New species of dragonfly discovered in the Konkan

The Konkan Rockdweller is endemic to the region and likes to perch on rocks or concrete walls  

‘If trees are lost, giant and flying squirrels will lose their arboreal highways’

Three researchers talk to Down To Earth about the real danger facing India’s canopy-dwelling rodents

World’s smallest terrestrial fern found in Western Ghats

The newly-found fern is one cm long and has different genetic and physical characters compared to other known fern species

When the hills turn blue

... it is the elusive kurinji flowering in the Western Ghats, blossoming faithfully every 12 years

Leaf storm

Indian scientists are resorting to tissue culture to salvage plants facing extinction

Tracks over green

Forest grump

Swamps of Western Ghats in danger due to human activities

At home in a cave

Kerala floods: Government was warned long back, but it chose to ignore

Ignoring experts’ recommendations on protecting fragile ecology of Western Ghats, Kerala had chosen development over environment

Kerala submits revised recommendations on Kasturirangan Report

The Kasturirangan Committee has been set up to suggest measures to conserve the ecology of the hill range

Freshwater crab species with striking colours found in Western Ghats

Citizen scientist with no experience make accidental discovery in Karnataka; collaborates with scientists to write paper  

Yettinahole water project: Not a drop at end of the pipeline after spending Rs 22,000 crore

Tribal families around the project site are living in constant fear of losing their lives and homes

As floodwater recedes, disease risks to be a worry for Maharashtra

Unhygienic and unsanitary conditions could lead to multiple disease outbreaks, affecting health of residents in Maharashtra’s flood-hit areas

New species of frog discovered in Arunachal

The frog was discovered in a single locality of the Namdapha Tiger Reserve, India's easternmost protected area

Are dhole packs in peril?

Safeguarding these true underdogs of India’s tropical forests will require much greater resolve from scientists, wildlife managers and the …

Kerala brick industry taking over rice fields

The fast-expanding brick industry (in Kerala) is causing irreversible damage to paddy-fields in a state that is already beset by an acute rice …

Kerala to form new panel to study Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats

Environmentalists say the government and political parties are buying time by appointing new committee now

Western Ghats: Kerala seeks more time from the Centre to remap ESAs

The maps show redefined ecologically sensitive areas in the 123 villages that were identified by K Kasturirangan committee on conservation of …

MoEF accepts Western Ghats boundaries suggested by Kerala

Extensive lobbying by the Congress-led state may have led to the decision, it is believed

I was dropped because I stood for Western Ghats conservation: P T Thomas

P T Thomas, senior Indian National Congress leader and sitting Member of Parliament from Idukki Lok Sabha constituency, has been denied a ticket …

World Dhole Day 2024: Sambar for lunch, with some coffee

India’s iconic wild canids, mostly forest predators, seem to have adapted to live alongside people in agroforests like coffee and tea …

Queen of rain no more: How Karnataka’s Agumbe lost to little-known Udupi towns

Nadpal and Mudradi received more rain than Agumbe this monsoon

India must protect its rare, unique and endangered plants and trees

A systematic species recovery programme is the need of the hour

Requiem for wasteland development

Lethal lines