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. …
State has conveyed to Centre its stand on HLWG report Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said the Kerala government does not want the report of the K. Kasturirangan-led High-Level Working Group (HLWG) on Western Ghats implemented in it its original form. He was briefing reporters at Ramanilayam here on Wednesday …
After being directed to take a clear stand, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on Wednesday informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it was “not processing” Madhav Gadgil’s Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) report for any further action. In an affidavit filed in response to a petition …
The decision of the state pollution control board to bring down the distance between quarrying sites and residential areas to 50m (from 100m) will not only impact the health of people staying in the vicinity but will also maximize the area of illegal quarries that are currently operating along the …
Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil today alleged that the state's BJP government has "suppressed" his report assessing the impact of mining on environment in Goa. "State government had commissioned a committee led by me to prepare a report on assessment of mining impact on environment in Goa. We had submitted the …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday criticised the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for dragging its feet on taking final call on fate of environmentalist Madhav Gadgil's report on Western Ghats. Gadgil in his report had recommended notification of nearly 3/4th of Western Ghats area into ecologically …
Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil has appealed for a ban on introduction of genetically-modified (GM) crops in the ecologically fragile Western Ghats and said that the successive committees of experts to review the situation in the region would have no impact unless action was taken on the ground. Speaking at a …
In a warming world, species distribution models have become a useful tool for predicting plausible shifts of a species occurrence enforced by climate change. Using maximum entropy (Mexent) model, we analysed present and future distribution patterns of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) in two distinct bio-greographical regions of India: the Western …
Barring Kerala, none of the States has responded to MoEF The six Western Ghats States have just two days to meet the August 9 deadline to submit their “ground-truthing” reports on Eco Sensitive Areas (ESA). However, barring Kerala, none of the States has responded to the Ministry of Environment and …
May set up panel to review the Act establishing it, say sources The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) plans to amend the National Green Tribunal Act, which was passed during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime. The move will result in dilution of the powers of the body. According …
Noted ecologist and Western Ghats expert Madhav Gadgil said the usage of earthmoving machinery for creating terraces for cultivation must be avoided in ecologically sensitive areas like Malin. The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had included Malin village in Ambegaon taluka in the list of ecologically sensitive areas …
People in Ambegaon tehsil are angry over the suggestion by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) that paddy cultivation contributed to the tragedy. "The preliminary report by the GSI pointing to land flattening and terracing as the primary cause for the tragedy shouldn't be used to harass locals," says activist …
Kozhikode: Environmentalists under the banner of Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi will hold a statewide satyagraha in front of all the district collectorates on Tuesday in protest against the official apathy in implementing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. The order made environment clearance mandatory for issuing mining licenses to quarries. The …
In what could be a major boost to technologically-empowered wildlife surveillance and research in India, plans are afoot to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in 10 biodiversity-rich sites across India by January 2015. Following successful pilot runs in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) earlier this year, use …
Had Questioned Largescale Deforestation For A Project The landslide that buried an entire village near Bhimashankar should come as little surprise. A 2011 central government report on the Western Ghats by internationally-acclaimed ecologist Dr Madhav Gadgil predicted landslides in the area which could be triggered by largescale deforestation for a …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has lifted the moratorium on mining and other projects in villages in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts that are not a part of the ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) of the Western Ghats as described by the high-level working group headed by K Kasturirangan. In …
Union minister for environment Prakash Javadekar said here on Sunday that all cities across the country will be required to produce a city environment plan that will deal with issues of pollution and solid waste management, among others. “Every city will have to produce its own environmental plan. We are …
A biodiversity survey carried out by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has documented and photographed 205 varieties of mangoes in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra. Conducted through a network of about 250 schools under the state government's special scheme for eco-clubs across 12 districts that fall in the hilly …
This has reference to the Ministry's Office Memorandum dated 17th October 2013, wherein, the moratorium was lifted on consideration of projects from the non-Western Ghats Talukas of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg Districts, Maharashtra except for Dodamarg Taluka, under the EIA Notification, 2006.
Despite home to a rich biodiversity, transformation of the landscape owing to high human population density might have "affected" the ecosystem of the Western Ghats, government today said. "The Western Ghats is not only home to the rich biodiversity but also supports a population of approximately fifty million and also …
