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 

Climate change should be at centre of India's development policies

Beyond a certain temperate increase, our ecosystem and economy cannot adapt and, climate change is a clear and present danger

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 …

Veerappa Moily to 'revisit' report on Western Ghats

The decision may be a tactic to buy time before 2014 Lok Sabha elections

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

India takes cue from China; to mine rare-earths

Will add two research vessels for the mining 

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

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 …

Western Ghats conservation now a poll issue in Kerala’s Idukki

Congress denies ticket to sitting MP P T Thomas, fields debutant

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

Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area

Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category

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