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. …
Memorandum sent to Mr. Madhav Gadgil, Honorable Chairman Western Ghats Experts Panel objecting Gundia hydel project. Gundia is located amidst the thick ever green rain forests of Western Ghats, and surrounded by one of the longest stretches of rain forests in the western ghats. These forest have rich in bio-diversity …
The Environment Ministry today referred the controversial 200 MW Gundia power project proposed in Karnataka to an expert panel on Western Ghats for further study of its ecological impact. The ministry's Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) in its meeting last month had recommended the project to be cleared subject to various …
Collector outlines benefits for Pottipuram panchayat Clearing out:Villagers taking part in a public meeting on the commissioning of Indian Neutrino Observatory held at Ramakrishnapuram in Theni district on Thursday. THEVARAM (THENI): With the full support of local community, the Indian Neutrino Observatory will come up on the declivity of Western …
THE Madras High Court has restrained the authorities concerned from preventing fishermen in Ennore and Pulicat areas from carrying on fishing activities during the on fishing activities during the launch of rockets. A division bench compris ing Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and K K Sashidharan granted the injunction while passing …
Environmental organisations have said that medicinal herbs are being openly looted from Mullaiahnagiri, Bababudangiri, Kemmangundi and Chandrdrona hill range. A press release from environmental activist G Veeresh said that the plants from these hill have been in great demand from time immemorial and hence district administration and forest department should …
There has been increased funding for wildlife conservation efforts in recent years. These funds have largely been spent on "habitat improvement" activities. In the absence of a scientific evaluation of such activities, inappropriate management of landscapes has led to human-wildlife conflicts in certain areas. Moreover, funds are being used for …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Madhavan Pillai Foundation, in a petition, has requested Governor R S Gavai not to accord sanction to the Ordinance for taking over 1,036 acres of land in Munnar for setting up a tourism township. The foundation further urged the government to consult experts from various fields before finalising …
K. S. Sudhi The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel will soon hold a regional consultation meeting, likely in Thrissur, for identifying areas to be declared ecologically sensitive zones in the Kerala part of the biodiversity hotspot. The meeting will be followed by visits to the identified areas, V.S. Vijayan, member …
Raorchestes resplendens has multiple glands and extremely short limbs NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a new bright reddish-orange-coloured frog with multiple glands and extremely short limbs from the highest mountain peak of the Western Ghats. The newly discovered species, located in the Eravikulam National Park, is restricted to less than …
Ajay Kanth | ENS EVEN as Kannagi temple (also known as Mangala Devi temple), situated on grassland atop the Western Ghats on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border, is gearing up to celebrate the Chitra Pournami festival on Wednesday, the environmentalists are protesting against the governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu for …
The Anti Naxal Squad after conducting combing operation in the Western Ghats for so many days are presently hunting for the answer for two major questions. Firstly, where have the naxalites gone and what are they doing? There have been no traces of naxalite activities in the district since December …
The Western Ghats Task Force in association with the Forest Department has launched a series of programmes for conservation of areas where medicinal plants are grown. Staff of the Forest Department, representatives of forest committees and local organisations will be involved to avoid smuggling of medicinal plants. Task Force chairman …
An attempt has been made to identify folklore medicinally important plants frequently used by rural communities of sacred groves and it environs of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. A total of 34 medicinal plants from 33 genera under 29 families were enumerated. Most of the plants are used for curing earache, …
New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study. Annually, the region has lost dense and open forests …
Union minister of environment Jairam Ramesh had a lengthy inter- action with 43 MPs from 51 districts that fall under the Western Ghats region. This group from the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Goa called the Parliamen- tary Group of Western Ghats MPs will meet regu- larly …
There is one thing that the government appears to be in a blinding hurry to accomplish: depleting its emerald wealth at the cost of accelerated development. In what could have a profound long-term impact on the State
This publication includes the proceedings of the 3 day meet on Save Western Ghats at the Keystone Campus, Keystone Foundation, Kotagiri from 18-20 February 2010. The purpose being to highlight the issues and challenges being faced by Western Ghats over decades in the light of its importance as an ecologically …
