Western Ghats

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In Official List of India’s Amphibians, 60% of Species Remain in ‘Grey Zone’

Rishika Pardikar 05/02/2019

Data about 19% of species has been tagged ‘deficient’...

The Kali river on the Western Ghats. Credit: Sarangib/pixabay

Dams in Central Western Ghats Affecting Catchment of Perennial Rivers: Study

Surat Parvatam 23/01/2019

Perennial streams were found in regions that have greater...

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Poorly Maintained High-Power Lines Are Killing Elephants in Odisha

Sarah Iqbal 22/11/2018

According to the Wildlife Society of Orissa, no one...

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Two New Species, and Two Genera, of Lizards Found in the Western Ghats

G.B.S.N.P. Varma 06/10/2018

“Our understanding of diversity of these animals is highly...

The Parambikulam forest in Kerala is a part of the Western Ghats. dotcompals/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why the Western Ghats Keep Conservationists at Loggerheads With Policymakers

Rishika Pardikar 02/10/2018

The landscape needs to be viewed in its entirety...

A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

In the Aftermath of a Great Flood, a Vision of a New Kerala

C.P. Rajendran 22/09/2018

The disaster should be a clarion call that any...

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Western Ghats – a Major Source of Moisture for Monsoon

Raghu Murtugudde 12/05/2018

A new study points out that the evapotranspiration from...