Western Ghats

June 15, 2021

Young Kerala researcher in the limelight for unearthing endemic frog species

Known as Purple Frog, Indian Purple Frog or Pig-nosed Purple Frog, the species is endemic to the Western Ghats and is popular to the locals as 'Mahabali thavala' or 'pathala thavala'.

May 24, 2021
Kalimala: Tales and temples shrouded in mist and mythology

Kalimala offers you the perfect time-off from the business of city life; it is much farther from life as we know it- both literally and metaphorically.
March 30, 2021
New butterfly species discovered in Western Ghats, researchers term it historical

This is the first time in history that a species of butterfly was discovered and described by an all-Indian research team from the Western Ghats.
March 22, 2021
Here are some of the hidden gems of Western Ghats

From tea plantations to hill stations and bayous, the Ghats have so much to offer to the weary explorer.
March 03, 2021
Five new species of shrub frogs found in Western Ghats

The new species were identified and found to be distinct based on multiple criteria, such as their external morphology, DNA, calling pattern, behaviour, and other natural history observations.
February 25, 2021
Kerala Poll Special | Kasturirangan, Gadgil take a back seat in Idukki, development is new slogan

In the Lok Sabha election of 2019 too, the Western Ghats ecology reports had little influence on the electorate in spite of parties trying to rake it up.
February 12, 2021
Traffic curbs at Thamarassery Ghat for a month from Feb 15

Traffic restrictions will be in place from February 15, Monday, to March 15, Monday, at the pass (churam) owing to works related to the strengthening of the ghat road.

Western Ghats

Young Kerala researcher in the limelight for unearthing endemic frog species

Kalimala: Tales and temples shrouded in mist and mythology

New butterfly species discovered in Western Ghats, researchers term it historical

Here are some of the hidden gems of Western Ghats

Five new species of shrub frogs found in Western Ghats

Kerala Poll Special | Kasturirangan, Gadgil take a back seat in Idukki, development is new slogan

Traffic curbs at Thamarassery Ghat for a month from Feb 15

What should Western Ghat states, including Kerala, learn from Uttarakhand glacier burst?

Column | When a people’s movement mobilised global support to save Silent Valley

Final ESA notification on Western Ghats should not be further delayed, says NGT court