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Researchers identify new tuber species from Western Ghats in Kerala’s Wayanad district

The Hindu 31 Aug 2025
The newly identified species has been named Dioscorea balakrishnanii after V. Balakrishnan, environmentalist and current secretary of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board ....
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Ice Age’s winged relic rediscovered in Western Ghats

The Hindu 29 Aug 2025
Eusive dragonfly species Crocothemis erythraea spotted in the high-elevation regions of the southern Western Ghats ....
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Heavy Rain Forecast In TN Western Ghats Chennai To See Isolated Showers

MENA FN 18 Aug 2025
(MENAFN - IANS) Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, in a statement, said that the southwest monsoon has become active over Tamil Nadu, bringing the ... .
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Rare nocturnal moth discovered in Western Ghats

The Hindu 15 Aug 2025
Researchers identify Antitrisuloides catocalina subspecies at Chulanur Peafowl Sanctuary ....
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Two new damselfly species discovered in Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Kerala

Hindustan Times 15 Aug 2025
Two new species of damselflies have been discovered in the Western Ghats by researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala ... Scientists discover new species of cricket frog in Western Ghats ... Western Ghats.
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Three new antlion species identified in Western Ghats

The Times of India 11 Aug 2025
... the tribe Palparini —Indopalpares pardus, Palpares contrarius and Stenares harpyia— recorded for the first time from this region of the Western Ghats.These insects prey on ants and in the adult stage.
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New freshwater crabs discovered in the Western Ghats in Kerala

The Hindu 09 Aug 2025
The new species belong to the freshwater crab family Gecarcinucidae. While Kasargodia sheebae was spotted in the Ranipuram Hill Station in Kasaragod district, the specimen of Pilarta vaman was collected from a small mountain stream at Gavi ....
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We drive three Hondas through the Western Ghats in the monsoon. How do they fare?

The Hindu 05 Aug 2025
A rain-soaked drive through the Western Ghats in the Honda Elevate, City, and Amaze, with pauses for treks and tea. Try this on your next holiday ....
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Incessant rains in Western Ghats swell reservoirs of Krishna, Cauvery basins

Deccan Herald 27 Jul 2025
Rainfall has subsided in coastal districts and Malnad on Sunday, but the incessant rain in the Western Ghats in the last few days has significantly spurred water levels in the reservoirs of Krishna ...
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Heavy Rain Lashes Western Ghats In TN Orange Alert Issued For Nilgiris, Coimbatore

MENA FN 20 Jul 2025
(MENAFN - IANS) Chennai, July 20 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has issued an orange alert for the Nilgiris and the Western Ghats regions of Coimbatore, warning of very ... .
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