Western Ghats

The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two spider species in the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, in south India.

On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.

This task force has been formed under the leadership of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, and it will carry out forest encroachment clearance operations in western ghats and other ghat areas

The Pune district administration has issued guidelines for tourists in view of the monsoon, following the death of a woman and four children after being swept away at a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Lonavala.

Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.

The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'

This finding raises numerous questions regarding the ecological dynamics and potential symbiotic relationships between amphibians and fungi in their natural habitats.

Mr Mahindra mentioned that the trek is among the 'most daunting in the Western Ghats' and has a '60-degree incline'.

The tiger population has dwindled in the Western Ghats and the Northeast-Brahmaputra Plains due to habitat loss, fragmentation and poaching over the years, according to a government report released on Sunday.

In the short clip, a family of elephants were seen travelling from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu towards the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The video was shared on Saturday on Twitter by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu.

Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday opposed declaring Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive zone as it would adversely affect the livelihood of the people in the region.

Seven coaches of Kannur-Yeshwantpur Express on Friday derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi ghat section in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, informed South Western Railway (SWR). The incident took place at around 3:50 am on Friday.

An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.

The Zoological Survey of India announced the discovery of two spider species in the Western Ghats region, a biodiversity hotspot, in south India.

On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate change.

This task force has been formed under the leadership of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, and it will carry out forest encroachment clearance operations in western ghats and other ghat areas

The Pune district administration has issued guidelines for tourists in view of the monsoon, following the death of a woman and four children after being swept away at a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Lonavala.

Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.

The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'

This finding raises numerous questions regarding the ecological dynamics and potential symbiotic relationships between amphibians and fungi in their natural habitats.

Mr Mahindra mentioned that the trek is among the 'most daunting in the Western Ghats' and has a '60-degree incline'.

The tiger population has dwindled in the Western Ghats and the Northeast-Brahmaputra Plains due to habitat loss, fragmentation and poaching over the years, according to a government report released on Sunday.

In the short clip, a family of elephants were seen travelling from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu towards the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The video was shared on Saturday on Twitter by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu.

Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday opposed declaring Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive zone as it would adversely affect the livelihood of the people in the region.

Seven coaches of Kannur-Yeshwantpur Express on Friday derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi ghat section in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, informed South Western Railway (SWR). The incident took place at around 3:50 am on Friday.

An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.