The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive area esa zones down from the 64% suggested by the. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. It is a unesco world heritage site and is one of the eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity in the world. Only the eastern portions of these districts are covered by the western ghats for which wgeep has completed assignment of ecologically sensitive zones and guidelines for further development projects. Clearly, however, much work needs to be done in the wake of recent events to better understand the role of. Forty sites in the western ghats region are priorities for the conservation of freshwater invertebrates, of which only seven lie within the existing. Kasturirangan committee report recommendations instead of the total area of western ghats, only 37% i.
Conservation of endemic and endangered freshwater fishes of western ghats biodiversity hotspot, kerala, indiaconcept of protected areas and ecotourism. Bangladesh we provide high quality sea food for export, like live mud crab, freshwater eel, freshwater shrimp, frozen black tiger shrimp etc. Western ghats, 39 sites in the states of kerala, karnataka, tamil nadu. Management of chinook salmon sport fisheries in northern cook inlet during a period of low production sam ivey alaska department of fish and game sport fish division 1. We show, using molecular phylogenies of two invertebrate and four vertebrate groups, that biotic interchange between these areas has been much more. Meanwhile the other states seem not too perturbed by the decision of the moef to accept the kasturirangan report. Report of the western ghats ecology panel, submitted to the ministry of environment and forests, govt. He specialized in international studies for his masters degree. Kasturirangan western ghats report india environment portal. Through a formal recognition of these chokepoints, imss2015 not only reiterates the embayed nature of the indian ocean, but also highlightsalbeit implicitlythe oceans geostrategic exclusivity for india. I am pleased to present indias fifth national report nr5 to the. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres 54,000 sq mi in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres 990 mi parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, traversing the states of kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, goa, maharashtra and gujarat.
The state of kerala has 1847 species of vertebrates in 330 families and 81 orders, of which 386 are endemic to the western ghats region of the western ghats. The monsoon influencing western ghats runs parallel to the west coast is also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains the range starts near the songadh town of gujarat, south of the tapti river, and runs approximately 1,600 km, 48 to 210 km wide, through the states of maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu ending at marunthuvazh malai, near. Deposits of group 2 the glaciofluvial deposits of group 2lie south of pac haug river in the westcentral part of the quadrangle. Icecontact collapse slopes and kettleholes are com.
Order of the national green tribunal regarding status of dr. Hatchery seed production of freshwater prawn in inland saline water. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. The report has sought to balance the two concerns of development and environment protection, by watering down the environmental regulation regime proposed by gadgil. Western ghats reports considering the impacts of small hydro projects, the. The monsoon influencing western ghats runs parallel to the west. The global range of this species is lowland regions of kalimantan and sarawak borneo, sumatra and peninsular. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the breakup of the supercontinent of gondwana some 150 million years ago. For these western ghats regions of the district, the panel recommends.
Hence, it is important that the health status of individuals is standardized. Western ghats notified as ecologically sensitive area why in news. Report of the western ghats high level working group hlwg recommends a nontolerance policy with respect to highly interventionist and environmentally damaging activities like mining or polluting industries. Atyid shrimps, a key component of tropical freshwater ecosystems, face multiple anthropogenic threats and thus need special attention. Western ghats notified as ecologically sensitive area. The rule comes from the days when it was to everyones advantage consumers and insurers to use whole dollar amounts in accounting and check writing. The government of india, through the ministry of environment and forests, appointed what it called the western ghats ecology expert panel, headed by known environmental, ecology, and natural resources expert, professor madhav gadgil. With more than 300 described species, the genus caridina is the most speciose of all the caridea infraorder. Distribution, endemism and threat status of freshwater fishes in the western ghats of india. The vatuira conservation park in fiji an innovative financial mechanism is being supported by the pacific communitys resccue restoration of ecosystem services. As you all know, the need of the hour is sustainable development. Management of chinook salmon sport fisheries in northern cook. Western ghats, 39 sites in the states of kerala, karnataka, tamil.
Quality overall summary chemical entities applications for drug identification number submissions qosce dina version. For malaysia, the radioopacity of bony fish that people commonly consume has yet to be studied. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led 10member highlevel working group and decides to declare the ecologically sensitive area esa over 37% of the western ghats under the environment protection act, 1986. Kasturirangan panel report kpr is the basic document that is. Marine conservation agreements as innovative financial. Karnataka government in its official response to the recommendations of the kasturirangan report dated 24.
On september 17, 2014, shrimp news reported that cp prima, a company that owns huge shrimp farms on the east coast of the island of sumatra, had found an antidote for the imnv virus. Kasturirangan panel report kpr is the basic document that is being relied upon in the case of areas that have been earmarked as ecologically sensitive areas esas of the western ghats, state government has informed the kerala high court. The nilgiri biosphere reserve in the western ghats is the first biosphere reserve in india. Chapter ten insurance premium double rounding litigation. Cyanobacteria are more capable of using carbonate and low co.
With a view to sustainable brackish water farming and to protect the coastal environment, scheme for modified extensive culture of black tiger shrimp has been taken up under rkvy rashtriya krishi vikas yojana by fisheries department, west bengal government. Western ghats also known as sahyadri meaning the benevolent mountains is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, located entirely in india. This is attributed to nearfreshwater salinity of sharavathi estuary, maintained due. We assessed the perceived socioecological impacts of 4 shps within the western ghats in india by conducting semistructured interviews with local respondents. Maximum revenue entitlement mre subcommittee report of findings preamble this report of findings summarizes the work, observations and major findings of the mre subcommittee. The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the western ghats, india. The himalayan states, including the northeast, and the western ghats are the most prominent mountain ecosystems in india which are struggling to cope up with the negative impacts of development initiatives and tourism.
This qosce dina template can be used by sponsors to summarize the quality information for applications for drug. The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in. Bangladesh exporter of live eel fish, frozen eel, live mud crabs, frozen shrimp and lobster. The range runs north to south along the western edge of the deccan plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain, called konkan, along the arabian sea. The continued fall in piracy is good news, but certain shipping routes remain dangerous, and the escalation of crew kidnapping is a worrying trend in some emerging areas, said imb director pottengal mukundan in a statement released for the report. Summary of the shark bay prawn managed fishery harvest strategy brown tiger and western king prawn stocks in shark bay. Diversity, distribution and conservation status of genus.
Time to act is now, says report on depleting western ghats biodiversity. The distressing state of the western ghats calls for stringent protection measures as well. Board of governors academic achievement scholarship 2017. The state of kerala has 1847 species of vertebrates in 330 families and 81 orders, of which 386 are endemic to the western ghats region of the western ghats sri lanka hotspot, and 205 species. This species is the only known member of its genus ctenops 3.
Environment and science and technology current affairs. Kasturirangan committee report pdf former district incharge minister b ramanath rai has urged the central government not to implement the recommendations of kasturirangan. He completed his bachelors degrees in economics and law llb respectively. From pasturelands and forested landscapes, we wish to draw the attention of our readers to an extensive and interesting collection of writings on the seascapes of the world. Safe disasterresilient drinking water to floods and drought. Comparison of gadgil kasturirangan reports, salim ali foundation, thrissur. Critical evaluation of kasturirangan committee report on. Tribal and villagers in western ghats protest against kasturirangan report recommendations restricting access to forest. According to the iucn, 97 freshwater fish species from the western ghats were considered threatened. D az database list libguides at west coast university, inc. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. Quality overall summary chemical entities applications for. Proceedings of annual seminar of multiple cropping center mcc, chiang mai university, chiang mai, thailand.
