Western Ghats report makes Karnataka planters jittery
Coffee planters in Karnataka's Kodagu district are an apprehensive lot. They believe the acceptance of the Kasturirangan report to conserve Western Ghats will make them helplessly watch their...
View ArticleRyots oppose power line passing through Kodagu
Farmers from districts along the Cauvery basin on Saturday launched an agitation, urging the Centre to shift the proposed high-tension electric wire passing through pristine forests in Kodagu, pointing
View ArticleCabinet panel for 'balanced' approach on Western Ghats
The panel, in its previous meetings, had decided to review the state-owned polluting industries set up in the ecologically sensitive zone. The Cabinet sub-committee for studying the controversial...
View ArticleGreen issues stall Kaiga-Kerala power line
Farmers, elected representatives in Kodagu district want route realigned The controversial proposal to draw a high tension power transmission line from Kaiga in Uttara Kannada district to Kerala via...
View ArticleCentre promises to not be hasty on Kasturirangan Report
Decision on the report would be taken after consulting BJP MPs of the area Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has promised the Karnataka unit of the BJP that the Centre would not take any
View ArticlePanel on deemed forest land to meet within a week
The district-level committee formed to do a reality check of the deemed forest land in Kodagu district will convene its first meeting in a week and is likely to submit a comprehensive report to the...
View Article30,405 kids suffer from malnutrition
A total of 30,405 children are suffering from malnutrition in Kodagu district. As per the government scheme, milk will be distributed to the kids four days in a week and eggs will be supplied for two days
View ArticleGovt forms expert panel to identify ESA in Western Ghats
The committee may visit Mysore, Kodagu and other places soon The State government has constituted a State level expert committee to identity Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Western Ghats, as...
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding eco-sensitive areas of...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Foundation & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding eco-sensitive areas of...
View ArticleCabinet panel going slow on eco-sensitive zones
The Cabinet sub-committee on delineation of eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) is going slow on notifying the areas around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the State. ESZs are notified to check the
View ArticleGreen cover battling for survival in Karnataka
Moderately dense forest has declined by nearly 30,000 acres in the State Though the gentle slopes of the Western Ghats form its backdrop, an astounding 263 sq. km. of dense forest cover in Shivamogga
View ArticleSocio-economic and environmental impact of tourism in Kodagu District...
Kodagu district has internationally recognized as one of the environmental “micro hot spot" due to the biological diversity and distribution of the Western Ghats. Unique culture heritages
View ArticleEnvironment organisations to organise ‘padayatra’ seeking funds for Cauvery...
Olirum Erodu Foundation has teamed up with Annai Cauvery River Protection Trust to carry out remediation of environmental pollution in the Cauvery River. The two organisations have resolved to organise
View ArticleMove to shift tourist facilities out of Nagarahole reserve
The big cats in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve could have some space for themselves as foresters are looking at shifting tourist facilities to the periphery of the national park. The plan is to drastically
View Article27 lives lost in 3 years in man-elephant conflict
Forest personnel coming up with new plans to find solution The Forest Department has been trying hard to check man-animal conflict in its area, yet, 27 people have lost their lives in the last three years
View ArticleOpposition likely for ESZ tag to 20 villages
Declare entire Kodagu eco-sensitive: wildlife forum More than 20 villages of Kodagu are included in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) list in the draft notification of the Central government, but the district
View ArticleWhy a well drying up has Bengaluru-Mysuru worried
At its source, wells are drying up as swathes of forest lie submerged by dams or cut down for rail and power lines It's only once a year that the priests of the Kaveriamma temple at Talakaveri, the source
View ArticleEnvironmentalists trying to extend Ecologically Sensitive Zone'
Under the pretext of environment conservation, some environmental organisations have been trying to extend the ecologically sensitive zone to Kodagu, alleged office-bearers of Save Kodagu Forum....
View ArticleInternational conference to focus on saving Western Ghats
The Ecological Festival of Western Ghats will be held from November 30 to December 2 Preparations have begun for the Ecological Festival of Western Ghats, an international conference aimed at the...
View ArticleForest fires singed 36,000 acres in 5 years in Karnataka
BENGALURU: Forest fires have reduced 35,891 acres to cinders in Karnataka in the past five years, and the year 2019 has taken the lead with the blaze in Bandipur National Park razing 15,000 acres.
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