A brigand called government

Whatever the outcome of the hostages crisis in Karnataka, stupid sandalwood protection laws will keep creating smugglers out of India's exploited …

Atomic spread

Privatisation of the Kaiga atomic plant generates a lot of heat

Coastal trouble

Slamming on the brakes

Karnataka farmers upset over Bt cotton

Playing truant

Karnataka still awaits rain

Karnataka hangs on to its sandalwood

The Karnataka government ostensibly allows private production of sandalwood, but actually maintains a tight rein on the trade. In fact, eight …

Timely, but incoherent

Eviction over coffee

Tribals will be rehabilitated, but how?

Stop privatization

In Court

Elusive trail

Despite heavy deployment of police, Veerappan has remained elusive. The Special Task Force used the ugliest tactics to track him down, but failed

A question of control

Karnataka's new panchayati raj law has sparked a debate, with the Congress government saying it gives the people more power and opposition …

Who'll bell the cats?

Bellary in Karnataka, targeted by industrial houses for 'development', death and devastation, needs an organised resistance to the mayhem

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

Silver iodide lining

Cloud seeding is a safe but improbable method to enhance rains

Deja vu

Coal based thermal power plants come back to haunt villages in Udupi district, Karnataka

Karnataka sacrifices stones to conserve river sand

State mandates use of manufactured sand in public works, which would result in over-exploitation of another minor mineral and damage to the …

Saving city lakes

To counter the rapid decline of its lakes, Karnataka is creating a new authority with powers to fine and imprison encroachers and polluters. Will …

'Elephant conservation is not exactly anybody’s priority'

M D Madhusudan is an ecologist and conservationist with Nature Conservation Foundation in Mysore, Karnataka. An elephant expert, he is a member …

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

Renewable energy: It is crucial to honour signed contracts

Disregard for power purchase agreements will affect sector's sustainability

Karnataka coffee farmers selling estates, killing themselves: Report

Market prices, erratic weather and increasing input costs are making coffee cultivation unviable, it notes

केरल व कर्नाटक में बाढ़ का कहर, सामान्य से कई गुणा अधिक बारिश

दक्षिण भारत के कई राज्य बाढ़ की चपेट में हैं। केरल व कर्नाटक में बाढ़ का कहर बढ़ता जा रहा है। इन राज्यों में ...