Western Ghats

Rare odonate species spotted in Western Ghats

A rare odonate species was located for the first time in the southern parts of Western Ghats on 5 January…

10 years ago

MoEF issues fresh order on Kasturirangan recommendation

The Environment Ministry has issued a fresh order to follow in the footsteps of the in principle acceptance of the…

10 years ago

Ethnomedical uses of major plant species of the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra

Western Ghats constitutes one of the four Biodiversity Hotspots of India which is one of the richest centers of endemism.…

10 years ago

Western Ghats- Threats, Conservation and Controversy

(This is a continuing series of articles on Western Ghats. This is the first part of the series) The entire…

11 years ago

MoEF Approves Kasturirangan Panel Report on Western Ghats

Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) has approved a proposal for development of Western Ghats, the proposal was prepared…

11 years ago

MoEF declares one third of Western Ghats as Ecologically Sensitive

Ministry of Environment and Forest on 16 October 2013 decided to turn approximately 60000 square kilometres of the Western Ghats…

11 years ago