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. …
KOLHAPUR: Nestled in the Western Ghats, Kolhapur boasts of rich flora and fauna in its national parks and reserve forest areas. The vibrant ecosystems, however, is under threat due a rising number of wildfires over the past five years. The number of wildfires has increased from 74 in 2013 to …
It's that time of the year when devotees make a beeline to Velliangiri Hills in the Boluvampatti forest range of Western Ghats for the darisanam of Lord Shiva. The trek begins from the Poondi temple located at the foot hills of Velliangiri and runs along seven rocky hills and thick …
Pune: The clock is ticking on finalising the details between the Centre and six states over the declaration of a large section of the Western Ghats into Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs). However, a new issue has cropped up. Experts allege that politicians are spreading false information among villagers to incite …
With the breeding season of the Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) almost at an end this year, the need to preserve what’s left of its habitat in the Nilgiris has never been greater. Researchers said that the bird’s prime nesting grounds are located in the evergreen forests that come under …
The government's recent rejection of the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats has evoked a mixed response — politicians from the region support the government's stand and environmentalists stridently oppose it. Environmentalist and science writer Nagesh Hegde is unsparing in his condemnation of the government's 'anti-environment stand', though he suggests certain …
India lost more than 57,000 sq km of jungles – an area larger than Himachal Pradesh - in forest fire in 2014, says India's first scientific estimation of forest fire losses. The total burnt area under vegetation cover (forest, scrub and grasslands) was 57,127.75 sq km, which in 2014 accounts …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday rejected recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee on declaring the Western Ghats region an eco-sensitive zone. Citing that any additions to the already existing forest reserves and national parks in the region would hit development activities and livelihood of the local people, the state cabinet …
The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday decided to reject the recommendations of the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats and convey the same to the Centre. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Law Minister T B Jayachandra said the decision was taken based on feedback from 1,592 villages in the Western Ghats …
While the eviction drive in Munnar has been in the spotlight for all the right reasons, the latest forest data shows that Palakkad has lost more forest land than in Munnar through encroachment. Palakkad district lost a total of 3,819.75 hectares forest land with Manarkkad forest division alone losing 2,700 …
This study provides application of Resourcesat-2 AWiFS satellite imagery for forest burnt area assessment in India. AWiFS datasets covering peak forest fire months of 2014 have been analysed. The total burnt area under vegetation cover (forest, scrub and grasslands) of India was estimated as 57,127.75 sq. km. In 2014, 7% …
There was no fruitful outcome from the meeting of Kasturirangan committee report panel members comprising ministers and legislators from areas abutting Western Ghats, where the proposed eco-sensitive zones will be demarcated. There was no fruitful outcome from the meeting of Kasturirangan committee report panel members comprising ministers and legislators from …
Renowned environmentalist Sunita Narain today flayed the CPI(M)-led LDF government's decision to implement a hydro-power project at ecologically fragile Athirappilly in Thrissur district of Kerala. "I will not only say it is ecologically bad, but I think, economically also it is a very stupid project," she told reporters here. Narain, …
Many tourists visiting Himalayan states like Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh dump solid waste and other garbage, creating problems for the local environment, Lok Sabha was informed today. Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said waste management in the Himalayan region has become a major issue and needs concerted efforts …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ecologically Sensitive Areas, 14/03/2017. To provide special protection to landscape, biodiversity, wildlife, historical value, regulate the developmental activities and ensure sustainable development, Central Government has been notifying the Eco-sensitive Areas (ESA) from time to time in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (3) …
HC asks Ministry to consider plea of the petitioner The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to consider the plea of a litigant to preserve the Western Ghats extending for over 1,400 km from Kanniyakumari to Maharashtra by preventing quarrying operations on …
Fire at Kenchanakumari reserve forest in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on Vegetation on hundreds of acres of forest was gutted in a wildfire that broke out at Kenchanakumari reserve forest, in Western Ghats, Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on Tuesday. As the region is a dense forest, fire tending vehicles cannot …
The Environment Ministry has for the third time notified the proposed ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats, despite Tamil Nadu’s continued opposition to the proposal. The draft notification was reissued on February 27 as the previous notification, issued on September 4, 2015, is set to expire within a …
PANJIM: After creating much havoc in Goa, the Monkey Fever (Kyasanoor Forest Disease (KFD) is now being wide spread in the neighbouring Maharashtra. The KFD, which was originally detected in Kyasanoor forest of Shimoga in Karnataka, has been present all along the Western Ghat striking on the farmers of Goa, …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also …
VC speaks on conserving sensitive areas of W Ghats Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof K Byrappa inaugurates the international conference on Environment, energy and ecology are the three key parameters for sustainable development. Unfortunately these three areas are under threat, said Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof K Byrappa. “Hence, it …
