Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said a meeting of Western Ghat-range states would be convened by this month to take a final call on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) in the
BENGALURU: Karnataka government on Wednesday admitted that 765 hectares of the ecologically sensitive Kappatagudda forest were encroached upon by 639 individuals. The controversy revolving around the withdrawal
Congress on Tuesday slammed Narendra Modi for allegedly giving away ecologically sensitive land to a detergent company in Gujarat, accusing BJP's prime ministerial candidate for promoting crony capitalism
<p>In a significant development on role of hydropower projects in Uttarakhand flood disaster of June 2013, the Expert Body (EB) headed by Dr Ravi Chopra has recommended that at least 23 hydropower projects
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday stated that the judiciary (Supreme Court) cannot take a permanent decision on the iron ore cap for mining in Goa, since this can only be done through
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has lifted the moratorium on mining and other projects in villages in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts that are not a part of the ecologically sensitive
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday admitted that the reservations expressed by the Uttarakhand Government had come in the way of the implementation of a crucial notification declaring
“While biodiversity conservation assumes importance, some of the proposals of the panel, including the classification of areas under three zones based on environment and ecological sensitivity, will stunt development. Such recommendations are unacceptable, considering the situation in Kerala.” Mr. Chandy said the State had already written to the Centre pointing out nine issues in the WGEEP report that would prove detrimental to the interests of Kerala
Days after getting the Election Commission’s nod, the Centre on Tuesday brought out the draft notification on the Western Ghats, reducing the originally earmarked Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) by 3,115
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday described the Gadgil panel report on the Western Ghats as the “roadmap” for conservation of the ecologically-sensitive hills and hoped it could
Karnataka on Sunday said it has accepted the Kasturirangan committee report on the Western Ghats to stop mining but said it would not stop quarrying and sand mining in the ecologically sensitive area.
Noting that the ecology of the Western Ghats was under serious stress, the National Green Tribunal restrained six states falling in the region from giving environmental clearance to activities which may
The Centre appears to be going slow on issuing the final notification on the Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the State as per the Kasturirangan Committee report and the modification to the Coastal
<p>The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India. We evaluate the risks associated with
Expert panel moots payment for ecosystem services The expert panel set up by the government to formulate the State’s response to the report of the Kasturirangan committee on the conservation of the Western Ghats is considering an economic compensation programme to protect the interests of farmers in the villages named Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs).
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats, 25/04/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has brought out a fresh notification dated 4th September, 2015
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has extended by 15 days the June 15 deadline for all six Western Ghat states to send report on physical demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs).
Whereas, the Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80 kms from West
Whereas, the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur lies between Latitudes 22°46'30" and 22°57' N and Longitudes 86°3' 15" and 86°26'30" E in the East Singhbhum and Sariakela- Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand
High-level working group appointed by ministry had identified 13,108 sq km as ESA, which included 123 villages of Kerala The Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified that the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in Kerala is spread over an area of 9,993.7 sq km only. This includes 9,107 sq km of forest and 886.7 sq km of non-forest area.
