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‘Bring him back’: Hope meets loss in Indian villages hit by landslides

Nearly 300 people have been killed in the landslides in Kerala state, and the toll is expected to rise.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2024

Raigad landslide: Torrential rains over last six-eight days led to already eroded hilltop caving in, say experts

MUMBAI: The tragic landslide in Irshalwadi village at the foothills of Irshalgad in Khalapur taluka of Raigad district kiling 10 people so far, is a fallout of sudden cloudburst which led to 400 mm rainfall within just 24 hours eventually bringing down entire hilltop onto the village killing people on…

The Times of India · Jul 20, 2023

Explained | The draft notification of ESA in Western Ghats and Karnataka’s stiff resistance to it

The Kasturirangan Committee was tasked with suggesting a holistic approach for sustainable and equitable development and conservation of ecology in the Western Ghats. Why has the state government been in loggerheads with it for 10 years?

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022