Karnataka lost Rs 3,000 crore due to illegal mining: CAG

Performance audit report unveils mining irregularities in the state

Opinion divided on Bangalore metro rail project

Governance failure

How agencies meant to regulate mining conspired in the loot

Getting a city into shape

Time a resource curse got lifted

The right blend

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…

Monsoon 2020: Rains advance over Peninsular India from June 1-7

India received 70% more rains during this week than it usually does at this time  

Shifting ground

After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them

Ailing systems

Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation

Many takers of a park

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Will Kolar become India's nuclear waste dumpyard?

Government offices, business houses, educational institutions and cinema halls remain shut in protest against the Centre’s move

Karnataka pollution board halts dumping of Bengaluru's garbage at Ramky landfill

Gives operators three months to clean up the area

Reserved for exploitation?

Karnataka repeatedly refuses to declare its forests in Western Ghats inviolate

Sugar cane price: UP farmers settle for Rs 245-250 per quintal

Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers get much less, stage protests  

Karnataka High Court stalls link road through eco-sensitive zone

'EIA should be conducted to decide if road can be built or should be scrapped'

Book The economics of biodiversity conservation valuation in tropical forest ecosystems

Book>> The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems

What triggers desertification in India

A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …

Is REC an albatross for power distribution utilities?

Only two states have achieved their renewable energy targets so far. Others scaled down their commitments

Municipal solid waste rules amendments: MoEF asked to formulate new draft

Karnataka high court has directed ministry to consider all objections filed against the proposed amendments

Bt brinjal: National Biodiversity Board to lodge complaint against Mahyco soon

It took two years to investigate bio-piracy allegations regarding use of  indigenous brinjal varieties to create India's first transgenic …

Finally, community forest rights

Tribals of BR Hills can now manage resources in Karnataka reserve

Can endosulfan be exported?

Supreme Court asks panel to explore possibilities of disposing of the pesticide  

SC extends endosulfan ban

Pesticide makers claim inbreeding, not endosulfan, causing health problems in Kasaragod  

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