Final call on Western Ghats report in a month

Nitin Sethi New Delhi The Hindu, February 13, 2014  The Environment Ministry informed the National Green Tribunal on Thursday that a final decision on the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee report on the Western Ghats would be taken in a month. It clarified that the ban on new projects in the 6,000-square kilometre...

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Green Tribunal bans tyre burning in public

Alok Deshpande Mumbai,   The Hindu, February 8, 2014  The National Green Tribunal has banned the burning of tyres at public places, such as roads and areas surrounded by residential buildings and also during protests by political and religious groups as it is likely to cause health hazard. The Western Zone Bench of...

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