Scientists urge regional committee to halt rail expansion in Western Ghats
Margao: A group of researchers and scientists has called on the Regional Empowered Committee in Bengaluru to reject the ...
Sharavati valley project: Meeting growing power demand vs. keeping forests pristine
Sharavati river, a source of electricity in Karnataka, faces environmental opposition for a proposed pumped storage project.
IISER study highlights significance of hill slopes in maintaining green cover in Western Ghats
A new study by IISER highlights that hill slopes in Western Ghats highly threatened by encroachments are playing crucial role in maintaining the green cover in the region ...
Conflicts Gone Wild
It is an irony that human pressure may already be regulating tiger numbers in the wider Western Ghats landscapes, given that ...
Study highlights impact of urbanisation on dragonfly diversity in Pune
Pune: A recent study by researchers at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune, has revealed significant changes in dragonfly population across the.
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Indian villages seek to protect ecosystem by opting out of state’s development push
The villages of Loliem and Poingunin are located in southern Goa, in a part of the Western Ghats, a mountainous biodiversity hotspot. They host a rich complex of forests, mangroves and riverine ...
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New giant Strobilanthes species discovered in Arunachal's eastern Himalayas
A new species, Strobilanthes gigantra, has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, within the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
7 UNESCO-Listed Natural Wonders In India That'll Leave You Speechless
India's UNESCO-listed natural sites are where breathtaking landscapes, rare wildlife, and centuries-old ecosystems come ...
Nature Vs Culture: Does Nature Exist Only Where Humans Don't?
This is based on the nature-versus-culture binary—the idea that nature exists ‘out there’ in the wild and pristine places ...