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. …
BANGALORE: The National Green Tribunal has directed five real estate promoters to stop construction of resorts in eco-sensitive areas of Chikmagalur district until further orders. With the government dragging its feet on demarcation of eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) in the Western Ghats, the order comes as a shot in the arm …
India’s new government certainly seems to be cracking on with its job. Within two weeks of taking office, environment minister Prakash Javadekar had rolled out an online system to speed up approvals for development projects that might have environmental impacts. And a system for clearing permits for projects in forests …
A new species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge, 1987, Labiobaetis soldani sp. nov., is described from the larvae and reared male and female imagoes from Gadana River in the southern Western Ghats in India. Brief ecological notes are appended. The taxonomic status of Labiobaetis is commented on in light of …
With the monsoon playing truant this year due to various factors, Kerala might face serious problems on the agriculture, environmental and health fronts, say experts. The factors include El Nino, an abnormal warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific, and the anti-cyclonic circulation over the Western Ghats …
Monkey jack (Artocarpus gomenzianus Wall.ex Trecul) an underutilized edible and medicinal plant of Central Western Ghats has been studied for their distribution, harvesting, morphology and juice yield, processing, preservation and powder yield at various regions of Central Western Ghats. The fruits showed variation with respect to morphology, juice yield, powder …
Monkey jack (Artocarpus gomenzianus Wall.ex Trecul) an underutilized edible and medicinal plant of Central Western Ghats has been studied for their distribution, harvesting, morphology and juice yield, processing, preservation and powder yield at various regions of Central Western Ghats. The fruits showed variation with respect to morphology, juice yield, powder …
Goa's development will come to a grinding halt, says the Chief Minister The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has written to States in the Western Ghat region including Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka to conduct physical survey of eco-sensitive areas in the region afresh and submit their proposal for …
COIMBATORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his NDA government at the centre should reject the recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee on Western Ghats and implement those that were earlier tabled by the Gadgil committee, said renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, who chaired the Gadgil committee, while addressing a gathering at an …
PUNE: The El Nino phenomenon, which weather forecasts had said would have a severe impact on the Indian monsoon, is showing signs of weakening. Sources in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday that the occurrence of El Nino was now 60% as against an earlier prediction of 80%. …
KOLHAPUR: Environmentalists from the southern Maharashtra have demanded that the existing laws should be effectively used to protect the ecologically-sensitive Western Ghats. They have also warned that the further deterioration of the forests in Western Ghats will lead to the unbearable climatic conditions in coming years. The environmentalists spoke about …
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) has recommended the expansion of Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary in Theni district to boost conservation in the southern Western Ghats. After conducting studies on distribution, abundance and conservation of primates and mammals in the Meghamalai landscape for sixty years, the SACON scientists …
The biodiversityrich Western Ghats have sprung yet another botanical surprise. A two-member team of researchers from the Calicut University has discovered a rare flowering plant species belonging to the Araceae family from the Western Ghats. Researchers, K M Manudev, a PhD student of the botany department and his guide Santhosh …
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that Union Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javadekar has assured that he would revisit Dr Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats. The report has identified nearly 4,156 villages as eco-sensitive zones, including 99 villages in Goa. The Minister has also assured …
Researchers from the biodiversity department of Abasaheb Garware College have recorded the presence of 70 species of dragonflies in northern part of Western Ghats during a project funded by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the University of Pune (UoP). Four out of the 70 species were found in …
Increasing use of solar energy to protect environment and address the growing need for power across the country was stressed at a green summit here Thursday. "It is time to use renewable energy like solar and wind for generating more power than depending on thermal and hydel energy, which impact …
Decision on the report would be taken after consulting BJP MPs of the area Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has promised the Karnataka unit of the BJP that the Centre would not take any hasty decision on the controversial Kasturirangan report. Just a day before Javadekar was scheduled to meet …
Ensuring people’s participation is the most practical way for the protection of environment, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Reiterating his stand that clearing the apprehensions of the people was important while focusing on conservation of the Western Ghats and coastal areas, he added that he shared this opinion with Union …
Amid reports that the Centre may review its decision on Western Ghats, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought his intervention in solving issues concerning implementation of green reports to protect the ecologically sensitive ghats. Chandy, who met the PM at his office, …
In a last-ditch attempt to ensure that Kerala’s concerns on the implementation of Western Ghats repots are effectively addressed, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will likely raise the issue surrounding the Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. With Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar making it clear that the …
Revealing that a total of about 5,000 projects were pending for environment clearances, Union minister of state for environment and forests and climate change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that 200 defence-related projects would be cleared on a priority basis. He was speaking to media persons in a meeting organised …
