western Ghats
From Food to Electricity, This School Produces Everything It Needs In Its Own Backyard

“The aim is to produce responsible citizens, who do not only relish the fruits of the earth but also learn to preserve it in return,” says Jenkins.

Celebrating India’s Riverine Fisheries on the World Fisheries Day

Riverine fisheries support vulnerable communities and contribute to food sovereignty of far-flung places.They're true ambassadors of healthy and living rivers.

Solar Panels and Solidarity

The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have helped light up their villages with solar power!

Photos: Maharashtra school kids capture hidden lives of animals

In mid-2014, professional camera traps were set up. Before long, the hidden world of mammals – particularly at night – began to reveal itself.

Ensuring Food, Water and Economic Security: A Case for Zone-Specific Planning – India and Beyond

The Himalayas and the Western Ghats are the Principal eco-regions of India and long term policy measures are needed to protect and safeguard their environment and ecology.

Bringing back the rainforest

A team of botanists in the Western Ghats has spent over 30 years on an ambitious project to regrow a rainforest. Akshai Jain reports in the Tehelka