After Sand Mining Ban, Quarries Devour Buffer Forests Of Western Ghats
A new study has found that after the 2016 ban on river sand mining in Kerala, stone quarries have expanded...
Western Ghats
Indian Species, Gondwanan Roots
The history of the supercontinent called Gondwanaland can be traced to 600 million years before the present. Populations of plants...
Urban Expansion Drives Forest Loss In India’s Biodiversity Hotspots
Urban expansion and land use changes in the Himalayas and the Western Ghats are driving significant forest loss. A recent...
How Unplanned Development And Unusual Rain Ended In Disaster
The Kerala landslide underscores the importance of preserving human lives in the Western Ghats region amid the challenges of climate...
Book Review: Madhav Gadgil On His Life Spent For India’s Biodiversity
I have never met Madhav Gadgil but kept hearing and reading about his pioneering work as an ecologist, his campaigns...
Book Review: A Walk Down The Nilgiri Hills
An anthology of writings on the Nilgiris, The Nilgiri Hills — A Kaleidoscope of People, Culture and Nature, reflects on...
Tourism Glut: Habitat Loss Pushes Endangered Species To The Edge
The picturesque Munnar in Kerala, with its lush green tea gardens carpet rolling hills, sits at the south of biodiversity...
South Indian Adivasi Honey Harvesters Demand Forest Control
As fragmentation of forests, commercial plantations and uncertain weather conditions threaten the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve on the Western Ghats highlands...
Studying The Impact Of Aerosols On Rainfall In Western Ghats
Off the tourist trail and away from the resorts that crowd Munnar’s lush hills in the Western Ghats is a...
