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Karjat project sparks Maharashtra political faceoff as thousands of trees are cut for 3,000 MW plantA significant controversy emerged in Maharashtra due to tree cutting for Torrent Power's energy project. Locals and activists oppose the pr...- 600 sq ft rainforest, 100 plant varieties, 17 bird species: Retired Bengaluru techie turns terrace into mini forest with homegrown cherries, dragon fruit, coffee and more, keeping temperatures cooler and the air cleanerIn Bengaluru, a retired engineer has cultivated a vibrant 600 sq ft rooftop rainforest, a testament to urban green restoration. This mini-f...
- India's first DNA elephant census finds 25% drop in population, warns of rising habitat lossIndia's first DNA-based elephant census reveals a nearly 25% population drop over eight years, estimating 22,446 elephants. The new scienti...
- A silent crisis is brewing in India. And it could hit millions by 2050A study by IISER Bhopal warns that dams and reservoirs in India have lost nearly half their storage due to sedimentation, cutting power gen...
- How a ban on human activities could've saved over 150 lives in Kerala's WayanadThe recent landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, which claimed over 150 lives, underscore the ongoing issues in notifying the Western Ghats as an ...
- The women guarding India's rainforest 'refugees'As deforestation and climate change ravage India's UNESCO heritage-listed Western Ghats mountain range, an all-female rainforest force is b...
- Fourth draft issued on Western Ghats no-go zone post several failed attemptsThe latest draft, issued by the environment ministry on October 3, is exactly the same what the Centre had proposed in the February 27, 201...
- Six states sitting on edge as draft green norms hang fireEvery time the environment ministry notified the ESA draft, it asked the Western Ghats states to submit their views or objections.
- Bats in India like to live among coffee plantsIt turns out that when coffee plantations encroach on natural forest habitat, bats are happy to live in the coffee.
- Deforestation serious threat to bats in IndiaWith increasing human population and rise in agricultural land use in India's Western Ghats, a number of bat species are findings it diffic...
- 'Bats face difficulty in the transformed landscape'The study says several species of bats face difficulty in the transformed landscape.
- Swamp eel is a fish that looks and behaves more like a snakeThis fish prefers to slink its way through mud rather than swim in the streams like other freshwater variety.
- Why there is a compelling need to implement a sound legislation to protect Western GhatsWestern Ghats, a Unesco Heritage site, is one of the world's 8 most important biodiversity hotspots. It is hailed as a "cradle of biologica...
- More big cats spotted in MaharashtraThe latest tiger census has revealed a marginal increase in the animal population in the state in the paste four years, a trend reflected a...
- Green tribunal stays tree-cutting in eco-sensitive Western GhatsThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed the further cutting of trees and called for a halt on illegal mining on a 32-acre plot of land...
- Planned for urban needs, 12 dams to hit tribals hardA dozen dams planned to provide water in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will affect at least a lakh tribal people and submerge more than 22...
- Western Ghats region prone to disaster if conservation is delayed: Madhav Gadgil, leading ecologist"The natural forest cover in the region has dwindled to 7%. Most rivers have dried up and waters are contaminated. Hills are disappearing d...
- 'Environment degradation enhancing poverty in northeast'Environmental degradation is a major factor in perpetuating poverty, particularly among the rural poor in the bio-rich northeastern region ...
- Macrolichens abundantly found in Central Western Ghats of KarnatakaA high 106 species of macrolichens were abundantly found in three districts of the Malnad region in the central Western Ghats of Karnataka....
- Why flowers bloom late in Kerala and birds breed earlyCassia fistula, or the kani konna, the yellow flower associated with Vishu celebrations in Kerala, bloomed so late last year that it couldn...
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