AHMEDABAD: In order to promote the planned development on coastal areas of the state, the Gujarat government may come up with a special scheme to encourage builders to develop integrated townships near the seashore.

While addressing a gathering at the inauguration ceremony of the Godrej township on SG Road, chief minister Narendra Modi said that coastal development through townships is still in

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Government is planning to develop environment-friendly townships in the coastal region of the State and promised special schemes for the developers who would participate in the initiative.

... is an example of how not to plan a project, says Shyam Balasubramanian `It is expected that the project qualifies to get CRZ clearance.' Is that an acceptable statement coming from a consulting firm that has prepared a feasibility report for a project? asks Nityanand.

The Asian Development Bank, which will lend up to $250 million (about Rs1,124 crore) for the protection of the coastline in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as part of a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme, has agreed to release the first tranche of the loan

The hammer will once again fall on the structures standing within the CRZ zone along the Colva coast as the Panchayat body has cleared demolition of around 16-17 structures along the belt.
Structures of the Tourism department, including stalls put up near the creek, however, have got a respite with the Panchayat body deciding otherwise after Tourism officials submitted documents to prove they wer

Latest draft has triggered fears of indiscriminate construction along shorelines

Twenty years, 25 amendments, several committees and notifications after, the issue of regulating development along India's coastlines remains under debate.

After Anant Chaturdashi, Mumbai's beaches and water bodies will be a part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), which involves compiling records of debris thrown across the coastline following the immersion of idols.

ICC is a global movement where volunteers clean up trash and submit records to the Ocean Conservancy, Washington, an international organisation that compiles and then conduct

Researchers may have discovered a previously unknown species of the giant elephant shrew -- a small mammal with a nose like a trunk -- in a remote Kenyan forest.

They said Tuesday they captured images of the rat-sized animal on camera-traps in the Boni-Dodori forest along Kenya's northeastern coast while they were researching biodiversity.

"It is believed to be a new species of giant sengi,

Mumbai The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MOEF) has objected to a proposal by the Maharashtra State Coastal Zone Management Authority (MSCZMA) that envisages an elevated walkway as part of the redevelopment and beautification of Chaityabhoomi in Dadar.

The government in 2001 initiated a project for the beautification of Chaityabhoomi, the final resting place of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dada

The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), which has come out with a fresh draft of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2010, allegedly improving upon the one issued in April, needs to do better.