The laxity in enforcing plastic ban at Chamundi Hills surfaced on Sunday after a drive by the youths who went picking up plastic bottle and cups in the reserve forest area.

MYSORE: Hundreds of farmers from the district under the joint banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Dalit Sagarash Samiti on Monday staged dharna in front of deputy commissioner's office prot

A workshop on implementation of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, was held for revenue officials of the Bangalore and Mysor

Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top.

Poaching was the cause of most deaths, says National Tiger Conservation Authority

The country lost 63 of its wild tigers in 2013. The first tiger death of the year was reported from the South Brahmapuri forest range of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, on January 6, 2013 caused by suspected poaching. The last wild tiger death of the year was reported from the Heggadadevana Kote range of the Mysore forest division in Karnataka on December 28, 2013 and the cause is under investigation.

Five-day international Krishi Mela begins at agriculture varsity
colourful examples: Visitors admire flowers at the International Krishi Mela 2013 in Bangalore on Thursday. dh photo

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said integrated farming system should be encouraged among farmers, especially those who are into dryland farming.

The festival of joy and revellery is over, but the lingering side-effects of bursting crackers are here to stay.

Declare Mysore Elephant Reserve a corridor, says court
The High Court has issued a number of directions designed to ensure the safety and protection of elephants.

In a significant judgement, which may go a long way in the protection of elephants, both wild and captive, the High Court of Karnataka issued a number of directions on Tuesday.

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday left it to the wisdom of the State government to decide on how best to use elephants during festivals, including the Mysore Dasara.

The court-appointed elephant task force, in its report, had recommended that the heavy 750-kg golden howdah carried by the lead elephant in the Mysore Dasara procession be replaced with a lighter replica, or carried on a chariot drawn by the elephants.

The eco groups launch signature campaign against implementation of the scheme

Terming the Yettinahole drinking water project as “ill conceived and skewed,” environment groups have launched a signature campaign, demanding that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) take a re-look at the same.