The Karnataka Forest department has embarked on a Rs 4-crore project to bring its entire forest resource data base online through the development of a Geographical Information

The BJP Fishermen's Forum has alleged that fishermen in Karnataka, were suffering from "fish famine" due to excess fishing by foreign fishing vessels.In a statement issued here, forum convenor

The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources today demanded that the State Governemt should initiate action against corrupt officials responsible for depleting the forest cover,

The wells in their backyards are poisoned, the water in them unfit for drinking, but the people of Chikballapur town in Kolar district were not even aware of this until a team of soil engineers

A group of bird and animal watchers during a recently-conducted study discovered hat Cubbon Park in Bangalore is home to several little-known species of mammals like flying fox, reptiles like

To ensure public safety and prevent noise pollution, the Bangalore police has banned the sale and use of certain types of fire-crackers from October 15 to 23, and also prohibited bursting of crackers

The Central Pollution Control Board, south zonal office, Bangalore, has planned to carry out an intensive survey of noise and air pollution during Deepavali. The survey will monitor noise, ambient

Greens plan protest: Environmentalist groups and concerned citizens of Bangalore have decided to fight the recent denotification of parts of Cubbon park by the state government in a big way by

Union Minister for Environment and Forests Suresh Prabhu has assured that tribals of Anasi National Park will not be displaced at present, Mr Anant Hegde Ashisara, Chief Co-ordinator, Vriksha Laksha

Minister : The Forest department will soon start planting 4 to 5 crore saplings in the forest land of Karnataka under an elaborate afforestation programme aided by the Overseas Economic Co-operation