The Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has granted approval under the Forest Conservation Act for the diversion of nearly 140 hectares of protected Western Ghats Forest land for ...

Karkala: In a major step toward gaining global recognition for the unique biodiversity of the evergreen forests of the ...

Firefly festivals, frog walks, rainforest treks, and seasonal waterfall trails across the Western Ghats are reshaping monsoon travel while helping local communities build conservation-linked tourism ...

Botanists discover a new high-altitude plant species, Anaphalis sahyadrica, in the Western Ghats' montane grasslands and ...

CHENNAI: The Western Ghats are second only to the Eastern Himalaya as a treasure trove of biological diversity in India. It stretches to a length of 1,490 km from Tapi Valley in the north to ...

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Mapping changes in temperature with depth in boreholes drilled in Maharashtra’s Koyna region has thrown light on past climate warming in the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats. The results detailed in a ...

A massive expert panel report on the conservation of the Western Ghats has caused a political stir in India. The report, headed by noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, recommends that the government phase ...

The Western Ghats are a globally recognized repository of biological diversity for our planet. We know very little about most species found here, particularly the ecologically sensitive and ...