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Kerala is marking only protected forests as ecologically sensitive area

Encroachments in the Western Ghats are being left out of the category

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Monsoon vegetable jackfruit has caught the fancy of entrepreneurs in India, one of its biggest producers

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Wild elephant may have died due to Maharashtra government's neglect

Non-availability of veterinary doctors has been cited as one of the reasons for the death of the animal

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Six environmental laws to be amended soon

An ongoing conference in the capital to decide on changes in crucial environmental laws, as proposed by the Centre

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Call from cave

Bats, largely elusive till now, are slowly revealing their secrets as scientists record and analyse their calls

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Will Narayan Rane’s loss in Maharashtra mean better protection for Western Ghats?

Congress leader who contested Assembly elections from Kudal in Sindhudurg district is known to be a key player in the mining lobby in the …

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Real estate boom, quarries to blame for Pune disaster?

Ambegaon taluk where disaster-struck Malin village was located had become a realty hot spot and had mines; it is located in the ecologically …

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Western Ghats: Kerala seeks more time from the Centre to remap ESAs

The maps show redefined ecologically sensitive areas in the 123 villages that were identified by K Kasturirangan committee on conservation of …

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Anti-Kasturirangan campaigners win in Idukki

Voters were highly misled and misinformed by the Left Democratic Front and a section of the church, say environmentalists

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I was dropped because I stood for Western Ghats conservation: P T Thomas

P T Thomas, senior Indian National Congress leader and sitting Member of Parliament from Idukki Lok Sabha constituency, has …

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Why do they raid crops?

Sometimes elephants raid crops even when there is a lot of food in the forests

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