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The Western Ghats Conservation & Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs)Debate

Source: THSubject: Environment Context: The MoEF&CC extended the Sanjay Kumar-led expert panel by one year to resolve the Centre–State deadlock over notifying Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats. Ecologically Sensitive Areas About The Western Ghats Conservation & Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs)Debate: What it is? The Western Ghats span six coastal Indian states (Gujarat, …

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The Western Ghats

Source: IESubject: Mapping Context: Twelve years after issuing its first draft notification, the Central Government is preparing to finalize and notify Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) across portions of the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats About The Western Ghats: What It Is? The Western Ghats is an ancient, highly fragile mountain chain that forms one of …

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Holding the Hills Together: The Unseen Leadership of G. Rajkumar

Anecdote: G. Rajkumar never stood at the head of a march, yet he ensured the march never dissolved. While others spoke from stages, he walked the mountains, listening to grasslands that files called “wastelands” and people whom plans rendered invisible. Through patient padayatras and quiet coordination, he stitched science to memory, protest to poetry, and …

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Western Ghats Conservation

Syllabus: Environment Source:  IE Context: Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has urged for a community-centric approach to conserve the Western Ghats, citing failure of forest bureaucracy and neglect of Forest Rights Act implementation. About Western Ghats Conservation: What is It? A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s eight hottest hotspots of biodiversity, the Western …

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