Western Ghats
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Wayanad landslide: Centre proposes to designate over 56,000 sq km Western Ghats area as ESA
India | Aug 03, 2024, 10:39 AM ISTAccording to the proposal, ESA will encompass 9,993 square kilometres in Kerala, covering 13 villages in the Wayanad district, including Noolpuzha, which was hit by landslides on July 30.
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Wayanad landslides: What was Gadgil panel report which recommended no urbanisation on Western Ghats?
Explainers | Jul 31, 2024, 02:18 PM ISTWayanad landslides: The devastating series of landslides in Wayanad district has claimed the lives of at least 158 people and injured over 200, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers search through the debris.
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Tamil Nadu: Heavy rainfall in Western Ghats causes flash flood at Old Courtallam Falls in Tenkasi
Tamil Nadu | Jan 07, 2024, 08:04 AM ISTTamil Nadu news: At first, Cyclone Michaung brought heavy rains to Chennai and surrounding districts, leaving a destruction trail. Recently, Tamil Nadu's southern districts witnessed heavy rainfalls.
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Western Ghats to get heavy rain; scattered showers in few Tamil Nadu districts
India | Sep 14, 2021, 10:32 AM ISTWhile rain will be scattered on Wednesday along the Tamil Nadu delta region, it will increase in several districts of the state on Thursday in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Scientists discover new family of bony fish in western ghats
Science | Oct 03, 2020, 05:04 PM ISTScientists from India, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have discovered a new family of bony fish from the Western Ghats, and named it Aenigmachannidae.
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Butterflies begin their seasonal migration to Western Ghats
News | Aug 29, 2020, 02:00 PM ISTButterflies began their seasonal migration to the Western Ghats.
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Four new plant species discovered in western ghats
News | Jul 05, 2020, 10:53 AM ISTThe Centre for Medicinal Plants Research of Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala discovered four new species of plants in the bio-rich Western Ghats.
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I had suffered enough as a Pallar, so I agreed to convert: Omar Khayyam
India | Feb 20, 2015, 08:18 PM ISTChennai: When 800 Dalits of the Pallar caste which included 200 out of total 300 families in Meenakshipuram village of Tamil Nadu, converted to Islam on February 19, 1981, the incident of mass conversion brought
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Experience infinity with nature for company in Western Ghats (see pics)
Lifestyle | Jul 13, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTThucklay: If you are longing for a serene and tranquil getaway and want to cosy up to the cuddle of Mother Nature, head for the unspoiled plantations on the foothills of Western Ghats in Tamil
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56825 sq km of Western Ghats declared ecologically sensitive
India | Mar 18, 2014, 08:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Environment Ministry today issued a draft notification on Western Ghats declaring an area of 56,825 sq km of the hills as ecologically sensitive. In its report, a High Level Working Group headed by
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Gadgil panel report best roadmap for Western Ghats: Ramesh
India | Dec 29, 2013, 07:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today said that he still feels that the Madhav Gadgil report on the Western Ghats was the “roadmap” for conservation of the ecologically-sensitive hills and expressed hope that there
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Karnataka opposes world heritage tag to Western Ghats
India | Jul 04, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTBangalore, Jul 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work.Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here
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UN designates Western Ghats of India as world heritage site
World | Jul 02, 2012, 11:53 AM ISTUnited Nations, Jul 2: India's 1600-km long Western Ghats mountain chain, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations.The Western Ghats mountain