Western Ghats

It was for her PhD research on the political ecology of markets for biodiversity conservation that first brought Arshiya Bose to coffee farming regions in the Western Ghats.

Led by Trupti Chandrashekhar from IIT-Bombay , the team studied the entire 350-km stretch along the state’s coastline where these natural geysers can be found in large numbers.

Located amidst the undulating forested terrains of Western Ghats, there are no roads in this hamlet, and the number of temples far exceeds the number of houses!

While the northern band recorded a maximum of 14 inches of rainfall in the week between 13 and 20 August 2018, Kerala received between 10 to 18 inches of rainfall.

Starting with an aerial probe of the expanse where the trekkers had been stranded, two other copters were pulled in to douse the fire.

A 240-meter walk 30-feet above ground level in the dense Western Ghats.

These photos prove that from the mountains to the sea, India is full of surprises.

Growing profusely across the shola grasslands of Western Ghats, the iconic flower is found across the hilly regions of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

If you haven’t witnessed the surreal phenomena of bioluminescence yet, here are a few places in India where you can see nature come aglow.

The world might be divided into nations and borders, but the World Heritage tag brings them together.