A question of control

Karnataka's new panchayati raj law has sparked a debate, with the Congress government saying it gives the people more power and opposition …

Elusive trail

Despite heavy deployment of police, Veerappan has remained elusive. The Special Task Force used the ugliest tactics to track him down, but failed

Patent fears

Scientists in Karnataka are forced by the administration to abandon efforts towards documenting the biodiversity knowledge of indigenous people

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

A brigand called government

Whatever the outcome of the hostages crisis in Karnataka, stupid sandalwood protection laws will keep creating smugglers out of India's exploited …

Karnataka hangs on to its sandalwood

The Karnataka government ostensibly allows private production of sandalwood, but actually maintains a tight rein on the trade. In fact, eight …

Karnataka sacrifices stones to conserve river sand

State mandates use of manufactured sand in public works, which would result in over-exploitation of another minor mineral and damage to the …

Saving city lakes

To counter the rapid decline of its lakes, Karnataka is creating a new authority with powers to fine and imprison encroachers and polluters. Will …

'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 …

Centre finally greenlights Karnataka Climate Action Plan after 3-year wait; but implementation is key

Karnataka has been caught between two extreme conditions for the last decade of floods in the southern districts and droughts in the north and …

Karnataka High Court stays Centre’s circular on banning 23 ‘ferocious’ dog breeds

The circular will be only stayed in the State of Karnataka, the single judge bench said

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

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

Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns

There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse

Renewable energy: It is crucial to honour signed contracts

Disregard for power purchase agreements will affect sector's sustainability

CHARGES DROPPED

First car free day

Emulating an European experience successfully

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

Karnataka budget: experts unhappy with measures proposed to tackle water crisis

The government, according to farmers, chose temporary fix over long-term solution

Ex-Karnataka chief minister acquitted in Bellary mining bribery case

CBI court judge RB Dharmagowder acquitted all 13 accused in the case

Dahi Handi and the fall of young govindas

Under the veneer of celebration, lives of minors in Maharashtra are put at stake  

Study documents 245 human-leopard conflicts in Karnataka

Researchers use news reports to provide an insight into the ecology of leopards

Hybirds developed

Catch me if you can

Lethal lines

Digging graves