Bangalore: The report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, which was submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in 2011, continues to be misinterpreted by political parties and governments in Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra, ecologist Madhav Gadgil has said. Mr. Gadgil said at a State-level convention on ‘Save the Western Ghats’ here […]

Panaji: Capping the extent of mining in the Western Ghats, stretching from Maharashtra to Kerala, is being considered, the head of a panel monitoring the area’s ecology said Tuesday. ‘We are certainly considering that (capping mining) and we will make some recommendations,’ said environmentalist Madhav Gadgil, who heads the Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP). […]