Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Satish Shile, Bangalore: The State Government lags behind in implementing the Total Sanitation Drive. Karnataka stands at 19th position in the country with respect to its implementation. The progress achieved by the State is almost 12 per cent lesser than the average progress at the national-level. While the national average …
Hubbardia Bor, a monospecific, critically endangered and endemic genus on the verge of extinction has been reintroduced and successfully restored in its natural home, the Western Ghats.
Hearing a PIL by K P Satish Kumar, who has moved the High Court against the illegal quarries at Yerekatter, Harogappa and Bannur villages in Shikaripura taluk, the division bench following the report by DCF Shimoga, has directed for action. The High Court has directed the State government to initiate …
E S Sudheendra Prasad There are people who are taking to planting areca following the success of the industry, despite a slump in the prices of areca. At a time when the price of areca has come crashing down, there are still those who have found ways to make use …
Report on mining irregularities in Karnataka is out A mining company in Andhra Pradesh has extended its area and operations into Bellary district in Karnataka, said an investigation of mining irregularities in Karnataka. Karnataka
DH News Service, Mudigere: A leopard which fell trap into a noose die despite continued efforts to save it by the Officials of Forest Department. A noose was placed to trap wild animal in a coffee plantation at Kenjige in Mudigere coffee plantation but a leopard fell trap on Wednesday …
A creative partnership between a farmer and a scientist has resulted in the creation of a disease tolerant bee strain that promises to revive bee-keeping in south Karnataka, Goa and Kerala. The bee strain is tolerant to the dreadedviral disease, Thai Sac Brood (TSB). The bees are also much more …
Nagesh Prabhu BANGALORE: With monsoon becoming weak and drought looming large over Karnataka, the government has extended the weather-based crop insurance scheme to five more districts, covering 12 crops this kharif season. Being implemented on a pilot basis for the second consecutive year, the scheme aims at providing insurance to …
Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said on Friday that his Government was committed to create a congenial atmosphere for investors to start their ventures in Karnataka without being under anybody's obligation. Addressing a gathering at Sogane, about 8 km from here, after laying the foundation stone for an airport, he said …
The Western Ghats constitute one of the three biodiversity hotspots in India, which is under constant threat from various quarters. Among the several anthropogenic factor, which plays a pivotal role in vegetation succession and ecosystem processes. It is very important to understand the ecological changes due to fire and other …
rampatre, a non-timber forest produce and an important livelihood source for communities in the Western Ghats, is afflicted with a mystery infection. Scientists are yet to find the nature of the infection or measures to control it. "The disease started in Shimoga district, Karnataka, and is moving further north,' said …
people living in the Sagar taluk of Shimoga district in Karnataka have severely opposed a government move to construct a dam to irrigate nearly 405 hectares of khariff paddy land in the region. According to the non-government organisation ( ngo ) Vriksha Laksha Andolan ( vla ), the project will …
