Nilgiris

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Why Amendments to the Wild Life Act Are Scheduled To Fail

Kartik Shanker, Robin Vijayan, Umesh Srinivasan, Ramana Athreya, Nandini Rajamani, Farah Ishtiaq, Ullasa Kodandaramiah, Jayant Kulkarni, Anand Krishnan, Prachi Mehta, Hema Somanathan and Abi T. Vanak 13/01/2023

There is a need for a more inclusive approach...

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Tension Builds Against Sillahalla Hydroelectric Project To Come up in Nilgiris

K.A. Shaji 05/11/2020

Local communities are opposing the project on the grounds...

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Is Climate Change Making Floods an Annual Affair in Kerala?

K.A. Shaji 14/08/2019

Kerala, which boasted steady monsoons and salubrious climate, is...

biodiversity hotspots, Western Ghats, Nilgiris, new species of frogs, amphibians, Amphibian Species of the World database, Zoological Survey of India, Agumbe,

In Official List of India’s Amphibians, 60% of Species Remain in ‘Grey Zone’

Rishika Pardikar 05/02/2019

Data about 19% of species has been tagged ‘deficient’...

Kundah hydroelectric project, India-based Neutrino Observatory, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Geological Survey of India, Department of Atomic Energy, TANGEDCO, Idukki dam, Mullaperiyar reservoir, rock mass classification, Porthimund reservoir, Avalanche Emerald reservoir, Theni, Nilgiris,

Two Very Similar Projects in Tamil Nadu – but Only One Is Opposed. Why?

V. Balachandran 07/12/2018

The KHEP will generate power. The INO will perform...

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As IMD Predicts Excessive Rainfall for Upcoming Monsoon, How Is Tamil Nadu Gearing Up?

Manasa Rao 05/10/2018

The northeast monsoon, which usually begins around October 20...

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Nilgiris Threatened by Climate Change

Sibi Arasu 09/02/2018

Amongst the most fragile ecosystems in the world, the...