Simply Put: Karnataka Polls 2023
Environment in elections: Drought not on poll agenda even as north Karnataka records 3rd-lowest rainfall in over 100 years
Region’s people feel things can’t remain same even as other parts of Karnataka have no water problems
Omavalli raita
Narale chutney
Kundapur rolls out clean beach after 6 years for Olive Ridleys
Two groups in Kundapur cleaned its best beach of trash and also initiated efforts to monitor turtle movements in the area
‘Save Chamundi Hills’ campaign in Mysuru gains momentum
Development projects will be a direct threat to scores of medicinal plants, flowering plants and about 150 species of birds
Karnataka Polls 2023: No mention of ‘climate change’ in any party’s manifesto as state votes today
Political leadership offers no vision or clarity on matters related to environment, according to activists
In Karnataka, politics has led to the effective ‘invisiblisation’ of farmers
All political parties in Karnataka continue to represent the interests of the feudal class, including those of the large farmers who constitute a …
Care for cover
A highway in Karnataka stands testimony to the efforts invested by a couple in the environment
Planting data
Women’s Day 2024: Clean sweep in Karnataka
Over 18,000 of the state’s women have transformed the idea of cleanliness into a sustainable business model
The Indian story that needs revival
Ivory wood scarcity affects Channapatna's small scale toy making artisans
Full reservoirs as monsoon sets in: Why India should watch out for floods
Current live storage available in 123 reservoirs was 170 per cent of the same corresponding period of last year. This does not bode well for …
Karnataka bans Bt cotton seeds following large-scale crop failures
Seed company, Mahyco, offered Rs 10 crore compensation to farmers when losses were to the tune of Rs 230 crore
Karnataka Polls 2023: ‘Common man’ issues like LPG, poverty, unemployment cost BJP its southern bastion
Opposition Congress’ strategy of targeting the incumbent for not performing on governance issues pays off
KSPCB has existed for 4 decades, but kept no record of pollution sources: CAG
This record, if kept, would have helped the pollution control board plan a better, cleaner tomorrow
Sun burnt
In a panic to meet its solar energy target Karnataka changed its policy. The move has almost destroyed the initiative
Bengaluru’s water future
Water supply must be affordable. Only then can it be sustainable
From ‘incompatible with life’ to reclaiming life, outlook on TB is changing
Tuberculosis treatment is moving from germ theory to patients and their world
Has lifting subsidies depressed fertiliser use?
A survey reveals that while using fertilisers, farmers are seldom guided by their price alone.
Paddy warriors: This couple in Karnataka is preserving rare native varieties through cultivation
Asma and Aboobakar want to save as many indigenous paddy varieties as possible; they have so far documented 840 such plants
‘We inform locals about the wildlife in their backyard’
Sanjay Gubbi, who recently set up a nature information centre in Karnataka, says this it’s the first such centre to disseminate information …
How green are India's power plants?
Green rating of coal-based power plants in India by CSE offers starting insights into the sector
Defiant
The Bilirangan Temple Sanctuary in Karnataka bristles with angry Soligas. Their sustenance denied, the tribals deliberate their next move
Contempt notice to Karnataka chief secretary in lakes protection case
Top state bureaucrat failed to set up lake protection committees to check encroachment, pollution and destruction of lakes in the state