India is home to two major mountain ranges that shape its geography and climate. Stretching along different coasts, these ...

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 ...

Despite the report’s fate, Gadgil continued to champion the cause of protecting the fragile mountains from mindless ...

Scientists found a “metallic blue” animal mating in the Western Ghats mountains and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from Ramasamy Naicker and Jebin Jose via Naicker, Chandrika, ...

Did you know that India is home to seven major mountain ranges? They are the Himalayas, the Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, and the Purvanchal. And of all these seven, the ...

Madhav Gadgil’s bond with Kerala was built on his love for the Western Ghats and his tireless fight to protect them. His ...

Madhav Gadgil, who passed away in Pune at the age of 83, was, at heart, a field ecologist who vouched for participatory ...

Madhav Gadgil was also named one of the six "Champions of the Earth" for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme ...

Forests of native trees and plants once blanketed the Western Ghats mountains in southern India, but nearly 200 years ago, British colonists installed rows upon rows of tea plantations there.