Western Ghats — current affairs timeline

3 news articles18 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026

Every DailyConnects briefing covering Western Ghats, in order, with exam-focused key numbers. Grouped purely by entity identity — never mixed with similar-but-unrelated news.

2026

• 31 Jul 2026Centre Notifies Seventh Draft of Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA)

  The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued the seventh draft notification declaring 56,825.7 sq km of the Western Ghats as an Eco-Se…

• 24 Jul 2026Five New Allographa Species Found in Western Ghats

  Researchers from the MACS Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) discovered five new Allographa lichen species in the Western Ghats. The new species are Allographa k…

• 18 Jul 2026New damselfly species found in Kerala’s Western Ghats

  A new species of spreadwing damselfly, Lestes paloti, was discovered in the Western Ghats of Kerala. The discovery is the first new Lestes species from the West…

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