How COVID-19 has jammed South India’s jackfruit economy

With no harvest, contractors, farmers, transporters and labourers are suffering huge losses

Cauvery: The river that the Tamils thought would never fail

The ‘Ganga of South India’ may be dying now, but was once a cherished waterbody in the lore of Tamil country

'We can contain the pest'

India's temperature and atmospheric conditions are ideal for the spread of Fall Armyworm

Activists favour grant of Scheduled Tribe status to Siddis across Karnataka

The state has the largest concentration of the Afro-Indian community but ST status is granted to them in only 1 district

High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study

Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages 

Mountain of faith: Mysuru’s famous Chamundi Hill is crumbling

Four major landslides have been reported on Mysuru’s Chamundi Hill since 2019, alarming greens and government alike

Fate of Afghanistan’s karez system uncertain, but south India’s surangam thriving

While there is debate regarding the origins of the surangam, it resembles the karez and qanat system in some respects

Tall waves lash west coast as Cyclone Tauktae dashes to make landfall in Gujarat

Tauktae, the strongest pre-monsoon cyclone in the Arabian Sea since 2010, is also showing some unpredictable characteristics

Guess what's helping Indian coffee: Blockchain

It took two seasons, but farmers have taken to Coffee Board of India’s blockchain-based portal 

From miracle cures to holistic development

A doctor whose aim once was to treat poor patients, now helps Soliga tribals to assert their rights and choose their own way of development.

Focus is on linking child labour with fertility

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"Green" signal?

Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court

Where gold rush hurts

More than 13 million small-scale miners are destroying themselves and the environment  

Water-stressed in India: Officials in Karnataka’s Chitradurga clueless about JSA

The district scored zero in some Jal Shakti Abhiyan indicators

Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods

Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals

L&T loses legal battle against KPCL over Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka

Engineering giant alleged tender process for Rs 8,300 crore project was rushed; project major part of Karnataka’s plan for energy security 

Bengaluru is battling a crisis, but it must leverage water for peace

Sound urban planning is needed to avert such crises

Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast

Birders also found that the density of pelagic birds had come down from 2022, pointing to declining fish stocks near the coast

Tipu Sultan’s rockets found in Karnataka fort

Rockets may have been intended for use in Tipu’s wars against the British

Microplastics detected in fish samples from Cauvery

The presence of microplastics causes growth defects, skeletal deformities

During the night: Mandous makes landfall; brings rain, water-logging and traffic disruptions

Mandous is now headed to Karnataka, where it could bring substantial rainfall

Keep the BJP out

Women engineers come to the forefront

Atomic spread

Privatisation of the Kaiga atomic plant generates a lot of heat

Coastal trouble