Tag: Western Ghats
New butterfly species, Zographetus mathewi, discovered in Western Ghats
<!--><!--><!--><!-->Zographetus mathewi, the newly discovered skipper butterfly from the Western Ghats. A team of lepidopterists have identified a new butterfly species in the Western Ghats, one ... Read More
New tool launched to guide ecological restoration in the Western Ghats
PlantWise, a new interactive web tool, has been launched to help ecologists, restoration practitioners, and forest managers identify native evergreen tree species best suited for ... Read More
This botanical illustrator is charting the endemic and endangered species of the Western Ghats, one brushstroke at a time
<!--><!--><!--><!--> Nilgiri Chilappan | Photo Credit: Special arrangement At the intersection of art and science, lies the realm of botanical illustration. For Suresh Ragavan, a ... Read More
What is the Palghat Gap
Watch | The Palghat Gap: India’s natural portal through the western ghats | Video Credit: Shikha Kumari A | Thamodharan B What if a single ... Read More
Kodaikanal | It takes a village to protect the Western Ghat’s Sky Islands
Heading into the hills of Kodaikanal in the middle of balmy April was already a treat. Then, to sit on the lush grounds of a ... Read More
Former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan no more
<!--><!--><!--><!--> A file photo of Dr. K. Kasturirangan (centre) visiting Gundya in Sakaleshpur taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. He was the author of the ... Read More
An ode to the hills: Sky Islands, a digital platform featuring stories from the Western Ghats, set to be launched
<!--><!--><!--><!--> The Kodaikanal hills | Photo Credit: THANGARATHINAM N When Rajni George came back to her hometown of Kodaikanal after spending several years in Delhi ... Read More