Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, who chaired the Western Ghats panel and championed community-led conservation, passed away ...

In 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests appointed Gadgil to chair the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), ...

T he 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 ...

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Pune: Noted ecologist Madhav Gadgil, known for his work on the conservation of Western Ghats, has passed away in Pune after a ...

The report submitted by Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, later known as the Gadgil Commission, recommending strict ...

Renowned Indian ecologist Madhav Gadgil passed away at his residence in Pune late on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, after a ...

Explore Madhav Gadgil's impactful contributions to biodiversity conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and the Western ...

New Delhi: Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil (83), known for his seminal work on the Western Ghats and a bottom up approach to environmental conservation passed away in Pune on Wednesday night after a ...

Gadgil's wide-ranging contributions throughout the years have earned him some of India's highest civilian honours, including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan as well as the Tyler Prize for ...

India’s Western Ghats, considered one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world, has been dubbed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In total, 39 different sites in the tropical rainforest—home to ...

The misty mountains of the Western Ghats seem to unravel new secrets the more you explore it. Researchers have discovered two new frog genera, possibly restricted to rare and threatened freshwater ...