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. …
For nature: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh at the launch of the Nilgiris Natural History Society in Kotagiri on Thursday. Udhagamandalam: A Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) will be set up under the Environment Protection Act, said Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh, addressing a …
Udhagamandalam: The need to adopt an economic growth path that is ecologically sustainable was stressed by Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh while inaugurating a three-day Save Western Ghats meet organised by the Keystone Foundation at Kotagiri on Thursday. Stating that a call to halt all economic activities …
Delhi Metro chief Sreedharan to head the committee. A committee of experts headed by the Delhi Metro Chief, Mr E. Sreedharan, will study afresh the issue of allowing new railway lines through the forests of the Western Ghats and hills in the southern region of Karnataka.
Nine of them stray into foothills of the Western Ghats wrong MOVE: Elephants moving around on the foothills of Western Ghats near Kalakkad on Thursday. TIRUNELVELI: District Collector M. Jayaraman on Wednesday evening held discussion with top forest department officials to chase the stray elephant herd which is roaming around …
The Western Ghat Task Force Chairman Ananth Hegde Ashisara informed that the Task Force has chalked out plans to launch 'Coastal Green Shield Project' in the three coastal districts of the State with an integrated approach to protect the coast from several environmental threats including severe recurring sea erosion and …
The inclusion of Puntius denisonii, a strikingly beautiful fish found in the Kerala segment of the Western Ghats, in the IUCN Red List is an important step in the struggle to conserve the biodiversity of the hotspot. The endemic 15-cm-long shoaling species, known locally as
The report shows that while tigers are in dire trouble in some areas, they are still hanging on in others. Meanwhile, opportunities to grow tiger populations in landscapes where conservation efforts are beginning to take hold. The report card looks at key threats to tigers and monitors success in the …
The proposed 220 KV power transmission line from Udupi to Hassan is in jeopardy. : State Biodiversity Board Vice-Chairman Anil Kumble speaking at the Scientists Conference on Conservation of Western Ghats in Karnataka in Bangalore on Thursday. The programme was organised by Western Ghats Task Force and Karnataka Forest Department. …
Shastry V. Mallady MADURAI: Scientists involved in the setting up of a Rs.900-crore underground neutrino observatory in Theni district have kick-started the process of allaying the
Entry level activities have commenced at an estimated cost of Rs.3.9 lakh THENI: Five micro watershed programmes covering nine villages have been taken in three blocks at an estimated cost of Rs.96.11 lakh. Entry level activities have commenced in these water sheds at an estimated cost of Rs.3.9 lakh. The …
Millions of trees in ecologically crucial areas like the Himalayas and Western Ghats have been saved by Chipko and Appiko Movement. These movements also worked for the regeneration of greenery over thousands of acres. The results can be seen in the forests of Jardhar and Piplet in Uttarakhand or the …
The mountain ranges of the Nilgiris, are an important part of the Western Ghats of Southern peninsular India. The Nilgiri ranges are determined to be older than the Himalayan ranges. The Mukurthi peak, along with the Nilgiri, Kolleribetta, and Kudiakadubetta, are situated in the south-western corner of the Nilgiris, in …
Various mining projects have been proposed in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The proposed mining area seeks to destroy about 200 sq km. in the Western Ghats part of the Sawantwadi and Dodamarg blocks of the district in the core of the northern Western Ghats.
The southern Western Ghats tropical montane cloud forest sites (Gavi, Periyar, High wavys and Venniyar), which are characterized by frequent or seasonal cloud cover at the vegetation level, are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in India and the world. Three out of four montane cloud forest sites studied …
Mishaps At Indian Nuclear Plants • 2001, Rajasthan: Turbine blade failures, cracks in end-shields, leaks in calandria, leak in many tubes in the moderator heat exchanger. • 1999, Tarapur: Tube failures result in de-rating of the reactor. • 1999, Madras: Four tonnes of heavy water leaks, exposing workers to radioactivity. …
UNION Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday the Centre will soon formulate a comprehensive legislation to protect the country's biodiversity. Addressing newspersons at the Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology and Natural History at Anaikatty , he said three important biodiversity hotspots namely the Himalayas, the Western …
KOCHI: Environmental and social activists in the State have urged the government to take immediate steps to protect the precious Western Ghats region. A meeting of the activists held here recently urged the authorities to stop all projects that would cause harm to the green cover in the ecologically sensitive …
