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Opinion | Kerala Tragedy Is Why States Must Stop Opposing 'ESA' Tags
On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).
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How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
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Kerala BJP Chief, Rahul Gandhi In Race, Wayanad To See 3-Corner Contest
Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.
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Video: Bison Rams Into An Auto Rickshaw, Nearly Flips It In Kerala
Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals
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"Have Lost Everything": Despair Floods Kerala Day After Heavy Rain
An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.
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Sabarimala Issue Takes Centrestage In These Two Seats For Kerala Polls
One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.
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Amid Kerala Protests, Lankan Is Third Woman To Enter Sabarimala Temple: Police
A 46-year-old woman from Sri Lanka, who entered the Sabarimala temple last night, became the third woman of menstruating age in the temple's history to offer darshan to the shrine of Lord Ayyappa nestled in the Western Ghats, since Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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11 Women Who Tried To Enter Sabarimala Evicted From Base Camp
Six women below 50, surrounded by hundreds of protesters, are waiting at the Pamba base camp in a bid to trek uphill to the Sabarimala temple nestled in the Western Ghats in Kerala. They arrived at the base camp at 3:30 am today when it was still dark in the hilly area.
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2 New Earthworm Species Found In Kerala
Scientists have discovered two new primitive species of earthworm in the Western Ghats mountain ranges in Kerala.
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Anti-Encroachment Drive In Kerala's Munnar Ruffles Feathers
Kerala's Munnar, an ecological hotspot in the Western Ghats, has also made a name for itself as a haven for illegal construction activities over the years.
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Kerala Government Submits Its Views on Kasturirangan Report to Centre
Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats to the Centre.
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Suspected Maoists Attack Stone-Crusher Unit in Kerala's Kannur District
A Suspected team of five maoists attacked a stone-crusher unit in Kerala's Kannur district in the early hours of Friday. The team vandalised the office, set it on fire and before leaving pasted posters of CPI Maoists Western Ghats Regional Committee on it's premises.
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Western Ghats report: PM says farmers' interests will be protected
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured the people of Kerala that the government would take a decision on the recommendations of the Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats conservation keeping in view the development needs of the state.
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BJP asks Election Commission to implement code impartially in Kerala
With the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghat conservation becoming a hot poll debate in the state, BJP Kerala unit has told the Election Commission that the Centre's move to issue a new notification on the report was to 'appease' a section of people in the state.
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Environment ministry accepts Kerala government's demands
The union environment ministry on Tuesday accepted the Kerala government-appointed expert committee's recommendation to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of ecologically sensitive areas identified by a high-level working group on Western Ghats but the Left opposition and the protesters demanded a notification.
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Opinion | Kerala Tragedy Is Why States Must Stop Opposing 'ESA' Tags
On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).
-
How Unplanned Development, Unusual Rain In Wayanad Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.
-
Kerala BJP Chief, Rahul Gandhi In Race, Wayanad To See 3-Corner Contest
Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.
-
Video: Bison Rams Into An Auto Rickshaw, Nearly Flips It In Kerala
Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals
-
"Have Lost Everything": Despair Floods Kerala Day After Heavy Rain
An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.
-
Sabarimala Issue Takes Centrestage In These Two Seats For Kerala Polls
One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.
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Amid Kerala Protests, Lankan Is Third Woman To Enter Sabarimala Temple: Police
A 46-year-old woman from Sri Lanka, who entered the Sabarimala temple last night, became the third woman of menstruating age in the temple's history to offer darshan to the shrine of Lord Ayyappa nestled in the Western Ghats, since Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine.
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11 Women Who Tried To Enter Sabarimala Evicted From Base Camp
Six women below 50, surrounded by hundreds of protesters, are waiting at the Pamba base camp in a bid to trek uphill to the Sabarimala temple nestled in the Western Ghats in Kerala. They arrived at the base camp at 3:30 am today when it was still dark in the hilly area.
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2 New Earthworm Species Found In Kerala
Scientists have discovered two new primitive species of earthworm in the Western Ghats mountain ranges in Kerala.
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Anti-Encroachment Drive In Kerala's Munnar Ruffles Feathers
Kerala's Munnar, an ecological hotspot in the Western Ghats, has also made a name for itself as a haven for illegal construction activities over the years.
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Kerala Government Submits Its Views on Kasturirangan Report to Centre
Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats to the Centre.
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Suspected Maoists Attack Stone-Crusher Unit in Kerala's Kannur District
A Suspected team of five maoists attacked a stone-crusher unit in Kerala's Kannur district in the early hours of Friday. The team vandalised the office, set it on fire and before leaving pasted posters of CPI Maoists Western Ghats Regional Committee on it's premises.
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Western Ghats report: PM says farmers' interests will be protected
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured the people of Kerala that the government would take a decision on the recommendations of the Kasturirangan Report on Western Ghats conservation keeping in view the development needs of the state.
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BJP asks Election Commission to implement code impartially in Kerala
With the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghat conservation becoming a hot poll debate in the state, BJP Kerala unit has told the Election Commission that the Centre's move to issue a new notification on the report was to 'appease' a section of people in the state.
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Environment ministry accepts Kerala government's demands
The union environment ministry on Tuesday accepted the Kerala government-appointed expert committee's recommendation to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of ecologically sensitive areas identified by a high-level working group on Western Ghats but the Left opposition and the protesters demanded a notification.
