Western Ghats

No outcome from meet on Kasturirangan report

There was no fruitful outcome from the meeting of Kasturirangan committee report panel members comprising ministers and legislators from areas abutting Western Ghats, where the proposed eco-sensiti

Publication Date:

28/03/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Western Ghats, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Ecology, Environment

Environment

Narain flays Kerala govt's decision on Athirappilly project

Renowned environmentalist Sunita Narain today flayed the CPI(M)-led LDF government's decision to implement a hydro-power project at ecologically fragile Athirappilly in Thrissur district of Kerala.

Publication Date:

17/03/2017

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Kerala, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Thrissur (D), Western Ghats, Hydroelectricity, Ecology, Sunita Narain, Environment, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Environment

Tourists visiting Himalayan states dump garbage, creating problems for environment: Union Env Minister

Many tourists visiting Himalayan states like Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh dump solid waste and other garbage, creating problems for the local environment, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Publication Date:

15/03/2017

Source: Kashmir Monitor

Tags:

Environmental Health, Waste Disposal, Tourism, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Western Ghats, Environment

Biodiversity

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ecologically Sensitive Areas, 14/03/2017

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ecologically Sensitive Areas, 14/03/2017.

Publication Date:

14/03/2017

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Eco-Sensitive Zone, India, Western Ghats, Parliament

Mining

PIL petition to check illegal quarrying in Western Ghats

HC asks Ministry to consider plea of the petitioner

Publication Date:

10/03/2017

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Mining, Western Ghats, High Court, Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

Forests

Fire at Western Ghats consumes huge vegetation

Fire at Kenchanakumari reserve forest in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on

Publication Date:

01/03/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Western Ghats, Forest Fires, Hassan (D), Forests

Biodiversity

Draft Notification declaring Eco Sensitive Area around Western Ghats, India

The Environment Ministry has for the third time notified the proposed ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats, despite Tamil Nadu’s continued opposition to the proposal. The draft notification was reissued on February 27 as the previous notification, issued on September 4, 2015, is set to expire within a month.

Publication Date:

27/02/2017

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Tags:

Eco-Sensitive Zone, Western Ghats, India, Biodiversity

Health

Monkey Fever hits Maharashtra

PANJIM: After creating much havoc in Goa, the Monkey Fever (Kyasanoor Forest Disease (KFD) is now being wide spread in the neighbouring Maharashtra.

Publication Date:

20/02/2017

Tags:

Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Health Effects, Vaccination, Western Ghats, Farmers, Health

Dams/ Irrigaion

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, Satara, Maharashtra, 09/02/2017

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Satara Municipal Council Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 09/02/2017 regarding environmental sustainability of proposed reconstruction of Kas dam, located in close proximity of ‘World Heritage site of Kas plateau’ which is also an environmentally eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).

Judgement Date:

09/02/2017

Tags:

Dams, Satara (D), Eco-Sensitive Zone, Maharashtra, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Deforestation, Western Ghats

Environment