Over 12,528 acres of protected forest in Tamil Nadu's Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve are illegally occupied by over 4,600 encroachers. Enforcement is weak, hindering eviction despite court ...

T he Western Ghats are one of India's most iconic landscapes, but most people seem to think of them as lush, evergreen forests dotting the mountains. Actually, this biodiversity hotspot has several ...

Govt Clears Move To Cut 3 Lakh Trees, Relocate 6 Palghar Villages, Flood 844 Hectares To Bring Water From Gargai River To City The river Gargai, a tributary of Vaitarna, comes cascading down the ...

The Western Ghats are much more than just mountains, being the length of the green spine which winds down the western coast of India. They define the climate, contain ancient forests, house endangered ...

Seven rare frogs vanished from a study site after several groups of nature photographers visited their conservation area in the Western Ghats. Nature and wildlife photographers often are amongst the ...

HUBBALLI: Professor Madhav Gadgil is often associated with the Western Ghats, but his work in Tumakuru district helped rare ...

India's diverse geography is mirrored in its state animals, each chosen for cultural or ecological significance. From the ...

A detailed assessment warns that most of Karnataka’s Western Ghats face high landslide risk, urging tighter monitoring and a ...

He founded the Centre for Ecological Sciences, which carried out path-breaking research, and mentored students who become ...

New study finds over a quarter of species in the world’s most fragile ecosystems wiped out, India’s Western Ghats among ...