MAY 16
Tigers thriving in
Assam - population in State increased to 167 in 2014 from 143 in 2010 and
70 in 2006: May 15
Bandipora- Kanzalwan
- Dawar road opened to vehicular traffic today: May 15
Gurez is connected
to Kashmir valley by a single road from Bandipore which runs across the Razdhan
pass at an altitude of 11700 feet. Owing to heavy snow fall, large number of
avalanches and snow slides in the area, this single artery remains cut off for
many months during winter every year. The road and pass was declared open by
GOC Chinar Corps. Last year this pass was opened to vehicular traffic on 20 May
2014 and was kept opened for an extended period up to January 14 nearly one
month beyond the normal period.
http://www.kashmirtimes.in/ May 16
Parts of Arsikere,
Hassan and Channarayapatna taluks of Hassan district records more than 100 mm
rainfall: May 16
New species of
catfish, Glyptothorax senapatiensis
discovered in the Chindwin river drainage in Senapati district of Manipur by
ZSI scientists: May 15
Hailstorm in Shimla,
Rain in many places in Himachal: May 15
Rohtang road opens
to light vehicles: May 16
Quake Measuring 5.7
with origin in Nepal Felt Across North Bengal, Sikkim: IANS, 16th May
Rain lashes southern
TN; Vaigai river is flowing full: TNN | May 16
MAY 17 (Sunday)
A view of the
massive erosion by the Brahmaputra - posing threat to Banmukh Mising village in
Narayanpur: May 17
Weather - Northeast:
May 17
Rain/thundershowers
would occur at most places over Arunachal Pradesh and at many places over Assam
, Meghalaya , Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. Thunder squall with wind
speed exceeding 60 kpmh would occur at isolated places over Assam , Meghalaya
,Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 16th May 2015. 2. Heavy rain would
occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh on 16th, over Assam &
Meghalaya on 16th, 17th, 18th and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura
on 16th & 17th May 2015.
Temperatures :
Saturday, May 16 - Max (°C)
Min(°C)
Rhino horns more
valuable than gold-diamonds: May 16
Seismicity in the
Bay of Bengal region may be caused by re-activation of ancient fault lines: May17
Indian Ocean is one
of the most seismically active oceanic regions. The Bay of Bengal is located
near the junction with some of the most complex tectonic features on the earth
and the seafloor of the Bay is traversed by numerous faults, fracture zones and
ridges of volcanic origin.
Suspected of killing
guard, T-24 tiger shifted from Ranthambore: TNN | May17
Birds have the
fundamental right to "live with dignity" and fly in the sky - Delhi
High Court: May17
MAY 18
Assam NGO forum
urges Govt to conserve wetlands: May 17
Taking a
comprehensive view of quakes: May 18
The Nepal quake is a
painful reminder of what is in store for the communities that live in the
region and in the adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains. This quake, too, opens an
opportunity to learn and understand the threats of great earthquakes which may
occur in the vulnerable region of North India.
‘India’s
Disappearing Beaches – A Wake Up Call’, produced by Shekar Dattatri: May 18
<http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-wakeup-call-verily/article7218361.ece?ref=tpnews>
Tanks in
Tirumangalam, Madurai district brimming with water: May 17
Scientists have
found in India's Spiti Valley fresh geochemical signatures of a catastrophic
event that wiped out over 80 per cent of species on earth about 252 million
years ago: May 17
Hamlets on the
fringes of Deepor Beel unwilling to be
part of proposed eco-zone: May 17
IMD have said Bihar
could feel aftershocks of the April 25 quake for the next six months or even
more than a year: May 18
Task force to study
growing habitat of Asiatic lions in Gujarat: May 18
MAY 19
Rainfall occurs at
several places across the Kashmir valley & Jammu region: May 18
Dark clouds cover
the Guwahati sky on Monday morning before the rain (Image): May 19
80 Croc Nests
Sighted in Bhitarkanika: 19th May
Environment Ministry
denies forest clearance to 6 hydel projects in West Siang district in Arunachal :
May 19
Forest Advisory
Committee (FAC) has reported to have denied the green clearance to six hydro-
electric projects in the state at its meeting held on April 30 , 2015.
