While surveying for raptors along the Achara beach in Malvan taluk of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, seahorses Hippocampus kuda belonging to the family Syngnathidae were noticed on the beach on 23 June 2015. All seahorses belong to one genus Hippocampus, in which there are 34 species recognized all over the world. Despite their small size, seahorses form a valuable fisheries resource in some areas and support a sizeable international trade.
Six towns in Maharashtra—Lonavla, Shirur, Deolali Pravara, Umred, Vengurla and Sangola, made remarkable achievements over the last one year in waste disposal and management. A combination of proactive and punitive measures ensured that waste management is seen as part of a larger set of social problems and community initiatives.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Jayant Baregar Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 08/01/2016 regarding illegal cutting down of trees in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra.
PUNE: The National Green Tribunal bench in Pune has directed the Ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to clarify within two months whether the moratorium on mining activities in six talukas in
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sunil Shetye Vs. M/s. Leading Hotels Limited & Ors dated 16/04/2015 regarding the establishment of M/S. Leading Hotels Limited, on the ground that, it is in blatant violation of all environmental norms.
KOLHAPUR: The wild elephant that had killed one person in Radhanagari forest last month will be chained finally, as the state forest department has received permission from the Union government to
The state government has approved construction of a road connecting Isapur in Kolhapur district and Chaukul in Sindhudurg district with diversion and deforestation of reserved forest spread over 4.
