Boosting biotech

Easy drugs

Politics of sanitation

Toilet rule fails in Karnataka panchayats

CONTROVERSIAL CONSTRUCTION

Shoring up

Drought-wary Karnataka prepares for summer

Testing time

In Karnataka, a lesson in water scarcity

In a pickle

Mango crop runs into rough weather

Fishy deaths

In Bangalore's lakes

Organic chemistry

Hollagaru farmers reap rich dividends by going organic

Farmers: consumers

A consumer court's landmark verdict on irrigation

Shifting pains

Karnataka gets jitters as Goa clamps down

Under siege

Villagers attack polluting sponge iron plant near Belgaum

NGT fines petitioner Rs 1 lakh for wrongly accusing company of improper waste management, wasting court’s time

An expert committee found nothing wrong with the waste treatment plant that was functioning with the necessary environmental approvals

‘Rogue elephant’, ‘Crocodile-infested’, ‘Tiger-haunted’: It is all in the semantics

Language has shaped or disfigured landscapes, human communities, wildlife populations and our perception of the very earth we call ‘home&…

In Jambavan’s land: Sloth bears mostly coexist peacefully with humans in Karnataka; but conflict is not non-existent

Enhancing habitat connectivity, minimising human-wildlife interaction zones, and implementing responsible waste management practices key to …

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

Monsoon 2023: Tempers high in Karnataka’s Mandya as state releases Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu

Local farmers protest decision; poor monsoon in the state has already diminished river water levels  

‘Protocol not followed’: Complaint lodged in Karnataka forest department sharpshooter death case

Venkatesh, tasked with tranquilising an injured wild elephant in Hassan, was trampled to death by it in what his son has blamed as negligence by …

Clean impression: Ironers in Bengaluru ditch coal irons for LPG alternatives to beat harmful fumes

Ironers on average save 133 minutes a day with LPG irons and are able to press 9-12 clothes more; they also save around Rs 850 on fuel a month, …

Why Karnataka politicians are wrong in opposing Western Ghats ESA

Opposition by ministers and legislators putting forest resources at risk, say green activists   

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

Karnataka coffee farmers selling estates, killing themselves: Report

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