The western ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the deccan plateau. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now. The current conclusion of low sensitivity in detecting fish bone in throat was based on data from. Safe disasterresilient drinking water to floods and drought prone areas in sri lanka updated 2020. Radioopacity of commonly consumed bony fish in kelantan. The risk of extinction for all 763 species was assessed using the iucn red list criteria that include geographic ranges, habitats, ecology and past and present threats. Indonesia update of cp primas imnv antidote shrimp news. The gadgil panel went by forest types above a certain altitude and defined the western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. Draft notification declaring ecologically sensitive area in western ghats in the states of gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Elevations of 1,500 m 4,921 ft and above in the north and 2,000 m 6,562 ft and above in the south have a more temperate climate. In breeding plumage late fall through midsummer, males sport a large orangeyellow knob between their. Certificate course in environmental sustainability course.
The kidnappings in the sulu sea between east malaysia and the. Kulathhoopuzha hills, in the southern western ghats in kerala. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for. Pdf feeding habits of daggertooth pike conger muraenesox. Crop logistics working group iii maximum revenue entitlement. As such, the ministry is not processing the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep report for any further action. M rajesh course coordinator and sme is presently heading the ignou regional centre at vatakara as the regional director. The community is dominated by the vokkaliga castea hindu caste group primarily engaged in agricultural activities. Twentyone riverdependent communities are located within a 6 km radius of the shps fig. It proposes protecting 90 per cent of the regions natural landscape as ecological sensitive area. Download file focus on water in bradford times february 2016 reported on the 2016 agknowledge forum where water was the topic. Board of governors academic achievement scholarship 2017 scholarship application the new york section american water works association nysawwa board of governors is pleased. The subcommittee was struck by the crop logistics working group iii clwg iii, and undertook its investigation between march and may 2015. Kasturirangan to study the recommendations of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, the.
Individuals was fed with spirulina platensis free diet, however 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th groups were fed with 2, 4, 6 and 10% spirulina platensis diets respectively. Climate in the western ghats varies with altitudinal gradation and distance from the equator. Gadgil report was criticized as being too environmentfriendly and kasturirangan report was labelled as being antienvironmental. Male king eiders are one of the most ornately plumaged ducks in north america. The oceans and seas appear as limitless commons and we focus in this issue on their meaning and importance to the fisheries sector. Identification of ecologically sensitive areas in western ghats region 43 6. Frozen shrimp continued to be the major export item accounting for 41. Trask abstract the lunar crater volcanic field in eastcentral nevada in cludes cinder cones, maars, and basalt flows of probably qua ternary age that individually and as a group resemble some features on the moon. In commissioning a highlevel working group headed by the space scientist k. The cochrane methodology register cmr is a bibliography of publications which report on methods used in the conduct of controlled trials. The western ghats ecology expert panel, headed by ecologist madhav gadgil, was a committee appointed by the union ministry of environment and forests to assess the biodiversity and environmental issues of the western ghats spread across six stateskerala, tamil nadu.
Demersal fisheries of the arabian sea, the gulf of oman and. Wg harbor high degree of endemism with more than 78% of amphibian and about 41% fish species and similar high ret rare, endemic and threatened floral and faunal groups. The hlwg set up the moef under the chairmanship of dr. The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the western ghats, india pdf. New distributional record of the northernmost myristica. It only takes a few of these bacteria to cause severe diarrhea, fever and abdominal. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Imd advises fishermen to not venture into sea between june 8. Boone, 1931, the pacific whiteleg shrimp in river cauvery the pacific whiteleg shrimp, litopenaeus vannamei boone, 1931 is a natural inhabitant of tropical marine waters.
Data were collected on feeding behaviour, distances from their burrows, and interactions among conspecifics. It includes journal articles, books and conference proceedings. The feeding habits of daggertooth pike conger muraenesox cinereus were studied using 380 specimens collected in the coastal waters off goseong, korea, from june to september, 2011. Although small hydropower projects shps are encouraged as sources of clean and green energy, there is a paucity of research examining their socioecological impacts. Fish production and processing l marine fish landings improved by.
