A team of scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a rare, subterranean amphibian species in the northern Western Ghats.

Arguably one of the biggest names in conservation and a columnist for this newspaper, Gadgil also held a keen interest in linguistic and cultural diversity and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1981 and t ...

The newly identified species, Gegeneophis valmiki, is the first addition to its genus in more than a decade, underscoring how ...

The Godavari River, often called the 'Ganga of the South,' originates in Maharashtra's Western Ghats and is India's second-longest river. Revered for its cultural and agricultural significance, it ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler In India, arguments about nature are often treated as friction in the path of progress. Madhav Gadgil insisted they were arguments about power: who gets to decide what happens to ...

He was killed in 1991 by thugs hired by businessmen angered that he had given workers self-respect and infused them with the ...

Scientists discovered a rare underground amphibian, Gegeneophis valmiki, in India’s Western Ghats. The worm-like caecilian ...

The Goa Forest Department is set to host the 9th edition of the Goa Bird Festival from February 6 to 8 at the Mhadei Wildlife ...

Madhav Gadgil was also named one of the six "Champions of the Earth" for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Western Ghats are one of India's most iconic landscapes, but most people seem to think of them as lush, evergreen forests dotting the mountains. Actually, this biodiversity hotspot has several ...

Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, who passed away in Pune on January 7 night following a brief illness, had a long association with Karnataka and Bengaluru. Mr. Gadgil headed the Western Ghats Ecology ...

UN-recognised ecologist leaves a mark on India’s environmental policies and practices Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil, 83, passed away in Pune on the night of Wednesday, January 7, following a brief ...