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
Veerappa Moily to 'revisit' report on Western Ghats
The decision may be a tactic to buy time before 2014 Lok Sabha elections