Western Ghats

Simply put: The choppy ride of the Athirapally power project

A planned dam on one of Kerala’s most beautiful rivers has made multiple trips to the court and MoEF over the last 25 years.

Publication Date:

01/06/2016

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Kerala, Western Ghats, Hydroelectricity, Ecology, Environment Clearance (EC), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Environmental Security, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Public Hearing, Environment

Environment

Expert hails govt. stand

Energy expert and former KSEB Member (Generation) K.

Publication Date:

31/05/2016

Author(s): Ignatius Pereira

Source: Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Tags:

Kerala, Environment Clearance (EC), Hydroelectricity, Environmental Health, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Kollam (D), Environment, Western Ghats

Environment

‘It’s our right to protect nature’

Panaji: Pernem villagers are sore at being forced to accept the legislators' brand of development and being sidelined in participatory planning and governance, but now want to reassert their rights

Publication Date:

25/05/2016

Author(s): Paul Fernandes

Source: Times Of India (Goa)

Tags:

Goa, Environmental Security, Madhav Gadgil, Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, NGO, Environment

Environment

New policy to conserve Western Ghats: Centre

The Western Ghats are spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Publication Date:

23/05/2016

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Western Ghats, UNESCO, Ecology, Environmental Security, Water Management, Biodiversity, Environment

Environment

Coupled ecosystems of the Indian mountains

India is blessed with the tallest and the most gallant mountains of the world.

Publication Date:

17/05/2016

Author(s): Netra Bhandari

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Western Ghats, Flora, Fauna, Forest Managemnt, Ecosystems, Environmental Security, Ecology, Environment

Environment

Western Ghats under threat: Report

Many natural and mixed World Heritage Sites, including the Western Ghats, are threatened by harmful industrial activities such as mining, says a report.

Publication Date:

03/05/2016

Author(s): K.S. Sudhi

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Western Ghats, Natural Gas Exploration, Mining, Ecosystems, Water Management, Environmental Security, Environment

Biodiversity

Two new plant species found in Western Ghats

Scientists working at Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala’s Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) have discovered two new species of medicinal plants from the Western Ghats.

Publication Date:

29/04/2016

Author(s): Abdul Latheef Naha

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Western Ghats, Medicinal Plants, Palakkad (D), Plant Biodiversity, Kerala, Biodiversity

Environment

Water management, organic farming find space in poll manifestos

Effective management of land erosion and water and promoting organic farming are some of the key features in sustainable development and ecological protection agenda showcased in manifestos by poli

Publication Date:

27/04/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Political Parties, Environment, Water Management, Organic Farming, Western Ghats, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Periyar NP, Mangroves, Environmental Security, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Environment