The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has forfeited a bank guarantee of Rs 18 lakh of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for failing to check pollution in the Panchganga river.
A citizens' forum- Kolhapur Calling-has constituted four monitoring committees to closely monitor the progress of the ambitious Kalammawadi direct pipeline project that will provide clean and regul
The national tiger census will begin at the Sahyadri tiger reserve (STR) from Thursday amid much curiosity, as no tiger was sighted in the 50 camera traps installed in the Chandoli national park an
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) on Wednesday collected water samples from Jayanti and Dudhali nullahs and Panchganga river.
Read text of the NGT order dated 19 Dec 2013 regarding renewal of the right to mine on the land that falls between the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and Radhanagri Wildlife Sanctuary. The mine owner could not secure forest clearance as the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) says that the lease fell in the wildlife corridor that needed protection.
It demands the iron ore miner’s right to mine in land that MoEF says is a tiger corridor
The National Green Tribunal’s powers to take up cases about wildlife have been challenged. The question of the tribunal’s jurisdiction has cropped up in a petition filed by an iron ore miner in Kohlapur, Maharashtra, asking for renewing his right to mine in a piece of land the government has said is a tiger corridor.
The regional office of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) for poor management of sewage disposal.
The decision of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II to allow height of the Almatti dam to 524.26 metre would impact the natural flow of Krishna and Panchganga rivers, said irrigation department offi
