Sahyadri ENews: LXV
SAHYADRI: Western Ghats Biodiversity Information System
ENVIS @CES, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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News

1. Dams in Central Western Ghats Affecting Catchment of Perennial Rivers: Study    (PDF)
https://weather.com/en-IN/india/news/news/2019-01-23-dams-in-central-western-ghats-affecting-catchment-of-perennial-rivers

2. Ecological upshot of lilac devil
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ecological-upshot-of-lilac-devil/article26163928.ece

3. Paradise lost: India’s biodiversity is in crisis
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/columnists/paradise-lost--india---s-biodiversity-is-in-crisis.html

4. The Wire-Dams in Central Western Ghats Affecting Catchment of Perennial Rivers: Study
https://thewire.in/environment/dams-in-central-western-ghats-affecting-catchment-of-perennial-rivers-study

5. How large-scale activity is eroding the ecosystem in central western ghats
https://www.business-standard.com/article/printer-friendly-version?article_id=119012500160_1

6. Hubballi-Ankola rail line: climatic catastrophe
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/hubballi-ankola-rail-line-714425.html

7. Dams In Central Western Ghats Affecting Evergreen Forest, Perennial Rivers: Study
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-dams-in-central-western-ghats-affecting-evergreen-forest-perennial-rivers-study/324038

8. Proposed Road, Railway Projects In Kodagu: HC Orders Govt. To Maintain Status Quo
https://starofmysore.com/proposed-road-railway-projects-in-kodagu/

9. Road, rail projects will wreak havoc on Kodagu: IISc report
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/road-rail-projects-will-wreak-havoc-on-kodagu-iisc-report/articleshow/67494833.cms

10. Haphazard land use hits forests and rivers: IISc study
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/haphazard-land-use-hits-710662.html

11. Activists object to reducing ESZ of Bannerghatta Park
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/dec/19/activists-object-to-reducing-esz-of-bannerghatta-park-1913517.html

12. Roads, railway tracks turn deathtraps for animals
https://www.deccanherald.com/roads-railway-tracks-turn-702436.html

13. Politics over Western Ghats
https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/sunday-spotlight/politics-over-western-ghats-690656.html

14. Bannerghatta National park buffer zone to be reduced by 100 sq km, activists protest
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bannerghatta-national-park-buffer-zone-be-reduced-100-sq-km-activists-protest-92453

15. Rapacious projects imperil Western Ghats ecosystem
https://www.deccanherald.com/exclusives/rapacious-projects-imperil-702439.html

16. Union and state governments should take steps to save Western Ghats
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/union-and-state-governments-should-take-steps-to-save-western-ghats/articleshow/67823759.cms

17. Changing monsoonal rainfall patterns over the Western Ghats
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/changing-monsoonal-rainfall-patterns-over-western-ghats-95705

18. Protecting biodiversity outside Ecologically Sensitive Areas is critical to protect Western Ghats
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/protecting-biodiversity-outside-ecologically-sensitive-areas-is-critical-to-protect-western-ghats/article26161620.ece

19. Signature campaign ahead of Ecological Festival of Western Ghats
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/signature-campaign-ahead-of-ecological-festival-of-western-ghats/article25990017.ece

20. ESA tag on 57,000 sq km of Western Ghats in new draft notification
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/oct/16/esa-tag-on-57000-sq-km-of-western-ghats-in-new-draft-notification-1886040.html

21. Power line will run to Goa through Western Ghats
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jan/24/power-line-will-run-to-goa-through-western-ghats-1929292.html

22. Greens plan protest against tree felling
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/greens-plan-protest-against-716360.html

23. Grasslands in shambles as plantations shroud them
https://researchmatters.in/news/grasslands-shambles-plantations-shroud-them

24. Rare frog endemic to Western Ghats spotted...
https://english.manoramaonline.com/lifestyle/news/2019/01/27/rare-frog-endemic-to-western-ghats-spotted.html

25. Exotic trees eating up Western Ghat’s grasslands
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/exotic-trees-eating-up-western-ghats-grasslands/article25892844.ece

26. In Karnataka, human-animal conflict claims 45 lives every year
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/in-ktaka-human-animal-conflict-claims-45-lives-every-year/articleshowprint/67763656.cms

27. Why translocating elephants may not be the ideal way out of man-animal conflict
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-translocating-elephants-may-not-be-ideal-way-out-man-animal-conflict-95724

28. In Official List of India's Amphibians, 60% of Species Remain in 'Grey Zone'
https://www.thewire.in/environment/in-official-list-of-indias-amphibians-60-of-species-remain-in-grey-zone

29. New species of cricket frog discovered by Pune-based zoologists
https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/new-species-of-cricket-frog-discovered-by-pune-based-zoologists/story-pLYeIZgIhYj3ndRMBrxpBP.html

30. Two New Species, and Two Genera, of Lizards Found in the Western Ghats
https://thewire.in/environment/two-new-species-and-two-genera-of-lizards-found-in-the-western-ghats

31. What is the way out of elephant-human conflicts in TN_ Experts weigh in
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/what-way-out-elephant-human-conflicts-tn-experts-weigh-96107

32. A tiny new fish discovered in a secluded stream in the Western Ghats
https://india.mongabay.com/2018/08/14/a-tiny-new-fish-discovered-in-a-secluded-stream-in-the-western-ghats/

33. Western Ghats is home to the Eurasian otter
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/western-ghats-is-home-to-the-eurasian-otter/article25145259.ece

34. A historic judgement by the Supreme Court on elephant corridors
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/wildlife-biodiversity/a-historic-judgement-by-the-supreme-court-on-elephant-corridors-61585

35. Centre Gives In To Public Pressure, Says NO To Elevated Corridors Via Bandipur
https://starofmysore.com/centre-gives-in-to-public-pressure-says-no-to-elevated-corridors-via-bandipur/

 

 

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