I was dropped because I stood for Western Ghats conservation: P T Thomas
P T Thomas, senior Indian National Congress leader and sitting Member of Parliament from Idukki Lok Sabha constituency, has been denied a ticket …
Maharashtra proposes to reduce eco-sensitive areas to one-third
Environmentalists are wary of the state government’s decision that contradicts earlier expert-committe reports
Environment ministry issues fresh notice on demarcation of eco-sensitive zones in Western Ghats
An extension of 60 days has been given to Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to submit recommendations on their areas of the Western Ghats
Western Ghats: Supreme Court quashes plea against Gadgil, Kasturirangan reports
Final notification by environment ministry on Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area yet to come, apex court said, while dismissing petition …
Western Ghats: Moily agrees to reduce area of eco-senstitive zone in Kerala
Plantations, habitations and agriculture land included by Kasturirangan panel in ESZ area will not be notified; decision announced a day before …
Kerala to form new panel to study Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats
Environmentalists say the government and political parties are buying time by appointing new committee now
Western Ghats: Kerala seeks more time from the Centre to remap ESAs
The maps show redefined ecologically sensitive areas in the 123 villages that were identified by K Kasturirangan committee on conservation of …
MoEF accepts Western Ghats boundaries suggested by Kerala
Extensive lobbying by the Congress-led state may have led to the decision, it is believed
Implementation of Western Ghats reports will be stopped: CPI(M) manifesto
Green activists accuse party of not only stooping to garner votes but also playing to the tunes of industry lobby
Protect ecologically sensitive areas of Western Ghats: high level MoEF panel
It recommends ban on activities that damage the environment in such regions; more studies proposed for Gundia hydropower project and Athirappilly dam
Anti-Kasturirangan campaigners win in Idukki
Voters were highly misled and misinformed by the Left Democratic Front and a section of the church, say environmentalists
Centre’s go ahead for 95 metre tall Shivaji statue in Arabian Sea
Mumbai’s coastal road project to be fast-tracked; lifting of mining moratorium on Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg under consideration
Real estate boom, quarries to blame for Pune disaster?
Ambegaon taluk where disaster-struck Malin village was located had become a realty hot spot and had mines; it is located in the ecologically …
Will Narayan Rane’s loss in Maharashtra mean better protection for Western Ghats?
Congress leader who contested Assembly elections from Kudal in Sindhudurg district is known to be a key player in the mining lobby in the entire …
Curb on mining in Western Ghats
MoEF accepts Kasturirangan report; will declare one-third of the range ecologically sensitive
Western Ghats conservation: Kerala panel seeks dilution of Kasturirangan report, stirs controversy
Activists say recommendations of the state panel dilutes will encourage activities that damage ecology of eco-sensitive areas
Bandh in Kerala against Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats
The report bans environment-damaging activities in 123 villages across 12 districts in the state
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Beyond a certain temperate increase, our ecosystem and economy cannot adapt and, climate change is a clear and present danger
Veerappa Moily to 'revisit' report on Western Ghats
The decision may be a tactic to buy time before 2014 Lok Sabha elections
India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths
Will add two research vessels for the mining
Western Ghats conservation now a poll issue in Kerala’s Idukki
Congress denies ticket to sitting MP P T Thomas, fields debutant
Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area
Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category