Ethnic bonding

Neglected Nilgiri tribes gathered together to celebrate their ethnic identity and work towards community development

Nilgiri plundered

Mini Nilgiri reserve

Famine in the rainforest

The idea of a desert in the middle of the Western Ghats sounds unbelievable, but it may be on the cards

Toda traditions in peril

Can this tribal community in the Nilgiris survive the concrete trappings of civilisation? Tarun Chhabra on the eco-friendly Todas

Peril in the hills: Extreme weather a danger for Nilgiri ecosystem

Despite consecutive years of extreme precipitation over short periods in the Nilgiri Biosphere, hardly any step has been taken to address …

Setback for jumbo corridor

SC stays order evicting resorts near sanctuary in Tamil Nadu

Whose corridor is it?

A proposed elephant corridor has turned eco-sensitive Sigur plataeu into a war zone

Endemic Western Ghats flycatchers could lose third of their range due to climate change: Study

The Black-and-orange Flycatcher could lose up to 31% and Nilgiri Flycatcher 46% of its range by 2050, according to a recent study

Nilgiri Tahr to face drastic habitat loss due to climate change

One Tiger Reserve and three wildlife sanctuaries will become unsuitable for the wild mountain ungulate in the future due to climate change

View from the top

Planners must stop looking down at hill-stations

The battle over forests

Are the recent eviction drives misdirected? (Read full article)

High risk

Problem: Tall buildings risky in high seismic zones; Status: Hill-stations are getting concretised and growing vertically; Challenge: Use local …

What goes down

Problem: Lack of space for garbage disposal; inadequate sewerage; Status: Garbage disposed on hill slopes ends in streams/rivers; Challenge: …

Defying gravity

Problem: Terrain forbids water supply systems that work in plains; Status: Water crisis in peak season every year; Challenge: Develop …

Local travails

Problem: Tourist influx too large; earnings flow downhill; Status: Residents forced to share meagre facilities with tourists; Challenge: Regulate …

How alien invasive plant species threaten Western Ghats

Forest fires and man-eating tigers make for easy headlines but what about invading flora in a forest?

Boom

Problem: Terrain forbids sprawl as in cities in the plains; Status: Alarming population density (people per sq km); Challenge: Policy question is:…

Tigers on the prowl

Tigers have killed 16 people across the country in the past two months

How alien invasive plant species threatens Western Ghats

Forest fires and man-eating tigers make for easy headlines but what about invading flora in a forest?

Seal them within 48 hours: SC to TN govt on illegal private resorts in the Nilgiris

The resorts have been built in the major elephant corridor in the area, something that the court was especially displeased about

Crisis brewing

Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry

Roots of water scarcity

Contrary to popular belief, afforestation programmes that blindly plant trees in the hope of conserving water only end up consuming more water

Desperate to relocate

Chetty communities living in the core area of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve have been demanding that they be shifted out of the forest for three decades.…

Saseendran’s ‘tiger cull’: Kerala forest minister made a gaffe; but state’s human-wildlife conflict needs redressal

Removing invasive plants, restoring vanishing wildlife corridors and eco-restoration inside forests should be the solution to human-wildlife …