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. …
Something seems dangerously off about the state government's understanding of conservation. While most Bengalureans are still worrying about the consequences of losing 800-odd trees to a steel flyover, the government now wants to hack through the fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats to build a road. And this time, at …
Environmentalist speaks on misconceptions about ghat rivers Environmentalist Keshava Hegade Korse called on the people to beware of excessive use and dependence on science and technology. The thought that there is a technological solution for every environmental issue, is dangerous. Overdependence of science and technology has made us think so. …
The National Green Tribunal, Delhi, will hear the arguments in the case against the Yettinahole project, filed by the Netravathi Samrakshana Samyukta Samiti, on December 2, said samiti president K. Vijaya Kumar Shetty on Thursday. Addressing reporters here, Mr. Shetty, who is a former MLA, said that at the last …
The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve is also home to the Long Billed Vulture (Vinit Arora) The 18-month avifauna study will be conducted in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve providing the forest dept with details of endemic and rare birds For better wildlife management and conservation and to arrive at an estimate of …
Coimbatore: People need to return to old literature when it comes to conservation of forests, said TNAU vice-chancellor (V-C) K Ramasamy while speaking at the inaugural function of a week-long training programme for Indian Forest Service officers. He said it is old literature which gives us information on our original …
Bengaluru: The forest department's ambitious plan to open the 270-km long Great Canara Trail from Jog Falls to Castle Rock, where trekkers will be allowed to enjoy the beauty of the Ghats, seems to have hit a roadblock. Conservationists have warned the department of an ecological disaster and written to …
COIMBATORE: The process of mapping landslide-prone zones in the Nilgiris, which began three years back, has reached its final stages. The complete map is likely to be submitted before the Nilgiris district collectorate in the next four months, said senior officials attached to the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Nilgiris, …
COIMBATORE: What started as a passion and love for nature has landed him an international honour. City-based Subbaiah Bharathidasan received an award from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for his work on saving vultures that were on the brink of extinction in the Western Ghats and Sri …
A meeting between forest personnel and farmers was held on Wednesday at Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve’s Kalakkad Division to find a solution for intrusion of elephants into agricultural fields. Since the elephants are known to exhibit high fidelity to their home ranges and the migrating routes that they use …
The state government is set to write to the Centre against Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GEAC) plan to approve genetically modified (GM) mustard. This comes in the wake of stiff opposition by a section of scientists, activists and public outcry against GM food crop as it poses a serious health …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Now with the state cabinet nod against the entry of genetically modified (GM) food crops, Kerala government is set to write to the Centre expressing its concern against the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) plan to approve GM mustard. This comes in the wake of stiff opposition by a …
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has sanctioned Rs 15 lakh for conservation of rare, endangered and threatened species in the Sahyadri mountain sub-cluster of the Western Ghats. The government resolution (GR) issued on Thursday stated that the funds will be given to Shivaji University, Kolhapur for utilisation towards the purpose. The …
The Wayanad Vana Naseekarana Virudha Samara Samiti, an umbrella organisation of environmental organisations in the district, has urged the government to launch eco-restoration projects to mitigate man-animal conflicts in the district. The massive mono-crop plantation by the Forest Department after felling native trees in various parts of the district and …
The National Green Tribunal’s principal bench on Wednesday directed Karnataka to take permission from the environment authority before felling any tree in the Yettinahole Irrigation Project area. The bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, also asked the Karnataka government to submit proof of planting of saplings for cutting of trees …
TNBS conducted the survey in the reserve forest and open areas Endowed with valleys, ridges, waterfalls and thick forest areas, the picturesque and scenic Pachamalai hills in Tiruchi district has multiple species of butterflies - both in the reserve forest and open areas. During a two-day exploratory preliminary survey carried …
MYSURU: Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) president Maruthi Manapade said that the government should drop the idea of implementing both the Kasturirangan and Madhav Gadgil committee reports. Mahapade said that the previous UPA government and the present NDA government in the name of protecting Western Ghats is evicting tribals from …
BENGALURU: Once widespread, the Vulture species have declined to the brink of extinction in just a decade. However, due to a slew of government measures and efforts by wildlife NGOs in many states, including Karnataka, the raptor population has stabilised today. But they are yet to show serious signs of …
RS MP Husain Dalwai writes to Union Environment Minister City-based environmentalists have raised concern on steps that are being taken to protect the eco-sensitive regions of Western Ghats by the Union Environment Ministry based on the recommendations of Kasturirangan report. A draft notification released by Environment Ministry has identifies areas …
KOCHI: As there is no prohibition for existing quarrying projects in ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs), they can continue for five years from the date of ESA notification, the Kerala high court has held. The Kerala government has not brought in any prohibition on quarrying in Western Ghats and it is …
The Karnataka Biodiversity Board and the Western Ghats Task Force have entrusted the CES with the task to undertake the biodiversity mapping of Uttara Kannada. The Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has invited students to participate in its project to prepare a biodiversity …
