#Western Ghats

Western Ghats draft ESA map returns after 13 years with new boundaries, old questions
Union Budget promotes treks to Sage Agasthya’s abode, other nature trails
Environmentalists urge authorities to halt Karnataka’s Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project; cite ecological damage
Union government issues 5th draft notification to declare over 56,000 sq km of Western Ghats ESA
Race against time: Why climate change is not just a stranded polar bear on Arctic floe
One of India’s foremost green music festivals, Echoes of Earth is back in Bengaluru
This book features 11 threatened tree species of the Anamalai Hills. We check them out
Environment activists concerned as Karnataka gets Centre to put Western Ghats ESA tag on hold
It’s BJP vs BJP as Karnataka rejects Central notification of Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive Area

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