Karnataka-Kerala COVID-19 border row: Decoding the crisis and conciliation

Karnataka opened its borders to critical non-COVID-19 patients from Kerala on April 7 — following long route of political attacks and …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 1, 2020)

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

Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero?

City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018  

Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death

Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation  

Urban ladder: How ODF India tries to manage faecal sludge

In the absence of adequate rural treatment plants, a few states rope in underutilised urban facilities 

COVID-19 Update: SARS-CoV-2 is predominantly airborne, says new Lancet study

Karanataka Chief Minister hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 for second time  

Jallikattu, Kambala can go on in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, rules Supreme Court

Apex court upheld constitutional validity of amendments by 3 states to animal cruelty act

Dancing frogs of Western Ghats among most threatened amphibians globally

Like many other amphibians in the region, the genus is threatened by anthopogenic factors like land-use change, pollution

Air pollution a problem in south India as well: CSE analysis

The region cannot depend solely on warmer winters and sea breeze to escape pollution

Climate crisis in forests: Dandeli losing its distinctive grasses & hornbills to erratic weather

Rising temperature, changing rainfall pattern may have affected growth of plants essential to native ecosystem

Kharif season 2023: Crop acreage decreases in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh

The acreage of paddy, the main crop of the Kharif season, has decreased by 24 per cent compared to last year. There has been a huge decrease in …

Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason

City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery …

Restoring Karnataka’s forests can curb its monkey menace and Kyasanur disease outbreaks; here is how

Research has shown that the prevalence of Kyasanur Disease and density of ticks are highest in areas where forests are degraded

Chasing monsoon 2023: India may see normal July rainfall, says analysis

An analysis of forecast data based on three climate models suggests the country will have a normal monsoon in July — 3 millimetres above …

Bengaluru, Lucknow flooding: What do we mean by water-sensitive cities?

Inadequate urban planning means thirsty and flooded cities have become the new normal: Part 1 

Concerns raised over decimation of green cover in Cauvery basin: NGT issues notice to southern states

A recent report found green cover has declined to 15,345 sq km from 28,154 sq km over past 50 years

Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka record 13,662 jumbos; male-female ratios and age gradation healthy, say experts

Climate change, human-elephant conflict and habitat fragmentation affecting movement of the animals

How pumped storage project inside Sharavathi Valley can threaten lion-tailed macaque

Sharavathi is one of the most exploited rivers in India; it flows for 132 km, but 4 major power projects on it produce 40% of all hydroelectric …

Tale of transboundary river conflict: Understanding Kalasa-Banduri dam project

Goa and Karnataka are dependent on each other for their water needs. For the last few years, however, the states have been in a logjam over the …

EIA 2020 to give straight clearances for 239 dams

Some 900 hectares of forest will be submerged with the dams, claim experts  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 19, 2020)

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

24x7 makeshift clinics, testing food, water at gatherings: How Karnataka is trying prevent cholera outbreak amid rising heat

State reported 33 cases of cholera this year, most in April; health department to conduct awareness campaigns, ensure supply of medicines, clean water

Scanty rainfall, low-water levels to affect kuruvai paddy yields this year, warn Tamil Nadu farmers

Deficit rain in neighbouring Karnataka also hit Mettur dam water levels

In India, modern development puts prehistoric sites at risk

Much of the land holding the country’s buried past is being rapidly transformed for modern development — agriculture, roads, …

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