Tag: western ghats

Over 17 lakh applications seeking grant of land remain pending or rejected in Karnataka

The strongest opposition in Malnad region to the recommendations of the K.…

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Keralam researchers discover a new species of genus Begonia in Western Ghats

Begonia rajvikramanii | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Researchers have identified a new…

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What is Karnataka’s objection to the ESA? | Explained

The story so far:On September 22, the Karnataka Legislature unanimously passed a…

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Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats: Kannada translation of ESA draft available now

A coalition of organisations has published a Kannada translation of the seventh draft…

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ESA protests driven by ‘hidden agenda’, allege environmental groups

The Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS) said people should understand the rationale…

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Fear revisits residents of Western Ghats

On August 29, hundreds of farmers from Hosanagara taluk in Shivamogga district…

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MoEFCC urges NGT to direct States to submit annual plan of operation for Neelakurinji conservation

Neelakurinji in bloom on the Chokramudy hills, near Munnar, in Idukki. |…

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Centre reissues notification on Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone amid deadlock with States

The Western Ghats is spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and…

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Study unveils new fish species in Western Ghats, solves evolutionary riddle

Eechathalakenda incognita. Photo: Special Arrangement A team of scientists has discovered a…

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T.N. launches third synchronised Nilgiri Tahr survey across Western Ghats

Forest Department frontline staff collecting data for the synchronised Nilgiri Tahr survey…

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