Money does grow on trees

Dam of defiance

The Chikkapaclasolagi barrage, on the River Krishna in Karnataka, is said to be the country's first "people's dam". But having built …

Jungle virus stirs

A lesser-known viral disease, similar to Ebola and dengue and so far confined to just five forest districts of Karnataka, has recently been …

Throat balm

Rasam soothes aching throats and upset tummies

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

Why is rain a tragedy for cities?

Democracy's better half

Exclusive women's village councils are beginning to make a difference in India's rural areas. Are state governments ready to share power with them?

India's disregarded wolves

The king of dry grasslands has nowhere to go

Kagga in peril

This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction. Can government save it?

Rivers of discord

Towers of pollution

60 per cent of telecom towers in India are powered by diesel

Time for the future to win

Green politics for green technologies

Time a resource curse got lifted

Chaos in the iron age

After iron ore plunder in Bellary and Goa comes a Supreme Court order that adds confusion to chaos

Care for cover

A highway in Karnataka stands testimony to the efforts invested by a couple in the environment

Has lifting subsidies depressed fertiliser use?

A survey reveals that while using fertilisers, farmers are seldom guided by their price alone.

Defiant

The Bilirangan Temple Sanctuary in Karnataka bristles with angry Soligas. Their sustenance denied, the tribals deliberate their next move

A motley crew of forest protectors

In Karnataka's Kodagu district, a group of people battling timber traders trying to exploit their region's virgin forests has earned the wrath of …

Project brings cheap cement to the village

Narasimharaju's dream of providing inexpensive cement for rural use will come true when his plant starts production later this year.

Seeds of progress

An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district

Schooled in self-rule

What do tribal children living in Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka learn at school? Take pride in what they are, reports NITIN SETHI

Varsha-GD

Panchayat s in Karnataka can now gauge rainfall

Beyond backwardness

Villagers in Bidar have taken up the cudgels against industrialists and lax state officials responsible for turning this backward district into …

One-man show

An Army Captain-turned-farmer traces the silk route to success