Outfit asks Centre not to accept UDF govt proposal on Western GhatsA Hindu outfit in Kerala today asked the Centre not to accept the Congress-led UDF government's proposal on conservation of Western Ghats.
22 Jul, 2015, 01.14 PM IST
Western Ghats: Kerala government seeks report from districts by July 25The report was sought in the backdrop of the Commissions's recommendation to declare 123 villages in the state as Ecologically Fragile Land...
21 Jul, 2015, 09.33 PM IST
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...
19 Jul, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Jayanthi Natarajan was not accessible to Congress MPs from Kerala: Oommen ChandyChandy sought to puncture Natarajan's allegations against Congress leadership, saying then Environment Minister was "not reachable" even to...
30 Jan, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
Oomen Chandy urges PM Narendra Modi to safeguard Kerala’s interests in Western GhatsChandy is against implementation of the Gadgil panel report as he fears it would hit the livelihood of millions of people living on the hil...
03 Jun, 2014, 12.53 PM IST
Oomen Chandy urges PM Modi to safeguard Kerala’s interests in Western GhatsAmid reports that the Centre may review its decision on Western Ghats, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Monday met Prime Minister Nar...
03 Jun, 2014, 06.33 AM IST
Mullappally Ramachandran slams Congress men opposed to party stand on Western Ghats issueThe Congress-led UDF Government in Kerala is against the implementation of the report in its present form.
01 Mar, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
Centre to discuss Western Ghats issue with chief ministers of six statesCentre decided to convene a meeting of CMs from 6 states, through which 1600-km-long Western Ghats traverses, to find a way to implement a ...
27 Dec, 2013, 09.14 PM IST
- Veerappa Moily agrees to review Western Ghats ban after meeting Maharashtra, Kerala CMs
The decision to prohibit polluting industries and big construction projects in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats has become a major ...
25 Dec, 2013, 04.02 AM IST
M Veerappa Moily seeks review of report on Western GhatsVeerappa Moily today directed a review of a controversial report on Western Ghats which had earned Jayanthi Natarajan the wrath of politica...
25 Dec, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Expert Committee on Kasthurirangan to submit report soon: Oommen Chandy"The Expert Committee has completed its hearing and evidence taking... they will submit the report in two to three days time, Chandy said.
09 Dec, 2013, 02.31 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to take up Kasturirangan panel report on Western GhatsThe review meeting was attended by party General Secretaries Janardan Dwivedi, Ahmed Patel and AICC General Secretary in-charge (Kerala) Mu...
03 Dec, 2013, 10.16 PM IST
Kerala shuts down over Western Ghats reportResistance groups, backed by the Catholic Church, provided momentum to the protest in Idukki and Wayanad districts.
19 Nov, 2013, 11.28 AM IST
LDF hartal over Western Ghats report hits normal life in KeralaResistance groups backed by the Catholic Church provided momentum to the protest as thousands eke out a living by farming small piece of la...
18 Nov, 2013, 07.12 PM IST
No question of implementing Kasturirangan report in haste: Oommen ChandyOommen Chandy said work on the 'Japan drinking water project' being implemented in Kozhikode, was progressing fast and expected to be compl...
16 Nov, 2013, 12.25 PM IST
Politicians lead protests against curbs on developmental activities in Western Ghats"The Centre should have taken the state into confidence and its inputs considered before taking the final decision", Chandy said.
16 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Kerala rejects Western Ghats panel reportKerala today termed as "impractical to implement" the suggestions made by an expert panel on Western Ghats and sought PM Manmohan Singh's i...
04 Jul, 2012, 03.12 PM IST