The ‘Sholay Rocks’ of Ramanagaram will now have the first vulture sanctuary in the country.

About 22 sqkm area in and around the Ramadevarabetta Reserve Forests (RRF) in Ramanagaram has now been notified as the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary. About 15 of the last surviving vultures of this species in South India live in the cliffs of ‘Sholay’ in Ramanagaram situated about 50 km from here on the Bengaluru-Mysore Road.

Steel giant cites low iron content in mines; move casts shadow on GIM-II

At a time when the State government is preparing for the second edition of Global Investors’ Meet (GIM), it has come to light that the world’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has withdrawn its application seeking iron ore mining lease at Donimalai forest range in Bellary, citing inferior ore quality.

Techies working in Electronics City told to use water sparingly and judiciously. Techies in Electronics City are the latest victims of Bangalore’s worsening water crisis.

Faced with severe water shortage and mounting cost of ensuring regular supply, companies there have asked employees to drastically cut down the use of water in office.

Steel industry says its operations may come to a halt within two months if SC does not approve resumption of regular mining

The scarcity of iron ore is set to worsen in Karnataka in the next one or two months, as the ore sold through electronic auctions (e-auctions) is depleting fast. Of the 25 million tonnes (mt) of stockpile earmarked for auctioning, the monitoring committee supervising the auctions has so far released only 15 mt.