Karnataka government reveals sad state of Bengaluru lakes

Thirty per cent of encroachment on lakes has been done by government agencies alone, state government press release says

Rogues tamed

In a unique operation, forest departments of two states use trained elephants to capture crop-raiding tuskers in the forests of southern Maharashtra

Karnataka grasslands are potential habitat for bustards: MoEF to green tribunal

Union environment ministry says development work on Amrit Mahal Kaval grasslands violate green laws

No food in forests: Invasive species and altered habitats in Karnataka’s Western Ghats are creating a food crisis

The crisis may be fueling conflicts between humans and wildlife, prompting animals to venture into human settlements

These 6 thermal power plants are polluting Indian rivers

Coconut Development Board to market neera as health drink

Board says tapping of neera will enhance growers’ income 10-fold

Cauvery tribunal award notified

Disgruntled Karnataka chief minister writes to prime minister

Accreditation scheme on hold

Karnataka High Court stays accreditation of consultants who assess environmental impact

Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture

Nitrates in Karnataka wells

In Short

People reject public hearing for proposed Mangalore special economic zone

Bollworm insecticide now more effective

Irregularities galore in mining in Bellary

Butterflies prefer coffee to tea

Forest produce in Western Ghats suffer mystery infection

Ministry revokes coastal clearance

Kartanaka power project gave false information

MoEF&CC chooses minerals over biodiversity, clears rail track in Western Ghats despite red flags 

The Hospet-Vasco Da Gama project has the potential to “damage the integrity of the last remaining wilderness of the Western Ghats” …

Centre identifies 62 new elephant corridors; total now 150

East central region has the most corridors at 52; among states, West Bengal tops list at 26 corridors

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 10, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Labour scarcity makes coffee plantation ecosystem in Western Ghats fragile: Study

Rising labour costs, urbanisation and increased use of pesticides point to a growing conservation concern in the Ghats

How a restoration project in Karnataka is helping revive ecology, community livelihood

Restoration projects can set in motion a virtuous cycle of livelihoods, biodiversity and native knowledge 

EIA notification 2020 delayed till September 7

A petition had been filed in court, asking the notification be translated in all 22 regional languages of the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution

Rise and fall of water managers

Book>> Waternama, A Collection of Traditional Practices for Water Conservation and Management in Karnataka Sandhya Iyengar publisher …

Supreme Court may lift ban on 63 category B mines in Bellary

Sets condition of compensatory payment to resume operations