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Madhav Gadgil pioneered mathematical ecology in India

Madhav Gadgil made transformative contributions to ecological science in India by systematically integrating mathematics into the study of nature and human-environment relationships. (HT)

Published on Jan 09, 2026 06:18 am IST

Madhav Gadgil: The champion of ecology and biodiversity

Madhav Gadgil served as a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for 31 years.

Published on Jan 09, 2026 01:29 pm IST

Madhav Gadgil: Nature’s spokesperson, a scientist of the people

Madhav was one of the few scientists to support the struggles of Adivasis and other forest-dwelling communities to reclaim their rights to govern and use forests. (HT Archive)

Published on Jan 08, 2026 09:19 pm IST

Who was Madhav Gadgil, veteran ecologist known for his Western Ghats work

Madhav Gadgil served as a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for 31 years.

Updated on May 12, 2026 12:50 pm IST

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, champion of Western Ghats conservation, dies at 83

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil, champion of Western Ghats conservation, dies at 83

Published on Jan 08, 2026 09:55 am IST

Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil, passes away in Pune after brief illness

Veteran ecologist Madhav Gadgil

Updated on Jan 08, 2026 12:03 pm IST

Wildlife cannot be placed above human lives: Madhav Gadgil

Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil has justified the killing of leopards involved in attacking humans saying that people have the right to defend. (HT FILE)

Published on Nov 20, 2025 06:54 am IST

Madhav Gadgil wins UN’s highest green award

Madhav Gadgil chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel in 2011O) (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 11, 2024 06:06 am IST

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil named one of six ‘Champions of the Earth’ by UNEP

Since 2005, the award has recognized 122 laureates for outstanding and inspirational environmental leadership. (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP))

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 04:35 pm IST

More disasters can be expected in these areas, says top ecologist

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel has designated the entire Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jul 31, 2024 07:42 am IST

Kerala landslide: Eco-sensitive zones along Western Ghats yet to be notified

Wayanad: A drone view of a landslide site in Chooralmala, in Wayanad district, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 31, 2024 03:00 am IST

14 years after Gadgil report, Western Ghats eco-sensitive zones yet to be notified

Massive landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the Meppadi area in Kerala’s Wayanad on Tuesday. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 30, 2024 02:24 pm IST

Review: A Walk up the Hill by Madhav Gadgil

A view of the Western Ghats near Kolhapur. (Anil Velhal/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 18, 2023 06:06 pm IST

Tiger population dips in Western Ghats: Report

India since 2006 has been conducting a tiger census every four years. The number of tigers has increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,167 in 2022. India is home for 75% of the wild tigers in the world. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 10, 2023 06:16 am IST

Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary declared as eco-sensitive zone

The Union government, on August 5, declared the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary as an eco-sensitive zone.

Updated on Aug 24, 2020 04:51 pm IST

Kerala still undecided on eco-sensitive zone status

A granite quarry in Mallapuram.

Updated on Aug 24, 2019 12:10 am IST

Climate change takes a toll on Western Ghats

Experts say soil erosion and quarrying have affected the ‘ecologically sensitive’ hills of Western Ghats. (HT photo)

Updated on Aug 23, 2019 07:55 am IST

Rain fury abates, Kerala toll reaches 110

During the peak of floods, some areas such as Nilambur and Meppadi had received 30 cms of rain in a day, said weathermen.

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 06:44 am IST

Rain fury abates: Rahul Gandhi rushes aid to flood-hit Wayanad as death toll rises to 110

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with army personnel involved in rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected areas in Wayanad district.

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 01:30 am IST

‘Could have avoided Maharashtra floods’: Madhav Gadgil

Eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil has blamed “mismanagement” in the release of water from major dams such as Koyna, Warna and Radhanagari in western Maharashtra for widespread floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts.

Updated on Aug 13, 2019 02:59 am IST

‘Mismanagement in release of water responsible for floods’: Madhav Gadgil

Eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil has blamed “mismanagement” in the release of water from major dams such as Koyna, Warna and Radhanagari in western Maharashtra for widespread floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts.

Updated on Aug 13, 2019 02:58 am IST

Kerala blunder being repeated in Haryana

Despite the report of respected scientist Madhav Gadgil, these essential forests were systematically violated and interest groups successfully lobbied for their further clearing for agriculture and even, real estate.

Published on Feb 17, 2019 11:52 pm IST

Maharashtra village in green zone? Activists won’t let it slip by

Picture for representation only.

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 12:28 am IST

Lessons India must learn from the Kerala disaster

The first lesson of the Kerala floods, therefore, is this; earthquakes and floods do not recognise distinctions invented by crafty humans to divide, and to rule

Published on Sept 08, 2018 05:30 pm IST

Why the Navi Mumbai airport could go the Kochi way

Flood victims unload food and relief material from an Indian Air force helicopter at Nelliyampathy Village, Kerala, August 21, 2018.

Updated on Aug 29, 2018 02:38 pm IST

Goa faces a similar catastrophe as Kerala, warns ecologist Madhav Gadgil

Kerala and Tamil Nadu fire force personnel transport children and elderly people in a dinghy through flood waters during a rescue operation in Annamanada village of Kerala.

Published on Aug 19, 2018 05:51 pm IST

Illegal forest land acquisition behind Kerala floods, says ecologist Madhav Gadgil

Ecologist and founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences Madhav Gadgil.

Updated on Aug 19, 2018 12:07 am IST

50-year-old Pune woman agrees to cut off 4.5 feet-long dreadlock

The long solid lock of all her hair weighed heavy on her head for 13 years.

Updated on May 25, 2018 04:24 pm IST

Experts flush out India’s ‘sewage’ rivers

Mutha river.

Updated on Apr 21, 2018 04:07 pm IST

Madhav Gadgil on why tree census must be a government exercise and not a private one

Madhav Gadgil is an Indian ecologist, academic, writer, and founder of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, a research forum under the aegis of the Indian Institute of Science.

Updated on Apr 19, 2018 02:59 pm IST

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