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A sweet stingless secret

Stingless bees are gradually growing more popular as pollinators among rural farmers and urban gardeners, writes Varsha Gowda

14 November 2024, 05:06 IST

A sweet stingless secret

A sweet stingless secret

A sweet stingless secret

14 November 2024, 05:06 IST

In bankrolling more pipeline projects, Karnataka govt losing sight of water

As Bengaluru stretches beyond BDA limits without a masterplan in sight, quenching the city’s never-ending thirst has come at the cost of sustainability, paving way for floods in monsoon and drought in summer.

22 October 2024, 22:33 IST

In bankrolling more pipeline projects, Karnataka govt losing sight of water

In bankrolling more pipeline projects, Karnataka govt losing sight of water

In bankrolling more pipeline projects, Karnataka govt losing sight of water

22 October 2024, 22:33 IST

'Unreasonable' curbs on protests 'infringe' on 'fundamental rights, say civil rights activists

A list of FIRs registered against protestors, compiled by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), indicates that 16 of them were registered since 2019 against over 200 people.

12 September 2024, 00:43 IST

'Unreasonable' curbs on protests 'infringe' on 'fundamental rights, say civil rights activists

'Unreasonable' curbs on protests 'infringe' on 'fundamental rights, say civil rights activists

'Unreasonable' curbs on protests 'infringe' on 'fundamental rights, say civil rights activists

12 September 2024, 00:43 IST

All fun and games

Varsha Gowda delves into the rich, diverse corpus of rural games in Karnataka

24 August 2024, 18:59 IST

All fun and games

All fun and games

All fun and games

24 August 2024, 18:59 IST

Karnataka: Tumakuru’s coconut growers in dire straits as disease hits trees

Some coconut growers in Gauribidanur, Tiptur and other taluks say the disease bears a striking resemblance to leaf blight disease or ‘Pestalotiopsis palmarum fungus,’ which had affected trees 10 years ago.

18 August 2024, 22:36 IST

Karnataka: Tumakuru’s coconut growers in dire straits as disease hits trees

Karnataka: Tumakuru’s coconut growers in dire straits as disease hits trees

Karnataka: Tumakuru’s coconut growers in dire straits as disease hits trees

18 August 2024, 22:36 IST

Toiling together, thriving together: A barter of labour

Varsha Gowda delves into Karnataka’s ‘muyyalu’ system, where rural communities pool together labour resources to complete tasks

17 July 2024, 22:37 IST

Toiling together, thriving together: A barter of labour

Toiling together, thriving together: A barter of labour

Toiling together, thriving together: A barter of labour

17 July 2024, 22:37 IST

Farmers go cold on warehousing, courtesy soaring input, transportation costs

In 2018-19, 67% of the warehouse capacity was occupied, by 2023-24, occupancy dropped to 47%. Officials and farmers say increasing cultivation and transportation costs have contributed to the disuse.

06 July 2024, 23:45 IST

Farmers go cold on warehousing, courtesy soaring input, transportation costs

Farmers go cold on warehousing, courtesy soaring input, transportation costs

Farmers go cold on warehousing, courtesy soaring input, transportation costs

06 July 2024, 23:45 IST

Urban demand boosts egg, chicken output in Karnataka

The districts leading in broiler chicken production include Bengaluru Rural, Tumakuru, Kolar and Chikkaballapur. Ballari, Chitradurga, Davangere, Raichur and Koppal produced the most eggs.

21 June 2024, 22:33 IST

Urban demand boosts egg, chicken output in Karnataka

Urban demand boosts egg, chicken output in Karnataka

Urban demand boosts egg, chicken output in Karnataka

21 June 2024, 22:33 IST

DH Impact: After report, Karnataka women's panel chief adopts village where 'menstrual exile' was in practice

11 June 2024, 00:22 IST

After DH report, Karnataka women's panel chief adopts village

After DH report, Karnataka women's panel chief adopts village

DH Impact: After report, Karnataka women's panel chief adopts village where 'menstrual exile' was in practice

11 June 2024, 00:22 IST

Music in the monsoons

Farming communities have an inextricable relationship with the rains. Close to 60% of land in the state continues to depend on the natural water cycle to sustain crops. As a result, pastoral communities develop a complex association with rain — one rife with hope, disappointment, anger, sadness and distress.

30 May 2024, 02:45 IST

Music in the monsoons

Music in the monsoons

Music in the monsoons

30 May 2024, 02:45 IST