The apparent biotic affinities between the mainland and the island in the western ghatssri lanka biodiversity hotspot have been interpreted as the result of frequent migrations during recent periods of low sea level. The topography of these deposits is very i r reg u 1 a r. We present the first global assessment of extinction risk for a major group of freshwater invertebrates, caridean shrimps. The women sangams groups of the deccan development society have bagged the united nations equator prize for 2019. This report sets out the results of a preassessment of the gulf of mexico shrimp fishery for three species of shrimp brown shrimp farfantepenaeus aztecus, white shrimp litopenaeus setiferus and pink shrimp farfantepenaeus duorarum in relation to the marine stewardship. According to high level working group report on western ghats hlwg kasturirangan committee report, geographical area of wg is over 1,64,280 sq. Status, distribution and ecology of the greyheaded bulbul pycnonotus priocephalus in western ghats, india. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now, kerala govt tells high court. Regarding the physical fitness of the athlete, there is evidence that show s optimal levels of. This report describes the results of a survey for a globally endangered crocodilian, the false gharial tomistoma schlegelii undertaken in west kalimantan, indonesia, from augustseptember 2004. The climate is humid and tropical in the lower reaches tempered by the proximity to the sea.
We report this unusual case of symtomatic radiologically imaged classical rib hemangioma undergoing unnecessary biopsy rather than elective embolization and landing up in emergency embolization of the lesion, but finally underwent uncomplicated resection of the shriveled embolized hemangioma. Pdf the status and distribution of freshwater molluscs. Even the kasturirangan committee has recommended that hydropower. Note the reference levels essentially prescribe the operational objective which is to maintain each resource above the threshold level. Test animals belonging to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th groups were exposed to 0. The status and distribution of freshwater molluscs of the western ghats chapter pdf available january 2011 with 1,494 reads how we measure reads. The hlwg, headed by kasturirangan, was appointed by the environment ministry to examine the report of the wgeep, also called as gadgil committee, headed by environmentalist madhav gadgil. Esa under the epa 1986 is the best option available wherein conservation can be ensured without displacing people. It seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the esa zones down from the 64% suggested by the gadgil report. Radioopacity of commonly consumed bony fish in kelantan, malaysia med j malaysia vol 67 no 5 october 2012 493 detecting fish bone in the throat 2. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats.
Nursery rearing of seabass is an important component of farming practice, where the seabass fry is reared to fingerling size in net hapas, ponds and tanks. The essence of wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel which is commonly known as gadgil committee report, that the development and conservation can go handin hand, in a totally democratic and transparent way empowering the local people to decide upon their development options, has disappeared, totally, in the hlwg high level working group which is commonly known as kasturirangan. A complete ban on mining, quarrying and sand mining in esa distinguished between cultural 58% occupied in the western ghats by it like human. Open access options available download our journal flyer pdf, 863kb. It is a unesco world heritage site and is one of the eight hottest hotspots of. The indian metrological department on thursday advised fishermen to not venture into the east central arabian sea off konkan and goa coasts, as well as west central and adjoining southwest arabian. Report on monitoring of fish diversity of rivers in kerala.
According to the report submitted to ministry of environment by kasturirangan, 37% of the western ghats is ecologically sensitive area esa and the western ghats is a biological treasure of. The indomalayan region holds over half of global species diversity, with a peak in indo. Randall 1968 with their associated shrimp alpheus floridanus a. The report of working group ii sustainable tourism in the indian himalayan region by the niti aayog highlights similar concern. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range that covers an area of in a stretch of parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, traversing the states of kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, goa, maharashtra and gujarat. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. Eider a tete grise description king eiders are a moderately large sea duck, weighing 12002100 g 2. Marine prawns, belonging to the family penaeidae, are exploited. Food and agriculture organization of the united nationsfor a world without hunger.
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