Environment

MoEF rejects IVRCL's sand mining projects in UP

IVRCL proposed to undertake mining at two places in Sonebhadra District on river bed of the river Son

The Ministry of Environment and Forest has rejected infrastructure giant IVRCL Ltd's two sand mining projects in Uttar Pradesh due to improper documentation of mining area and environmental issues. IVRCL proposed to undertake sand/Moram mining at two places in Sonebhadra District on river bed of the river Son, a major river in central India. "Based on the information furnished and presentation made before the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for mining project, the committee recommended the rejection of proposal ...," the EAC said in its order.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2012
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Sonbhadra, Sand, Mining, Rivers, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Wildlife, Kaimur SA, Wildlife Act 1972, Environment
Wildlife

Assessing the potential for reintroducing the cheetah in India

A Group of Experts has submitted a detailed assessment of the potential for reintroducing the cheetah in India, recommending three potential sites for reintroduction. The cheetah, which is a flagship specie of the deciduous dryland/grassland ecosystem, became extinct in India in the 1960s. The word "cheetah" derived from the sanskrit word citrak?yah.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
N. K. Bohra & et al, G Balachandran
Wildlife Institute of India
Tags:
Grasslands, Wildlife, National Parks, Desert NP, Sanctuaries, Bagdara SA, Kaimur SA, Nauradehi SA, Palpur-Kuno SA, Sanjay Dubri SA, India, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Dehradun, Wildlife Institute of India, N. K. Bohra & et al, G Balachandran