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WESTERN GHATS SURVEY
Karnataka rejects Kasturirangan report in current form, seeks ground survey of Western GhatsKarnataka’s legislature unanimously rejected the Kasturirangan Committee report in its current form, arguing that the proposed Western Ghat...- Western Ghats: Karnataka CM moots ground survey, plot-level mapping to counter Kasturirangan draftKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has proposed drone-based LiDAR and plot-level mapping of the Western Ghats to distinguish forests fr...
- Why more Indians are taking up birdwatching: The hobby that can calm your mind and sharpen your brainBirdwatching is emerging as a popular hobby in India, attracting people of all ages and backgrounds. Beyond offering a way to reconnect wit...
- Three of India's natural world heritage sites face threat from harmful activity: WWFIndia's three major natural World Heritage Sites - the Western Ghats, Sundarbans National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary - are facing th...
- Zoological Survey of India unravels 778 new fauna species: K VenkataramanIndian rainforests and deserts are teeming with life and are a treasure house of biological diversity.
- Forgoing nasty tricks, this butterfly imitates to escape predatorsCaterpillars and adults of the Plain Tiger butterfly spend a lot of their time foraging among plants that produce toxic alkaloids so that t...
- Fresh notification on ESZ to bring clarity: Environment Minister Praksh JavadekarPrakash Javadekar said the new draft notification on Eco-Sensitive Zones in Western Ghats will help end confusion and bring clarity on the ...
- Jairam Ramesh opposes Kerala government's decision on cardamom plantationsCongress leader Jairam Ramesh today said such areas have to be marked as forest areas to ensure proper protection of ecologically sensitive...
- Karnataka Speaker Kagodu Thimappa to discuss Kasturirangan report tomorrowBJP members including Opposition Leader Jagadish Shettar demanded that the Chair allow adjournment motion to discuss the report.
- Field survey of Western Ghats in Maharashtra soon: Prakash JavadekarJavadekar also said that he will discuss the proposed ground truthing with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, and the exercise in Maharashtr...
- Protecting Western Ghats: Environment ministry gets nod for final draftThe green bench categorically said that no fresh environmental clearance or permissions should be issued by MoEF till it issues the final n...
- Zoological Survey of India to study animals found in Western GhatsThe Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) will conduct a detailed study of animals found outside the protected areas of Western Ghats in the sta...
- British conservationists say the Malabar Civet may have become extinctWestern Ghats' rarest and most threatened mammal – the Malabar Civet may have become extinct.
- Indian Biodiversity Congress to begin from SundayTo sensitize the public, government and other stake holders about the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity of Western Gh...
- Calicut University's botanical garden to house endangered treesIn a unique conservation initiative, the Calicut University Botanical Garden (CUBG) will provide a safe haven to hundreds of rare, endanger...
- Two-day workshop on plant diversity, conservation from tomorrowA two-days workshop on plant diversity and conservation has been arranged at Pilikula Nisarga Dhama from August 10 with financial assistanc...
- Researchers rediscover rare plant speciesResearchers from several institutes, including the Agharkar Research Institute here, have rediscovered a rare endangered plant species, 'sp...
- 2 new species of spiders found in Western GhatsTwo Andheri-based researchers have discovered two new species of a genus of trapdoor spiders from the southern Western Ghats.
- Kudremukh to be declared tiger reserveEnvironment minister Jairam Ramesh has asked the Karnataka government to submit a proposal to declare the Kudremukh National Park in the We...
- TN Forest dept plans to promote tourismTamil Nadu Forest Department has drawn up plans to create tourist attractions in select forest areas in the Theni range of the Western Ghat...
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