Chandy to discuss Kasturirangan report with Moily

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:20

Asserting that farmers` rights would be protected, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday said he would leave for Delhi tomorrow to discuss the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats conservation with Environment Minister Veerappa Moily.

LDF MLAs protest against Western Ghats report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 14:49

Thirteen MLAs belonging to CPI-M led LDF Opposition in Kerala today staged a sit-in in front of the Assembly complex demanding rejection of the anti-farmer recommendations of the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghat conservation.

Western Ghats: Kerala urges PM Manmohan Singh to relax ESA rule

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 08:46

Kerala conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation.

Western Ghats conservation: Common man will be spared of hardships

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 13:47

Sharing concern of farmers, Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said common man would not be made to suffer while implementing the Western Ghats conservation measures recommended by the K Kasturirangan committee.

Gadgil panel report best roadmap for Western Ghats: Ramesh

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 00:33

Jairam Ramesh said he feels Madhav Gadgil report on Western Ghats was the "roadmap" for conservation of the ecologically-sensitive hills and hoped there would be a "dispassionate debate" on the issue.

1700 illegal quarries operating in Kerala`s ghats: Ecologist

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 16:50

Amid protests in Kerala over implementation of a controversial report on Western Ghats, eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Sunday alleged that 1700 illegal quarries were operating in the crestline of sensitive areas of the hills in the state.

National biodiversity garden to come up in Munnar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:32

A national biodiversity garden, exhibiting rare flora and fauna of Western Ghats, will soon come up in the hill station of Munnar, a busy tourist centre located in Idukki district.

Environment Ministry yet to get letter from Goa on Western Ghats report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:30

The Environment Ministry Tuesday said it is yet to receive any letter from the Goa government on the controversial Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats and will "look at it" once it comes.

Rahul Gandhi to take up Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 22:44

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will take up with Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan the issue of implementation of Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats in the wake strong protests in some hilly areas of Kerala against it.

Correct flaws in Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats: Chandy

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 20:18

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Kasturirangan panel report on Western Ghats should be amended, correcting procedural lapses and giving practical exemptions considering ground realities.

All-party meet to discuss Kasturirangan report: Chandy

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 22:21

A report reflecting the concerns of people about the fallout of the implementation of recommendations of the Kasturirgangan committee on the ecology of the Western Ghats shall be submitted to the Centre, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Wednesday.

Kerala shuts down over Western Ghats environment order

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 23:37

The dawn-to-dusk state-wide shutdown Monday, called by the Left opposition to protest an order on implementation of the Kasturirangan panel report on conserving Western Ghats environment, has virtually confined people indoors.