Waste smart cities

A survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows how Indian cities are turning over a new leaf in solid waste management

Crop of debt

Surplus sugar production in the country has brought down sugar rates. As mills stop purchasing sugarcane, farmers are driven to suicide

'Elephant conservation is not exactly anybody’s priority'

M D Madhusudan is an ecologist and conservationist with Nature Conservation Foundation in Mysore, Karnataka. An elephant expert, he is a member …

Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors

They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu

Cold takes south India by surprise

Could be due to cold winds from north India or Arctic Oscillation

Bangalore-Mysore corridor leads nowhere

Supreme Court lifts ban on 45 mines in Bellary

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedduruppa might face CBI probe for his role in illegal mining

Water for profit

More bus rides

Unrealistic approach killing rural sanitation programme

Supreme Court orders CBI probe against Yeddyurappa in mining scam

Jindal Steel Works and South West Mining will also be investigated for allegedly paying bribes to kin of former chief minister

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

'Organic cotton production and consumption should become a mass movement'

Vivek and Juli Cariappa are Krishi Pandit awardees and dedicated organic farmers based in H D Kote taluk in Mysore. They have been practising …

Organic thread

Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …