The 1,600-km-long Western Ghats mountain chain has been added to the list of world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The Western Ghats is recognised as one of the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity. Foto: A shot of Matheran, a hill station 110 km from Mumbai, located in the Western Ghats at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. — Paul Noronha
