The Latest Breaking News from Western Ghats

ESA: Growers’ federation calls for series of bandhs from Wednesday

There are apprehensions in villages about implications of the draft notification

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2022

CM in Delhi next week to discuss ESA in Western Ghats

Bommai will attend oath taking ceremony of new President on Monday

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2022

Scattered rainfall to cover more places in Tamil Nadu this week

Eight more interior districts are likely to join those along the Western Ghats that have been experiencing a steady heavy rain spell

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Karnataka: Public works minister rules out closure of Shiradi Ghat Road

MYSURU: Excessive rain in the Old Mysore and coastal region of the state has left roads inundated, triggered landslides and farms flooded. Although commute on many roads in the Western Ghats is proving slightly treacherous owing to the inclement weather, public works minister CC Patil on Monday ruled out closure…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Centre reissues draft notification on Western Ghats eco sensitive area

Centre has notified 46,832 sq. km spread across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu; of this, 20,668 sq. km is in Karnataka

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022

Tremors felt in Dakshina Kannada’s Sullia taluk

The area falls beneath the Kodagu region on the foothills of the Western Ghats that had witnessed massive landslides and changes in the river course several years ago

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2022

Rare dragonfly spotted in Kerala for the first time

Spiny Horntail discovered in Kottiyoor forests of Kannur

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2022

India’s newest recorded snail named after Western Ghats

The Haploptychius sahyadriensis is endemic to the Vishalgad Conservation Reserve in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022

Another bout of stir on the anvil in Idukki

SC declaring one km around protected forests as ESZ the trigger

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022

Nature guides introduce the flora and fauna of the Western and Eastern Ghats to trekkers and visitors

A surge in monsoon travel, fuelled by Indians focussing on the great outdoors this year, has fuelled a rise in imaginative treks, where guides teach you everything from photographing amphibians to counting stars

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022