After Wayanad tragedy, Centre issues fresh draft to declare over 56,800 sq km of Western Ghats eco-sensitive

Credit: DNA- Published on August 3, 2024
Overall, the notification proposes to declare 56,825.7 sq km as ecologically sensitive, including 449 sq km in Gujarat, 17,340 sq km in Maharashtra, 1,461 sq km in Goa, 20,668 sq km in Karnataka, 6,914 sq km in Tamil Nadu, and 9,993.7 sq km in Kerala.

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Wayanad district

District in Kerala, India
In Wayanad, Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has currently got 1,65,487 votes and is currently leading by a margin of almost 1,08,558 votes
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized Delhi's severe air pollution, comparing her return from Wayanad with clean air to entering a "gas chamber." She..
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Gujarat

State in western India
Vote counting is underway in Gujarat's Vav assembly constituency following a by-election prompted by the resignation of Congress MLA Geniben Thakor. The contest,..
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Jailed self-proclaimed godman Asaram sought a suspension of his life sentence in a 2013 rape case from the Supreme Court, citing medical grounds. The court has..
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Ankita Parmar, a village council leader from Gujarat, represented India at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference in Bangkok, highlighting the impact of..
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Karnataka

State in southern India
Early trends in the Karnataka bypolls showed the ruling parties maintaining leads in their respective constituencies. The Congress party led in Sandur, the BJP..
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Vote counting is underway in India for by-elections across 46 Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha seats. The results will impact 13 states, with key..
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Tamil Nadu

State in southern India
Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to prevail over Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe on November 25,..
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Citing from the US federal prosecutors's indictment, Amit Malviya said the states where government officials were paid bribes allegedly by the Adani Group were..
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Kerala

State in southwestern India
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Voting is underway in 15 assembly constituencies across four Indian states: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand. These bypolls, while significant,..
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Goa

State in Western India
The CBI apprehended Barkat Ali, an absconding suspect in the 2011 Balli riots case, upon his deportation from Saudi Arabia. Ali, named in the CBI chargesheet,..
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