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Environmentalists urge State govt. to reconsider Mahadayi basin projects • May 21, 2025, 3:36 AM ET (The Hindu)
Rain likely in some parts of Tamil Nadu from May 14; downpour predicted in interior and Western Ghats districts • May 13, 2025, 2:58 AM ET (The Hindu)
Market forces have led to change and degradation of forest ecosystems in Goa: Study • May 5, 2025, 11:57 PM ET (The Hindu)
Former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan no more • Apr. 25, 2025, 6:52 AM ET (The Hindu)
Two new fish species discovered in Western Ghats, resolving 155-year-old taxonomic puzzle • Apr. 23, 2025, 5:26 AM ET (The Hindu)

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