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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

Centre will not implement draft notification of ESA in Western Ghats till it gets panel report: CM

 The Centre has informed a delegation from Karnataka that the draft notification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas in Western Ghats will not be implemented till the report from a high-level committee headed by retired IFS officer Sanjay Kumar is received on the issue.

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022

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

Decoding the intriguing weather phenomenon of Kinathukadavu near Coimbatore

It often rains in the small town since it lies right in front of the Palghat Pass of the Western Ghats

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

A home to rich and diverse butterfly population

The State has 328 species and the status of 322 of them has been revalidated; it boasts 95% of the 346 species that inhabit the Western Ghats 

The Hindu · Jul 14, 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