Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools
If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for the community, say experts
Kattas and Madakas: Decline of traditional water conservation methods
Advent of modern water conservation systems and unequal distribution of labour work in Karnataka, Kerala districts have pushed them into decline &…
Urban commons: Almost ignored in city planning
Commons act as a nutritional buffer, safety net for migrants; middle-class, wealthy residents no less dependent
Karnataka coffee farmers selling estates, killing themselves: Report
Market prices, erratic weather and increasing input costs are making coffee cultivation unviable, it notes
Northeast Monsoon gets good start due to low pressure system in Arabian Sea
The system has brought heavy rainfall to Kerala and north Karnataka, with more rain predicted
What is in a name? Plenty if you are this fish
The hump-backed mahseer, native to South India, has been given a scientific name in a race to save it from extinction
Early elephant warning systems help, but are short-term measures: experts
Two projects in Karnataka and Jharkhand meant to warn people about elephant movements have led to a decrease in human-elephant conflict. But they …
Why farmers are abandoning totapuri mango
The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads
Forget castes and politics, let’s focus on our rights and space: citizens of Karnataka
Several citizen groups in the state, which is going to polls this year, have drafted manifestos and asked political parties to include them in theirs
Surviving through ages
Western ghats’ kathalekan sacred grove retains its vegetation even after a millennium
Cauvery row: Karnataka ordered to release 15,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days
Order passed keeping in mind the difficulty Tamil Nadu farmers would face in growing samba rice in the absence of Cauvery river water
Karnataka launches ‘health adalat’
Health department officials would interact with the public and elected representatives to understand and redress grievances relating to public …
Karnataka farmers want target cargill again
Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India
Proposed Japanese "colony" encounters protests
A proposal for a township near Bangalore as a lure to bring in huge investments from Japan is encountering opposition from farm and environmental …
Old malaria control method regains ground
Destroying mosquito larvae with the help of fish is not only environment-frinedly, but a profitable venture too
Bangalore parched
The garden city will have to walk on a bed of thorns with water supply becoming a scarce commodity by the turn of the century
Green power
The seed of a humble tree may be a substitute for diesel and could hasten rural electrification
Epidemic at hand
Thanks to El Nio, east and central Africa is reeling under a deadly onslaught of killer diseases
People power
Movements to protest against the commercialisation of forests have gained momentum in Karnataka
"Culmination of the IT revolution"
Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, is the man behind the wireless local loop technology cor dect and the …
I can't just close down a polluting industry
As chairperson of the Karnataka state pollution control board (KSPCB), 39-year-old K V Bengeri has to contend with more than environmental …
"The awareness here is dismal"
Karnataka High Court's Justice M F Saldanha has emerged as one of judiciary's standard bearers in the ongoing battle to save the environment. His …
Bengaluru water crisis: Two elephants succumb to thirst after roaming over 50 km in Ramanagara near Karnataka capital
Bengaluru recorded its highest temperature in five years on March 29, prompting IMD to issue a heatwave alert
Why the Bedti-Varada river inter-linking project is not technically feasible
The adverse effects that will be caused by the interlinking of rivers and diversions from the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats terrain, are …
World Sparrow Day 2024: How a Mysuru woman is trying to bring sparrows back to the city
Kokila Ramesh Jain makes customised terracotta nests to help attract the birds; she also organises citizen awareness events to highlight their …
