Tumakuru sets a green example

The hilly and forested district in southeast Karnataka is giving new lessons to the rest of India on responsible forestry

The Shetty farm model

Engineer couple try out rainfed farming

Rise and fall of water managers

Book>> Waternama, A Collection of Traditional Practices for Water Conservation and Management in Karnataka Sandhya Iyengar publisher …

Supreme Court may lift ban on 63 category B mines in Bellary

Sets condition of compensatory payment to resume operations

Lost and found

Karnataka villages are reviving underground springs that were once their lifeline in summers

Wanted, tariff revision

Biomass power plant owners say they cannot manage with power rates fixed when they began operations

What bleeds Bellary

How illegal iron ore mining has bled Karnataka’s Bellary district

Revival plan for whom?

Karnataka's ambitious plan to restore the ecology of illegal mining-hit Ballari has no representation from affected communities and environmentalists

Shifting ground

After cracking the whip on mining offenders, CEC is now going easy on them

Jumbo conflict

Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …

Supreme Court allows reopening of 90 more mines in Karnataka subject to conditions

Leases of 51 mines cancelled; embargo on new leases lifted

Interstate dirty dumpers

Industrial units illegally dump hazardous waste in remote fields, often crossing state borders, to dodge the law and cut costs. ravleen kaur …

No green nod to iron ore projects dependent on Bellary

Decision follows Supreme Court order banning mining operations in the district

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