In Short

No food in forests: Invasive species and altered habitats in Karnataka’s Western Ghats are creating a food crisis

The crisis may be fueling conflicts between humans and wildlife, prompting animals to venture into human settlements

Coconut Development Board to market neera as health drink

Board says tapping of neera will enhance growers’ income 10-fold

Cauvery tribunal award notified

Disgruntled Karnataka chief minister writes to prime minister

Accreditation scheme on hold

Karnataka High Court stays accreditation of consultants who assess environmental impact

Drought monitoring: Untapped data

Government does little with records that could help reduce effect of drought on agriculture

Nitrates in Karnataka wells

People reject public hearing for proposed Mangalore special economic zone

Bollworm insecticide now more effective

Irregularities galore in mining in Bellary

Butterflies prefer coffee to tea

Forest produce in Western Ghats suffer mystery infection

Ministry revokes coastal clearance

Kartanaka power project gave false information

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

Sets condition of compensatory payment to resume operations

Man v elephant

In distress

Hair pollution hits Karnataka

Australia grows more sandalwood than India

Karnataka legislature amends state Panchayati Raj Act

Get us water

Movement for worse

The marginalised from Western Odisha who migrate out of the state lead difficult lives

Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project cleared

Karnataka begins building Kalasa-Bandurinala irrigation project

Bangalore lakes leased out

1.2 million children in Karnataka are malnourished, state tells high court

Civil rights groups blame packaged food supplied to anganwadis 

New air filter technology found to deactivate over 99% of SARS-CoV-2 delta variant

Innovative antimicrobial air filter uses ingredients found in green tea