Panaji: The discovery of a new species of caecilian, gegeneophis valmiki at Paneri, Palashi, in Maharashtra’s Satara district has cheered wildlifers, as the Western Ghats tally of gegeneophis group ...

India, Jan. 13 -- Dreaming of mist coiling around endless coffee plantations, rivers slicing through hidden valleys, and ...

New Delhi, Jan 10 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, felicitated 100 gallantry and distinguished service awardees during the Western ...

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 ...

I have never met the man. I have read his books, and I have spent some time getting acquainted with his Report on the Western Ghats. But this limited acquaintance is enough to have turned me into a ...

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for championing community rights and sustainable development, passed away late Wednesday. He was 83. Best known for chairing the Western Ghats Ecology Expert ...

In 2019, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) conferred the Salim Ali Award for that year on renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, who reminisced then how Ali, India’s legendary ornithologist, known ...

Nature always has the potential to outdo human imagination. From across oceans, forests, deserts, and isolated islands, there are actual living creatures strange enough to appear mythical. They have ...

Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a ...

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away in Pune after a brief illness, bringing to a close a life devoted to understanding the fragile balance between people, nature and development. He was 83.