Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall

The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days

Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in Karnataka’s Kodagu

The district received unprecedented rain last year, followed by landslides in nearly 40 villages; nine months later, lives of the affected …

Deep dive: Science alone cannot provide solutions to human-elephant interactions in South India; here’s how

Government departments, nonprofits and scientists must work together to advance inclusive policies without discounting the urgency for scientists …

Kodagu landslides not a natural disaster

Here’s an account of the situation in disaster-hit Kodagu in Karnataka by a geologist who volunteered for the relief work

Writing on the wall: Infrastructure projects are destroying Western Ghats

The time to put off the inevitable question about human relationship to nature is long past. Our assumption that we can control and modify nature …

Coffee that will keep the Cauvery flowing

It is time we thought long and deep about the origins of our rivers. Their birth is our life

Beetles high on coffee

Erratic weather is fuelling the growth of a pest which destroys Arabica coffee. In the absence of effective pest management, India's coffee …

Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

A profane proposal

10 years ago, Down To Earth reported on the state of sacred groves in India (see: Down To Earth, January 31, 1994). Patches of forest protected …

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

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

Coorg cardamom gets GI status

Drought grips Kodagu: Cauvery river runs dry, posing threat to wildlife and livelihoods

Coffee farms & tourism, Kodagu’s mainstays, are running into losses; land sharks responsible for exacerbating drought, say locals