National Green Tribunal stays Aranmula project

Vivek Narayanan CHENNAI, May 29, 2014  THE HINDU, 29 MAY 2014   The project was proposed in 2009, on a site just 400 metres from the sacred Pamba river and the renowned Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple. Photo courtesy: The New India Express The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday restrained...

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E.S.A Maps: State seeks more time from Centre

T. Nandakumar  Thiruvananthapuram, May 19, 2014 The Hindu, May 19, 2014  The State government has requested the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for more time to receive objections and suggestions to the cadastral-level ESA (Ecologically Sensitive Area) maps published on the website of the Kerala State Biodiversity...

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Nilgiri Tahrs ‘migrating’

Giji K. Raman  KATTAPPANA,   The Hindu,May 6, 2014 Herds of the endangered species sighted at five blocks besides Rajamala Herds of the Nilgiri Tahrs (Hemitragus Hylocrius) have been sighted at four blocks besides Rajamala in the Eravikulam National Park (ENP), its natural habitat. The enhanced presence of the endangered...

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Rampant clay mining destroys paddy fields

Thrissur,   The Hindu, May 5, 2014 Rampant clay mining has led to the destruction of paddy fields and acute shortage of water at Nenmanikkara panchayat, near here. The local farmers point out that the panchayat used to have more than 600 hectares of paddy field. According to the development report of the panchayat, 97.6 per cent of paddy fields have been destroyed. The clay mining has turned 500 hectares of paddy...

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Western Ghats: fresh round of consultations recommended

Bangalore,   The Hindu, May 4, 2014 Calling for “reconciliation” between the two fairly divergent and much-debated reports on the Western Ghats — the first by a panel headed by ecologist Madhav Gadgil and second by a committee led by Planning Commission member K. Kasturirangan — scientist R. Sukumar has said another round of consultations should pave the way to resolving the issue. Talk held Neither report had...

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