BANDIPUR: A sub-committee comprising senior officials of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and other stakeholders will be constituted to study the effect of vehicle movement in the national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and to suggest steps to mitigate its impact.

Rs 227.46 lakh proposal in 2009-10 action plan.

The components of the draft plan also include infrastructure development, creating camp sites, boundary demarcation and awareness programmes besides monitoring and evaluation.

Sarikah Atreya

Gangtok, June 10

Hyderabad, June 7 A Central legislation will be enacted soon to pave way for the establishment of an independent environmental protection authority to ensure effective implementation of the Environment Protection Act, according to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment and Forests.

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Garo Hills district of Meghalaya has been added to Unesco

New Delhi: Parts of Garo Hills in Nokrek, covering an area of 820 Sq Kms, has been designated as biosphere reserve and the proposal forwarded for recognition from UNESCO, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment here on Tuesday.

Manjunath Sullolli
The Bhimgad Fort, in the village lands of Tanali, is built on a detached spur of the Sahyadris about sixteen miles south-west of Khanapur taluk of Belgaum district.

R Haldorai

Green activists have opposed political support for encroachers as they have reduced green cover in the Nilgiris

CHENNAI: A field guide on flora and fauna of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve has been brought out jointly by the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) and Centre for Environment Education (CEE).
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