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
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
When the hills turn blue
... it is the elusive kurinji flowering in the Western Ghats, blossoming faithfully every 12 years
Tracks over green
Leaf storm
Indian scientists are resorting to tissue culture to salvage plants facing extinction
Forest grump
Swamps of Western Ghats in danger due to human activities
At home in a cave
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
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
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
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 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 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 …
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
Found in sacred groves