Western Ghats

Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.

The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'

This finding raises numerous questions regarding the ecological dynamics and potential symbiotic relationships between amphibians and fungi in their natural habitats.

Mr Mahindra mentioned that the trek is among the 'most daunting in the Western Ghats' and has a '60-degree incline'.

The tiger population has dwindled in the Western Ghats and the Northeast-Brahmaputra Plains due to habitat loss, fragmentation and poaching over the years, according to a government report released on Sunday.

In the short clip, a family of elephants were seen travelling from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu towards the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The video was shared on Saturday on Twitter by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu.

Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday opposed declaring Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive zone as it would adversely affect the livelihood of the people in the region.

Seven coaches of Kannur-Yeshwantpur Express on Friday derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi ghat section in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, informed South Western Railway (SWR). The incident took place at around 3:50 am on Friday.

An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.

In a major boost to tourism in Maharashtra, especially the Konkan region known for pristine beaches and the Western Ghats, a new airport has been inaugurated in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

A group of researchers from Pune and Chandigarh has discovered two new "multi drug-resistant" bacteria from the scat of "vine snake", a mildly venomous reptile, commonly found in Northern Western Ghats.

One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.

IIT Madras said the lab has been established to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and climate-related aspects of the region with special emphasis on aerosol measurements.

An orange alert has been issued for Kolhapur and Satara districts in western Maharashtra and for coastal areas for August 18 and 19 with the prediction of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in ghat areas, the Met department said on Monday.

Evergreen Wayanad, nestling in the western ghats, was a sleepy place that mostly voted for Congress. That was before Rahul Gandhi chose to represent it in parliament. These days, it has become politically charged.

The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'

This finding raises numerous questions regarding the ecological dynamics and potential symbiotic relationships between amphibians and fungi in their natural habitats.

Mr Mahindra mentioned that the trek is among the 'most daunting in the Western Ghats' and has a '60-degree incline'.

The tiger population has dwindled in the Western Ghats and the Northeast-Brahmaputra Plains due to habitat loss, fragmentation and poaching over the years, according to a government report released on Sunday.

In the short clip, a family of elephants were seen travelling from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu towards the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The video was shared on Saturday on Twitter by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu.

Some users blamed the shining headlights of vehicles for this aggressive behaviour by the animals

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday opposed declaring Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive zone as it would adversely affect the livelihood of the people in the region.

Seven coaches of Kannur-Yeshwantpur Express on Friday derailed between Toppuru-Sivadi ghat section in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, informed South Western Railway (SWR). The incident took place at around 3:50 am on Friday.

An elderly woman could be seen running from one person to another screaming through the rain swept roads in this high range hamlet, located at the foothills of Western Ghats mountain ranges, on Sunday morning.

In a major boost to tourism in Maharashtra, especially the Konkan region known for pristine beaches and the Western Ghats, a new airport has been inaugurated in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

A group of researchers from Pune and Chandigarh has discovered two new "multi drug-resistant" bacteria from the scat of "vine snake", a mildly venomous reptile, commonly found in Northern Western Ghats.

One is a rural segment bordering the Western Ghats in central Travancore and the other is home to the country's pioneer IT hub here. But there is a common factor between these two constituencies in Kerala, where Assembly election is just days away.

IIT Madras said the lab has been established to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and climate-related aspects of the region with special emphasis on aerosol measurements.

An orange alert has been issued for Kolhapur and Satara districts in western Maharashtra and for coastal areas for August 18 and 19 with the prediction of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in ghat areas, the Met department said on Monday.