Green cover in
Odisha threatened by mines: IANS, May 18
Global warming could
sink large parts of Kochi within 100 years - NIO, Goa: May 19
MAY 20
NHAI to lay speed
breakers to reduce animal deaths on NH 209 in Sathyamangalam TR: May 20
Severe dust storm
sweeps across North India: May 20
Gharials battles
for survival in Gandak river in Bihar:
May 20
Heat wave-like
condition to prevail over Odisha for a week - IMD: PTI, May 20
High temperature
reaching up to 44 degrees and heat wave conditions are due to northwesterly dry
and hot wind from northwest parts of India towards Odisha coast.
Wildlife Census yet
to detect big cats in Anamalai TR: May 20
Volunteers and
forest staff could not spot a big cat directly in the animal census at Anamalai
Tiger Reserve which concludes on Wednesday.
“Usually we spot leopard and even tigers during census. However, this
time we only spotted pug marks of
leopards”, said a volunteer.
Wind power
evacuation delayed this year in TN: May 20
Every year the wind
power generation starts around May 15,
but due to the downpour in many districts, especially in Kanyakumari district
and in Coimbatore district in the state,
wind in the mills in the catchment areas has been negligible and the generation
is nil. Though Tamil Nadu has more than 7,000MW capacity to generate wind
power, it is only between May 15 and September 15 the state gets this.
MAY 21
Pramod Patil, winner
of Whitley Award plans to help conserve the great Indian bustard with the award
money and funds from RSPB: May 21
<http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/52000-to-save-the-bustard/article7228857.ece>
Wildlife census
begins at MTR: May 21
Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended grant of
Environmental Clearance to the Dibang Multipurpose Project in Lower Dibang
Valley without prior downstream impact study: May 20
Environmental
experts have warned that foothill projects like 2880 MW Dibang, 2700 MW Lower
Siang and 1750 MW Demwe Lower in Arunachal will face the first brunt of
downstream impacts before Assam. 44 villages are likely to be affected due to
acquisition of land.The project is
proposed on the Dibang River near Munli village with a 278 m high concrete
gravity dam, about 1.4 km upstream of confluence of Ashu Pani river with
Dibang. The storage scheme project requires a total land of about 5349.14
ha while the total submergence area is 3564 ha. An underground powerhouse is
proposed on right bank of river with 12 units of 240 MW capacity each.
Government has
granted the military permission to test missiles in four ecologically fragile
islands in the Andaman and Nicobars: May 20
Cheyyur ultra mega
power project not viable - imported coal/high tariff: May 21
MAY 22
International Day of
Biological Diversity: The Andhra Pradesh government has set up state, district,
mandal and village-level biodiversity councils. There are 681 biodiversity councils out of 13,270 local
bodies in Andhra Pradesh, out of which 669 belong to village-level and seven in
mandal, one at the district level and four at city-level. Research activities
in agriculture, biotechnology, ocean development, cooperation in agriculture,
Indian medicine, homeopathy, science and technology and industrial development
would be discussed in the councils for a healthy earth. The Biodiversity Act
was enacted in 2002 to protect biodiversity.
Blue whales seen in
sea off Maharashtra after 100 years, - near Kunkeshwar in Sindhudurg district:
May 22
Female elephants
more choosy about mates, says study by
R. Sukumar and Prof Karpagam Chelliah (IISc): May 21
Eco-wisdom &
mystical green traditions -Hugh & Colleen
Gantzer: May 22
Illegal poppy being
cultivated in villages around Mussoorie and remote villages of Tehri
district: May 21
Heat wave leaves
claims many lives in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh: May 22
Khammam, where the
temperature touched 47 degrees Celsius, was one of the hottest places in the
area.
Heat wave alert has
been issued for the next three days in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
as temperatures
remain above normal: May 22
Heat wave grips
Odisha - 16 stations report above 40 degree Celsius: May 22
Pench Tiger Reserve
scores conservation goal with football: TNN | May 22
Fewer trees forcing
hornbills (Grey) to build nests in buildings in Indore: TNN | May 22
‘T-24’, the
‘man-eating’ tiger of Ranthambore, escaped a caged life when the Supreme Court decided that he would
continue to stay in the Sajjangarh Biological Park at Udaipur: May 22
Nelong Valley opens
for tourists first time since 1962 war: May 22
The picturesque
Nelong Valley 45 km ahead ofthe India-China border in Gangotri NP in Uttarkashi
district was closed for civilians after the 1962 wars. At 11,600 feet, the
valley is a cold desert, home to the snow leopard and the Himalayan blue sheep
and offering a view of the Tibetan Plateau.
