Varad Giri is the deputy director (collections) of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), an organisation working for conservation of nature for the last 127 years.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/mining-construction-pose-threat-sahyadris-microfauna
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-analysis-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bombay-natural-history-society-bnhs
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reptiles
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/amphibians
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-conservation