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Anai Peak, Western Ghats range, eastern Kerala, India

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Madras High Court bans 28 plastic products across Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu • Apr. 16, 2025, 5:58 AM ET (The Hindu)

Climate change to intensify water cycle in southern Western Ghats, study warns • Apr. 13, 2025, 6:07 AM ET (The Hindu)

In a first, researchers on a mission to study microclimate across Western Ghats • Apr. 9, 2025, 4:34 AM ET (The Indian Express)

SC directs CEC to survey Agasthyamalai landscape to spot encroachments into forests • Apr. 4, 2025, 12:54 AM ET (The Hindu)

New damselfly species discovered in Wayanad • Apr. 2, 2025, 6:25 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Anai Peak, Western Ghats range, eastern Kerala, India

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