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

Karnataka flood trigger: Rainfall 3000% above normal in a single day

Downpour 3176% above normal in Mysuru, 2222% in Dharwad on Aug 8

Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

Early elephant warning systems help, but are short-term measures: experts

Two projects in Karnataka and Jharkhand meant to warn people about elephant movements have led to a decrease in human-elephant conflict. But they …

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

Karnataka budget: experts unhappy with measures proposed to tackle water crisis

The government, according to farmers, chose temporary fix over long-term solution

Ex-Karnataka chief minister acquitted in Bellary mining bribery case

CBI court judge RB Dharmagowder acquitted all 13 accused in the case

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

Dahi Handi and the fall of young govindas

Under the veneer of celebration, lives of minors in Maharashtra are put at stake  

Study documents 245 human-leopard conflicts in Karnataka

Researchers use news reports to provide an insight into the ecology of leopards

Karnataka launches ‘health adalat’

Health department officials would interact with the public and elected representatives to understand and redress grievances relating to public …

Hybirds developed

Karnataka farmers want target cargill again

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

Catch me if you can

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

Lethal lines

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

Digging graves

Mandate for MRPL

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 …