The Union Environment Ministry issued the seventh draft notification on July 27, defining Ecologically Sensitive Areas across 56,825 sq km in the Western Ghats, reports Mongabay India. The notification restricts mining, large…
The Union government's seventh draft notification for Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats, issued July 27, designates 9,993.7 sq km in Kerala. The Hindu reports that 131 villages across 12…
A study published in Scientific Reports projects a sharp rise in landslide susceptibility and risk across Karnataka’s Western Ghats by 2050. It examined about 45,000 sq km across seven districts, using machine…
South Western Railway will test a 20-coach Vande Bharat train in the Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section from August 18 to 22, Deccan Herald reports. The Mysuru railway division will conduct the trial…
