Sharavati river, a source of electricity in Karnataka, faces environmental opposition for a proposed pumped storage project.

However, 27 species not recorded in earlier data have been documented, attributed to citizen science initiatives and improved ...

By Mongabay.com Residents of two villages in the Indian state of Goa have petitioned the environment ministry for their ...

A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the eight hottest bio-diversity hotspots in the world, the Western Ghats are a mountain range, spread over 1600 km in western India. Stretching north to ...

The Western Ghats, recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, harbour numerous endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. While parts of it are protected, the ecosystem faces threats from ...

The study by researchers at Pune's MIT World Peace University specifies shifts in dragonfly populations caused by changing ...

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 ...

Residents of Canacona have strongly opposed the proposed widening of NH-66 (formerly NH-17) along the existing alignment at ...

The Western Ghats are a mountain range about 1,000 miles ... this strange-looking species is considered a global biodiversity hotspot and an evolutionary transition zone by UNESCO.

Four in 10 species inhabiting inland water ecosystems in the Western Ghats face the threat of extinction, conservation scientists said on Wednesday after a worldwide assessment covering habitats ...

The Western Ghats mountain range running down the south-west side of India is a treasure trove of wildlife. Though it covers less than 6% of the land area of India, the Western Ghats contain more than ...

10 - Natural Properties - Western Ghats (India) 2011 35COM 8B.9 - Natural Properties - Western Ghats (India) The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage ...