Concerns rise in Kerala's hilly regions over ESA draft notification impacting 131 villages and 1,500 sq km of farmland.

The Centre has issued its seventh draft notification for the Western Ghats ecologically sensitive area. This proposal designates approximately 56,825 sq km as a sensitive zone…

Parliament member Francis George has criticised the Centre for refusing to accept the reports and recommendations submitted by the Kerala government on the demarcation of the…