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Delhi among top hotspots for illegal tiger trade

Delhi, Sunderbans and the Western Ghats are among the hotspots of illegal trade of tigers, their parts and products, says a new global report. The joint report by the global wildlife trade......

Cong demands apology over K'taka speaker's remark

An emotional remark by Speaker K G Bopaiah while opposing the heritage tag to Western Ghats has stirred up a controversy as he virtually raked up a separate statehood demand for his home district......

New wonders on UNESCO's World Heritage List

India's 1600-km long mountain chain of Western Ghats, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to the List of World Heritage Sites by the United Nations. Click on NEXT for...

Shantiniketan, India's next World Heritage Site?

Shantiniketan, the abode of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, and Western Ghats can well be the India's next World Heritage Sites, if UNESCO accepts the country's proposal.......

Can an owl in Kerala ward off recession?

Barn owl, an endangered species, has come under increased threat in Kerala's Western Ghats, one of its natural habitats, with many recession-hit businessmen from some states seeking it for......

HPCL's Rs 30k-cr plant stuck on Western Ghat moratorium

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report, submitted by ecologist Madhav Gadgil last year, was further delaying the Rs 30,000-crore (Rs 300-billion) refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corp......

FDI does not benefit any country: Madhav Gadgil

Madhav Gadgil headed the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel set up by the ministry of environment and forests in 2010. The report zoned 75 per cent of the Western Ghats into different grades of......

CIC orders report on Western Ghats be made public

In response to a RTI application seeking to make public a report by the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel under the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi......

Despite SC lift, Karnataka mining not fully out of hole

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to allow reopening of Category-A and Category-B mines in Karnataka has come as a big relief to the mining sector and the ore-starved steel industries in......

Rail freight corridors to get more money

With work on the railways’ dedicated freight corridors set to pick up, the government is likely to increase budgetary allocation to the project in 2012-13. A good portion of the enhanced......

'Papilo Buddha is about the landless dalits'

Debutant director Jayan Cherian's Papilo Buddha (a rare species of butterfly found in the Western Ghats) is going to make it to the theatres today. The film had a tough time getting past the......

Review: Mynaa is a beautiful love story

Srikanth Srinivasa says Kannada film Mynaa is worth a watch for those who are in love. Director Nagshekar has gone one step further from his earlier venture Sanju Weds Geetha to make his new film......

Review: Aarakshan is disappointing

Aseem Chhabra feels Aarakshan is a result of a muddled script that forgets its purpose half way. Post YOUR reviews here! Chhagan Bhujbal, Mayawati, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and many other politicians in......

Review: Delhi Belly won't get laughs from everyone

Aseem Chhabra feels that Delhi Belly will appeal hugely to some audiences and not much to others, proving that the age of the pan-India audience is dead. Post YOUR reviews here!Many years ago an......

Where Biutiful meets Elektra

Rajeev Srinivasan on one of the best film festivals in India.Perhaps the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) has an outsize reputation because of the dedicated army of cineastes and cinema......

CL images: Hernandez to Man U's rescue, Barca held

Barcelona paid the price for wayward finishing as they were held to a 1-1 draw by their bogey-team Rubin Kazan in Champions League Group D on Wednesday. The Spanish champions, with Lionel Messi on......

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Q. The western ghats in Maharashtra is known as
Pravin: A. more

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Q. Which river originates from the Manas sarowar near Kailash range and is also known as Mahanad ?
Lalit Mahata: A. sahyadri more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-river-originates-from-the-manas-sarowar-near-kailash-r/25326989/answers/25578526

Q. what is meant by biodiversity?
Monicasai: A. To my understanding, itz only lake and no river originates from manas sarovar. But near manas sarovar, river brahma Petra originated. River Mahanadi starts from western ghats. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-meant-by-biodiversity/25182332/answers/25327024

Q. chirus are found in the Western Ghats - true or false ?
Stalin: A. Biodiversity is the variety and differences among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/chirus-are-found-in-the-western-ghats---true-or-false-/25017354/answers/25182358

Web results for Western Ghats

Staying rooted

Tuber crops find an important place in the dietary habits of small and marginal farmers, especially among the tribals of the Western Ghats region.... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333561/staying-rooted.html

Species on the brink of fading away

Recent research has found that if nothing is done to counter the effects of global warming, by the year 2080, half of the common plants on earth... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333550/species-brink-fading-away.html

It's not just another day

Whenever Savithri, a resident of south Chennai lifts a drink of water she sends a silent "thank you" to the sea near her home. "This is the latest... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/its-not-just-another-day/article4732899.ece

Why re-examine the Gadgil Committee report on Western Ghats?

0 Comments, Be the first to comment Moneylife Digital Team | 20/05/2013 05:40 PM | Even as the deadline for inviting comments on the report of Dr... ...

http://moneylife.in/article/why-re-examine-the-gadgil-committee-report-on-western-ghats/32794.html

Gadgil's missive to Kasturirangan opens fresh debate

An open letter from environmentalist and chairman of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) Madhav Gadgil to K Kasturirangan, chairman of the... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Western-Ghats-Gadgil’s-missive-to-Kasturirangan-opens-fresh-debate/2013/05/20/article1597759.ece

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