The first-ever multi-taxon global freshwater fauna assessment for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has identified Western Ghats ... says Rajeev Raghavan, South Asia Chair, IUCN Freshwater ...

Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

In the Western Ghats, for example ... poaching and invasive alien species,” study co-author Rajeev Raghavan, South Asia chair of the IUCN’s Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, said in the ...

In the 990s, he led his armies over the Western Ghats ... and workers in Southeast Asia. Conquests and global connections made Chola-ruled south India a cultural and economic behemoth, the ...

At just 17, Kaamya Karthikeyan has made history by scaling the highest peaks on all seven continents, including Mount Everest ...

She had touched the pinnacle of Mt Everest (Asia) in May 2024 from the Nepal ... activities and started trekking in the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) as a three-year-old. She says, “The beauty ...

The Cholas are credited with popularizing Nataraja bronzes and singing Bhakti songs in temples, among other practices that ...

Western Ghats most affected Freshwater ecosystems ... and preventing the spread of invasive species,” said Rajeev, who is also the South Asia Chair of the IUCN SSC Freshwater Fish Specialist ...