Letters
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
Plan for Nilambur-Nanjangud railway line through Bandipur National Park evokes protests over ecological impact
Railway line to connect Nilambur in Kerala to Nanjangudi in Karnataka on Golden IT Corridor
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
Karnataka appellate tribunal cancels transfer of 3,111 acres of forest land to politicians
The land spread across 99 villages was granted between 2016 and 2018
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
Bengaluru: NGT seeks responses on alleged encroachments in Pattandur Agrahara lake’s buffer zone
The case adds to the ongoing challenges faced by civic authorities and environmental activists in preserving Bengaluru’s water bodies and …
NGT fines petitioner Rs 1 lakh for wrongly accusing company of improper waste management, wasting court’s time
An expert committee found nothing wrong with the waste treatment plant that was functioning with the necessary environmental approvals
‘Rogue elephant’, ‘Crocodile-infested’, ‘Tiger-haunted’: It is all in the semantics
Language has shaped or disfigured landscapes, human communities, wildlife populations and our perception of the very earth we call ‘home&…
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 …
Concerns raised over rushed tender process for Rs 8,005 crore Sharavathi pumped storage project in Karnataka
Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd says followed all norms for country’s largest pumped storage power generation unit
No food in forests: DTE’s exclusive coverage on invasive species
An insidious threat has been quietly unfolding in India’s forests — invasive alien plant species have displaced native vegetation, …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 23, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Chamundi Hill ropeway plan in Mysuru resurfaces, green activists maintain opposition
A decision will be taken only after a thorough evaluation of pros and cons, state tourism minister HK Patil stated
2024 peak year for Kyasanur Forest Disease, Karnataka health officials confirm as cases rise
Cases higher this year due to low rainfall, expert says
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 26, 2024)
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 24, 2024)
Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero?
City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018
Tranquilised wild elephant dies after falling off lorry; autopsy indicates cardiac arrest cause of death
Wildlife activist alleges negligence by forest department during capture operation
Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason
City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery …
Complementarity begets productivity
ORGANIC farming technologies involve adaptation to local environments. Continuing the series on organic farming (See Down To Earth, November 30, …
Chikungunya spreads its tentacles
Chikungunya, a viral disease borne by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, has assumed epidemic proportions in large swathes of the country, especially …
In deep water
Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …
