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Neelambaran A
TN: Generations Down the Line, Kanyakumari’s Kani Tribes Still Await Land Titles Under FRA
08 Apr 2022
Chennai: Kanyakumari is home to around 7,000 ‘Kani’ or ‘Kanikar’ tribes living near the Western Ghats.
Damayantee Dhar
Tribal Protest Against Gujarat River Linking Project Gains Steam
28 Mar 2022
The tribals fear that transferring surplus water from the Western Ghats to Saurashtra and Kutch will displace them.
Neelambaran A
Rubber Plantations Losing Sheen in Kanyakumari, Trade Union Seek Govt Attention
19 Mar 2022
With the Kanyakumari district contributing 6% of rubber latex in the country, it is a primary source of economic growth here. But the change of policies has affected the planters and workers of late.
Amey Tirodkar
Experts Suggest Ways to Prevent Floods in Konkan and Kolhapur
05 Nov 2021
A panel of experts met the residents of Chiplun, Mahad and Kolhapur and conducted a scientific study to mitigate the impact of annual floods.
Amey Tirodkar
Activists and Environmentalists Join Hands to Save Sahyadri From Further Onslaught
04 Aug 2021
Flooding on both sides of the Sahyadri mountain caused destruction of properties and affected lakhs of lives.
Sumedha Pal
Government-made Disaster: Only Half of Western Ghats to Be Declared Ecologically Sensitive?
29 Aug 2019
The region spanning over six states is bearing the brunt of climate change as the government refuses to crack a whip on industrial activity to benefit corporates