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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicWestern Ghats

Topic: Western Ghats

Karnataka is ignoring Western Ghats UNESCO tag and 6 central notices—to build, build, build

The Western Ghats has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site for over a decade. But for the Karnataka government, it has become a millstone around the neck.

‘Centre should refer to 2013 report’ — ex-ISRO chief on upcoming Western Ghats notification

After Wayanad landslides, Centre's looking at issue of notifying ecologically sensitive areas in Western Ghats again. K Kasturirangan recommends Centre look at report by a panel led by him.

Centre to notify 56,800 sq km of Western Ghats, including Wayanad, as eco-sensitive area

The new draft notification issued on 31 July comes a month after the earlier notification expired. This is the sixth such notification for the landslide-prone region

What is ‘Project Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s multi-pronged initiative to save state animal

The 5-year project has gathered pace with conclusion of a survey that aims to find its population, its habitat, and introduce measures so that the ungulate does not go extinct

Kodaikanal is now a giant traffic jam. A new Western Ghats magazine will flag problems

A Chennai event – featuring politicians, ecologists and Kodaikanal residents – detailed the rampant landscape changes that have damaged the Western Ghats’ delicate ecology.

‘To live is to kill’ — a Malabar pit viper and gliding frog affirm nature’s basic law

Amboli Ghat is known as the ‘Cherrapunji’ of Maharashtra. The UNESCO World Heritage Site sustains its ecosystem with nature's most essential law.

Snakehead fish species found in Kerala a living fossil, belongs to unique family, study says

The fish, named after a character from the 'Lord of the Rings' fantasy novel, dwell in dark groundwaters, and are known to be usually found in Africa and Asia.

How to restore a rainforest with a nursery, science and some bat poop

Understanding the relationships that comprise a rainforest helped wildlife biologists & nature conservationists restore a degraded patch in Anamalai Hills.

Not only development work, Western Ghats face threat from plantations and agriculture too

A new study has found that the Western Ghats will lose capacity to absorb about 7.5 per cent of India's annual carbon dioxide emissions over the next decade.

Western Ghats forest cover improved after active ecological restoration, says study

Active ecological restoration process includes steps to prevent cutting of wood and growth of weeds, and planting diverse variety of native species.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.