Park politics

The wonder plant

A method has been developed to produce brinjal, tomato and capsicum from one plant

Killing for meat

Tipu Sultan’s rockets found in Karnataka fort

Rockets may have been intended for use in Tipu’s wars against the British

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

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

CSE Clean City Award: Mysuru is one of the best solid waste managers in India

Mysuru boasts of door-to-door garbage-collection, segregation and recycling, making it one of the best managers of municipal solid waste. In 2016,…

A technology that protects babies and restores lakes

Photo catalyst rings that treat sewage water were recently unveiled at the Indian Science Congress

Bitter way to slow ageing

Indian researchers find bitter cumin contains antioxidants

Forest fraud

Senior official in the dock

Crisis creation as a municipal exercise

A sultan’s silken dreams

Let us, for a moment, forget about Tipu Sultan’s alleged iconoclasm and remember him for a remarkable personal achievement—laying the …

Sacred assault

High stress levels are affecting the reproductive health of endangered Asian elephants in captivity, says study

Karnataka plans coal power plants despite water scarcity

Cyanide kills elephants

Wildlife mismanaged

The biggest threat to wildlife comes from foresters themselves

No rules for mining

Legalise sand mining in Mysore, MP tells government

The demand was made at a meeting of the environment ministry to discuss issues related to the protection of the Western Ghats

Fungal friend

Carotenoid in a fungi keeps heart diseases, cancer at bay

Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project cleared

Problems continue for Bangalore-Mysore expressway

Rampant food adulteration in Mysore

Democracy's better half

Exclusive women's village councils are beginning to make a difference in India's rural areas. Are state governments ready to share power with them?

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

Manmohan fails to settle row over Cauvery water sharing

Disgruntled Karnataka likely to approach Supreme Court

Crop of debt

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