New power project

In combative mood

Kudremukh tribals refuse to budge

In a hole

Dengue grips Bangalore

Taxing times for Coorg

A new timber tax is a livelihood dilemma for coffee growers

Anomalies galore

A survey of a World Bank-funded environment programme in Assam

Worm wonder

Vermicompost has changed fortunes of farmers in a drought-prone Karnataka district

The private eye

Water privatisation in IT capital is taking citizens for a long ride

Bangalore rides on LPG

Canadian gas kit trial in autos; auto drivers dissatisfied

High on Chinese demand

Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka's Bellary district

Olive Ridley turtles are back on Mangaluru beaches! 

Beach cleaning, night patrolling and protection did the trick  

Activists point out dangers of highway through Bannerghatta National Park, demand shelving plan

NHAI’s six-lane highway to cut through elephant corridor, could increase human-wildlife conflict 

Bengaluru: NGT seeks responses on alleged encroachments in Pattandur Agrahara lake’s buffer zone

The case adds to the ongoing challenges faced by civic authorities and environmental activists in preserving Bengaluru’s water bodies and …

High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study

Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages 

Mountain of faith: Mysuru’s famous Chamundi Hill is crumbling

Four major landslides have been reported on Mysuru’s Chamundi Hill since 2019, alarming greens and government alike

Fate of Afghanistan’s karez system uncertain, but south India’s surangam thriving

While there is debate regarding the origins of the surangam, it resembles the karez and qanat system in some respects

Tall waves lash west coast as Cyclone Tauktae dashes to make landfall in Gujarat

Tauktae, the strongest pre-monsoon cyclone in the Arabian Sea since 2010, is also showing some unpredictable characteristics

How COVID-19 has jammed South India’s jackfruit economy

With no harvest, contractors, farmers, transporters and labourers are suffering huge losses

Guess what's helping Indian coffee: Blockchain

It took two seasons, but farmers have taken to Coffee Board of India’s blockchain-based portal 

Cauvery: The river that the Tamils thought would never fail

The ‘Ganga of South India’ may be dying now, but was once a cherished waterbody in the lore of Tamil country

'We can contain the pest'

India's temperature and atmospheric conditions are ideal for the spread of Fall Armyworm

Activists favour grant of Scheduled Tribe status to Siddis across Karnataka

The state has the largest concentration of the Afro-Indian community but ST status is granted to them in only 1 district

From miracle cures to holistic development

A doctor whose aim once was to treat poor patients, now helps Soliga tribals to assert their rights and choose their own way of development.

Focus is on linking child labour with fertility

CHILD LABOUR IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT - DIMENSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Edited by: Ramesh Kanbargi Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi Price: …

"Green" signal?

Even as environmentalists protest, the controversial Cogentrix thermal power plant is cleared by the Supreme Court

Water-stressed in India: Officials in Karnataka’s Chitradurga clueless about JSA

The district scored zero in some Jal Shakti Abhiyan indicators