THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition UDF members staged a walk-out in the Kerala assembly today protesting against Speaker K Radhakrishnan refusing leave for debate on an adjournment motion on the CPI(M)-controlled mangroves park in Kannur, which was ordered to be closed down by Union Environment Ministry citing violation of CRZ norms.

Mumbai Kolis, believed to be the first residents of Mumbai, are gearing up for an agitation against the Centre

The new pre-draft notification of the CRZ Rules opens the coast for mega-projects, says MATANHY SALDANHA

Mumbai: The state government has decided to adopt the middle path on the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to strike a balance between environment and development in Mumbai.

The Centre has convened a meeting with the state ministry of environment next week, to outline the controversial CRZ draft proposal that has met with stiff resistance from various quarters in Mumbai.

CHENNAI: The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Zone Management (NCSCZM) was launched on Monday at Anna University-Chennai, with the support of a consortium of 11 institutions, to focus on capacity-building and research in coastal zone management.

The Bombay High Court at Goa on Monday issued directions to restore the eco-sensitive area to its original form in Galgibag beach where a by pass road was being built. The authorities have been also directed to file a compliance report by August end.

The National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC), a collective comprising of a broad range of fish-worker groups including the National Fish-workers Forum (NFF), fish-worker support organisations and environmental groups jointly rejected the Ministry of Environment's

The National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC), a collective of fishermen

BHUBANESWAR: The pre-draft CRZ 2010 notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forest is anti-people, anti-environment and pro-industry, alleges international environmental pressure group, Greenpeace, while reacting on behalf of National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC).

It appears to reflect only the interests of industry, say representatives

PUDUCHERRY: Fishermen in the Union Territory are demanding an Act that would protect their interests, in the light of the recently-released pre-draft Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification, 2010.