Key Highlights
- Gadgil breathed his last late Wednesday night at a hospital in Pune, the sources said.
- “In the passing of Dr.
- Madhav Gadgil, India has lost one of its foremost voices in ecological inquiry.
- His leadership helped turn scientific evidence into protective action, most notably through decisive engagement with landmark conservation efforts and community rights, particularly in the Western Ghats,” Kharge said in a post on X.
- A recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, and Karnataka’s Rajyotsava Prashasthi, he leaves behind an enduring imprint on research, teaching, and ecological conservation, and his departure is a major setback for the country’s green cause, Kharge said.
