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Tigress, 4 cubs found dead in K'taka forest; govt orders probe

Karnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range. IMAGE: Kindly......

Sam Pitroda reacts over BJP's land-grabbing allegations

With a Bharatiya Janata Party leader accusing him of illegally acquiring 12.35 acres of government land in Bengaluru, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said he does not own......

Karnataka govt to pay Rs 80 lakh hotel bill of Modi's stay

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said the state government will pay the hospitality bill of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had come to Mysuru in April last year to commemorate......

Why are tigers in Maharashtra dying?

'As Maharashtra’s tiger population grows, territorial conflicts, human-wildlife interactions, and habitat pressures will only intensify. We must rethink our approach to conservation beyond......

Forests to use DNA fingerprinting for tiger census

As the Karnataka forest department analyses the data gathered during the six-day tiger census conducted in the state in January, various wildlife organisations have chipped in to identify the......

Odisha, Karnataka are top states with stalled projects

The Centre's efforts to get stalled projects going have seen Odisha, Karnataka and Jharkhand having the highest number of unresolved issues for the industry. These states are, however, also the......

Tracing the chequered life of V G Siddhartha

Coming from a family that has a 140-year history of growing coffee, Siddhartha, 59, initially dabbled in stock trading and wanted to work as an investment banker in Mumbai after completing his......

Now, govt to use MNREGA for rescue of cows

Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said the Centre was mulling a scheme to provide farmers free fodder to dissuade them from selling cows that have stopped producing......

PlanComm convenes meeting to discuss mining issues

Planning Commission has convened a high-level meeting of concerned ministries on Thursday to discuss issues related to mining, including the ban on such activities in some states, to boost output.A......

'At least 100 tonnes of gold can be mined a year in India'

While the gold policy covers every aspect, from sourcing gold to trading and investing in it, experts assert that the policy is incomplete if mining of gold in India isn't promoted. The issue of......

Wild Karnataka, India's first natural history film

After four years in the making, a band of 20 film-makers were left with 400 hours of footage for what is now India's first blue chip natural history film.Nikitta Puri reports. All Photographs:......

'Neenaade Naa is a true story'

Popular Kannada actor Devaraj has forayed into film production with his family’s maiden venture Neenaade Naa (I have become you) releasing today, October 17, across Karnataka. Devaraj, who is......