Bengaluru: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B Khandre has opined that it is necessary to make the ...

The 20-acre Hortus Malabaricus, a lush tribute to the renowned 17th-century botanical masterpiece of the same name, is tucked away in Cheruthuruthy a ...

The Western Ghats have a range of environments, from tropical wet evergreen forests to grasslands containing medicinal plants and important genetic resources, such as wild relatives of grains, fruit ...

A new study by IISER highlights that hill slopes in Western Ghats highly threatened by encroachments are playing crucial role ...

The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, meaning benevolent mountains, stretches along the western coast of the Indian peninsula, spanning six States: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka ...

The research paper highlights the importance of considering slope direction when planning biodiversity assessments, ...

Pune: A new species of water flea was discovered from moss growth found on walls of Korigad Fort near Pune. Water fleas are small aquatic animals belonging to crustacea group and are usually found ...

Entrance of the Western Ghats Amboli serves as the entrance through ... height of 690 metres above sea level having green vegetation, numerous waterfalls and a variety of plants and animals ...

Cilantica agasthyaensisis one of the new species included in a new genus of tarantulas from the Western Ghats. | Zeeshan Mirza via Mongabay A researcher described four new species of tarantulas ...

The area of the Western Ghats is ecologically sensitive and was declared an ecological hotspot in 1988. The mountain range is home to over 5,000 species of flowering plants, 139 mammal species ...

India,’ IISER Pune researchers and collaborators examined vegetation in 25 protected areas along the Western Ghats and found a link between the direction of the slopes and tree cover ...