally called as Devrai, for the documentation and analysis of their present situation. In their maiden attempt, the experts have listed out 38 sacred groves in Satara district alone so far …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zonal Bench, Chennai) in the matter of K. Savad Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others dated 31/08/2015 regarding construction activities in Kodancheri and Nellipoyil Villages among others in Kozhikode District, Kerala which are within the purview of Ecologically Fragile …
MUMBAI: Ten years after it sought objections and suggestions on the regional development plan for the Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani eco-sensitive zone (MPESZ), the state government has finally approved it. It will come into force three months from now. After a sustained campaign by the Bombay Environmental Action Group (BEAG), the popular tourist …
Four of the six Western Ghat states including Karnataka have not submitted the assessment of their eco-sensitive areas to the Centre, though the deadline to notify these areas on the basis of the Kasturirangan committee report is less than three weeks away. Though Kerala presented its report long back, the …
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965 hectares of forest land. The Rs 2,315-crore Hubli-Ankola railway line, cutting across the Western Ghats in Karnataka, has …
KOLHAPUR: As the wildlife venturing outside the forest areas faces major threats, the state forest department has approved Rs 9 crore for wildlife protection, which includes creation of infrastructure and facilities. A government resolution issued last week has states that minor works such as construction of trenches and compounds were …
Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, is facing huge crisis due to developmental demands. New and innovative methods using geospatial technology can help manage this challenge better, if stakeholders have access not only to the data but also to appropriate tools for informed decision making. “If you learn spatial analysis, …
Longer summers and erratic rainfall in Tamil Nadu have raised doubts over whether the state is experiencing impacts of climate change. Even if present-day weather uncertainties cannot be conclusively linked to climate change, there are several indications that unpredictable climate will become the norm in the coming years. Is the …
The 163-MW Athirappilly hydroelectric project, proposed across the Chalakudy river, has received the go-ahead from the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects. Proposed by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) a decade ago, the project stirred political controversies and agitations with various environmental groups opposing it. …
PUNE: A group of city scientists has discovered a new leaping frog species on the edge of the Netravali wildlife sanctuary in Goa. "The Netravali Leaping Frog (Indirana salelkari) is the 12th species in the Indirana genus, an interesting genus because it is entirely endemic to the Western Ghats. In …
40 organisations have committed themselves to be part of federation. In order to give a fillip to eco-conservation, the Save Western Ghats Federation of Tamil Nadu formed in Coimbatore recently has resolved to urge the State government to enact a legislation to save the fragile eco-system. President of OSAI K. …
The Centre has agreed to sanction Western Ghats Development Institute to Karnataka for conservation of the ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats in six States. The institute would be set up on 117 acres at Chakra in Shivamogga district for undertaking research and management of the Western Ghats, one of …
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 …
NEW DELHI: The Center on Monday assured MPs from Western Ghats region that the final notification on earmarking 'ecologically sensitive area' (ESA) will incorporate suggestions of all the six states and the 'no go' area will not in any case affect the basic economic activities, including agriculture and plantation, of …
Kerala is gearing up for the war against climate change. Battered by the increasing number of extreme events like high intensity rainfall, floods, drought, accelerated coastal erosion and forest fires and their impact on human life and biodiversity, the State is preparing to take up a slew of mitigation and …
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 …
