As the district faced acute shortage of water in summer, the authorities, in association with non-government organisations, have started a silent revolution in water literacy by digging percolation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently described solar energy as the ‘ultimate solution’ to India’s energy problems.

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lightings in Mangalore. (Top) Hemalatha Rao, the woman behind solar lightings. Photo Naina J AElectricity does not appear and vanish whenever fancy strikes it, as is often the case with other villages. However, several such villages have the ‘power,’ thanks to the solar p

10 villages to benefit from the 112 metre long bridge
Mangalore: Villagers in about 10 villages between Panimeru and Padyarabettu-Hosangadi were having a tough time to reach the main road as there was no connecting road or bridge in the past.

Mangalore: The success of Bhoo Chetana in dry land cultivation has inspired the State Government to expand its reach to all the districts in the State and to include rain fed areas.

Accordingly, in Dakshina Kannada district, the scheme will cover 5,100 hectare paddy field in the kharif season.

Speaking to Deccan Herald, Agriculture department Joint Director Padmaiah Naik said the programme

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