Penna River

Penna River springs from the Nandi Durg peak in Karnataka.

It is also known as Uttara Pinakini or Northern pennar.

It is known by different names like pennar, penneru, and penner in different places.

Cauvery River

Cauvery River (Kaveri) originates at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village of Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka in the Western Ghats.

It is designated as “the Ganga of the South” or ‘Dakshina Ganga’.

It is one of the east-flowing peninsular rivers, like Godavari and Krishna.

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KIOCL Limited, Formerly known as Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, is a flagship Company under the Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India

Ghatiana Dwivarna

Ghatiana Dwivarna is the name of a new species of crab andis derived from a Sanskrit word ‘dwivarna’ which means two-colored. This bright hued crab is the 75th fresh water crab of the Western Ghats. It is a hyperactive, but equally shy creature. It feeds mainly on algae but also eats small insects of the […]