Monsoon 2022: The North East may be deluged, but the west coast is dry; here is why
A combination of different climatic factors is bringing more moisture to the northeastern region, while taking moisture away from the western …
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
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
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
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
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 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
"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 …
Bonnet macaque carcasses in Karnataka village highlight struggle between farmers and monkeys in region
Farmers cut down trees that produce wild fruits and monkeys ravage crops
POLLUTER PAYS
At boiling point
Desperate Karnataka villagers damage barrage in Maharashtra
Why this downpour now in Bengaluru?
City not expected to see clear skies in the coming days
Bitter sugar
Sugarcane farmers are the losers as Uttar Pradesh government, mill owners strike a deal
