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

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  

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 

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

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

Karnataka’s trekking trails in eco-sensitive Western Ghats off limits till October

Trekking to be limited to 300 people a day once it resumes, only in areas with online bookings

These 2 coastal Karnataka towns are reviving their millennia-old water bodies; here’s how

Residents of Moodbidri and Karkala have taken it upon themselves to reclaim their natural heritage  

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 

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

Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast

Birders also found that the density of pelagic birds had come down from 2022, pointing to declining fish stocks near the coast

Cauvery turmoil: Bengaluru city, Old Mysuru region hold total bandh; little or no effect elsewhere in Karnataka

Ten thousand people will go to Delhi on October 5 to drive home a point with the President of India on Karnataka’s claim over Cauvery water

Yettinahole water project: Not a drop at end of the pipeline after spending Rs 22,000 crore

Tribal families around the project site are living in constant fear of losing their lives and homes

Queen of rain no more: How Karnataka’s Agumbe lost to little-known Udupi towns

Nadpal and Mudradi received more rain than Agumbe this monsoon

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 …

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 …

Bengaluru water crisis: Two elephants succumb to thirst after roaming over 50 km in Ramanagara near Karnataka capital

Bengaluru recorded its highest temperature in five years on March 29, prompting IMD to issue a heatwave alert

World Sparrow Day 2024: How a Mysuru woman is trying to bring sparrows back to the city

Kokila Ramesh Jain makes customised terracotta nests to help attract the birds; she also organises citizen awareness events to highlight their …

Bonnet macaque carcasses in Karnataka village highlight struggle between farmers and monkeys in region

Farmers cut down trees that produce wild fruits and monkeys ravage crops

Water crisis: Is Bengaluru’s fate in store for Mangaluru and Shivamogga?

Burgeoning urbanisation, vanishing wetlands may impact water resources in these regions too

Reservoirs less than half full, water only for drinking: North Karnataka grapples with drought impact

Industries and agriculture are expected to be impacted the most

Shocking revelation by environment minister: 16 rivers in Karnataka polluted

Root of the problem lies in discharge of waste from 30 cities and towns directly into these rivers, minister notes

Bandh over Cauvery: Mixed response in Bengaluru; Mandya fully shut down

Another statewide bandh called by farmer associations on September 29 expected to evoke bigger response  

How can you make a westward-flowing river flow east: Activists on Bedti-Varada interlinking

Bedti-Varada river interlinking is an unscientific project that will drain public money, say critics