Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
The State government is racing against time to file its response to the Centre on the implications of the K Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats, if implemented. So far, only Shivamogga district, among the 11 districts nestled in the Western Ghats in the State, has completed its field-level verification survey …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some rather emphatic and significant statements on international economic and environmental policy in his UN General Assembly speech that were all but lost in the din that ensued around his staged show at Madison Square Garden. He said, “We should be honest in shouldering our …
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is setting up a three-member committee to look into the issues surrounding the recent landslide near Pune, Maharashtra. According to sources, the move allegedly comes after an MP sent a complaint to the District Collector Sourabh Rao regarding construction and development activities …
With the aim to prevent construction activities in Aravalis, including Mangarbani forest, the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has asked the Haryana government to address environmental concerns raised by various quarters in the state’s sub-regional plan. According to sources, Haryana has agreed to demarcate the Mangarbani grove as a …
The panel, in its previous meetings, had decided to review the state-owned polluting industries set up in the ecologically sensitive zone. The Cabinet sub-committee for studying the controversial Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats has decided to recommend the Cabinet not to accept the report in toto. Sources in the …
Reports by panchayat panels on Western Ghats lack spatial information. The field reports submitted by panchayat-level committees, set up to verify the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) identified by the High Level Working Group (HLWG) on the Western Ghats led by K. Kasturirangan, may require a detailed and time-consuming exercise for …
Slamming the Uttarakhand government for encouraging industrial development in the ecologically sensitive region, environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi opposed the proliferation of industries in the State, which, according to him, is “being promoted by the State government.” The criticism of the Bahuguna government by Dr. Joshi, who is the founder of …
Terms environment ministry’s memorandum unconstitutional. Madhav Gadgil, chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has said that his report is far from “dead” and the unrest in the State is an aftermath of the “sabotage of democracy” caused by the denial of role to the local population, especially …
Madhav Gadgil, chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has said that his report is far from “dead” and the unrest in the State is an aftermath of the “sabotage of democracy” caused by the denial of role to the local population, especially the grama sabhas, in decision-making. …
AHMEDABAD: The Statue of Unity project of the Gujarat government has raised concerns over the potential environmental impact on surrounding areas. A group of 24 citizens, organizations and environmental activists have written a petition to the secretary, ministry of environment and forests, and to the Gujarat Environment Impact Assessment Authority, …
Pune: The notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) last month declaring about 60,000 sq km area of the Western Ghats as an eco-sensitive area (ESA) has been further amended to allow townships and area development projects of up to 50 hectare in the demarcated zone. The …
PUNE: The state is in the process of declaring areas around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones. Of the 49 national parks and sanctuaries across the state, proposals for declaring eco-sensitive zones around 35 of them have already been sent to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). …
Taking note of “illegal constructions” in eco-sensitive areas of Tangmarg and Gulmarg in north Kashmir, the J&K; High Court has sought the personal appearance of the Chief Secretary with all the details on the next hearing. The high court has observed that it appears that the Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) …
New Delhi: If you are worried about trees facing a hostile environment in the city, here is some more grim news. Many old trees across the city are struggling to survive as their roots are being choked by concrete. One such stretch is on Press Enclave Road where a number …
The theme of the Rio + 20 Conference was "Green economy in the context of sustainable development and eradication of poverty" and it has not been possible to the find common ground in the serious differences over what constitute economic growth and human wellbeing – ‘the future we want’. Humans …
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel's (WGEEP) report had a bearing on the World Heritage Committee's decision on heritage status for the Western Ghats, though the government is yet to accept the findings. The Committee recently deferred the decision following a report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
With rapid industrialisation and rising population, there is a need to focus on reusing, recycling and conserving water, a study by Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) said. IDFC’s infrastructure report titled ‘Water policy and performance for sustainable development’ mentions that unchecked growth in demand for water, large variations and inequities …
Durban: India fought hard on Wednesday to ensure that the UN talks do not set a global target to cut emissions by a fixed figure under a pre-ordained timeframe. The issue referred to in the negotiations’ jargon as ‘peaking’ has reared its head at various occasions over the past few …
THE atmosphere is a strategic resource needed to establish the infrastructure necessary for eradication of poverty and climate change cannot be considered only in terms of environmental damage. Climate change is a difficult subject for multilateral cooperation because of the limitations in developing a shared assessment of a challenge posed …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained with regard to the Allahabad High Court's interim order restraining the Lucknow Development Authority from raising the fence so as to preserve the green belt near the city's Bhagidari Bhavan area. A three-Judge Bench …
