PUNE: Extreme rainfall events in India may see a significant rise by the end of this century with the Western Ghats and central India likely to be most affected, reports Neha Madaan.An Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) study published recently in ‘Nature’ attributed the likely rise to high carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere….
Wayanad is placed 13th in Isro’s Landslide Atlas of India-2023 KOCHI: Isro‘s Landslide Atlas of India-2023, which includes landslide exposure analysis carried out in mountainous areas, has placed 13 of Kerala’s 14 districts among the top 50 vulnerable regions in the country.The Atlas ranks 147 landslide-prone districts in 17 states and two Union Territories according…
NEW DELHI: Three days after the massive landslides in Kerala‘s Wayanad district, Centre on Friday released a sixth draft notification proposing earmarking of 56,825 sq km as ecologically sensitive area (ESA) to prohibit/regulate environmentally hazardous human activities within the fragile Western Ghats, spread over six states.The draft for the first time has a provision enabling…
NEW DELHI: As the national attention turns to Wayanad where rescue operations are in full swing after deadly landslides which has claimed the lives of over 280 people till now, the Kerala government has issued a directive for the scientists banning them from visiting the affected sites and issuing any statement regarding it.In a letter…
NEW DELHI: Landslides that hit the ecologically fragile region of Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday is a stark reminder of the failure of successive govts in notifying the Western Ghats as an eco-sensitive area (ESA) – a prerequisite to preserving the terrain by banning environmentally hazardous human activities.Despite five draft notifications by the Centre since…
