People from Saudatti taluk in Karnataka suffer from gastrointestinal infections and diarrhea on a regular basis because of sewage water is flowing into the Mallaprabha River which provides drinking water in the Saudatti Taluk. By Varsha MK Saudatti, Karnataka Saudatti taluk is one of the oldest Taluks with 148 villages in Belagavi District. Their major […]
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The 2019 IIJNM Investigative Journalism Report “Metro Mess” by the Watchdogs Team. By Anuradha Sriram, Ayanti Bera, Sahana Sanjeev, Samanth Lanka, Sharathkumar Nair, and Yajush Gupta. A COLLECTIVE UNDERGROUND CHAOS How the miscommunication and ignorance of urban authorities are deliberately putting millions of lives in danger. Namma […]
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Guddada Mallapura Lift Irrigation project remains unfinished for a decade in Byadgi Taluk. By Ajay Biradar Bangalore, April 20, 2019 Arvind Bassappa, a farmer, living in a village of Byadgi taluk, is a man in his early 50’s. He is a father of two daughters and two sons. He owns three acres of land and […]
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The only solution to India’s agrarian crisis is to allow the farmer the freedom to grow what he wants and sell it to who he wants Gazing at his trees and wondering what his ripening lemons will fetch in the market, Siddarah is a worried man. Will the proceeds help him repay the loan he […]
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Traditional forest dwellers are the best protection against encroachment and deforestation. Yet they are being hounded out It is an oven-hot noon at Nagarhole National Park, as Chinnappapatiently collects firewood for supper. He is tall, dressed in a dhoti, kurta and a colored turban and belongs to the Kattunayikka tribe of the DB Kuppe range […]
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Some roads can repair themselves; we just have to build them. Made with ultra high-strength concrete and special fibres, those self-repairing roads can last for a long period of time, since they have the capacity to repair itself. They have been invented by Dr. Nemkumar Banthia. According to a website named Rush Lane, these roads are […]
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The Forest Department of Karnataka has caught some 50 sellers illegally trading wildlife parts in the last four months. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The sellers have opted to use digital selling platforms like OLX, Alibaba, Quickr, and eBay to illegally sell wildlife parts. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
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Farmers in Karnataka still cultivate Nilgiri trees despite Karnataka State Forest department imposed a ban on its cultivation. Bangalore, April 9, 2019: Karnataka State Forest department banned plantation and cultivation of Nilgiri trees in the year 2011 stating it affects the ground water levels. But still there are farmers who cultivate these Nilgiri trees. “I […]
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One of the reasons for farmers not using soil tests is the expenses involved in the process. They need alternatives. Bangalore, April 9, 2019. Farmers in Karnataka do not go for regular soil tests to check the quality of soil they use for cultivation. This affects their productivity in the long run, even after just […]
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If you smoke a cigarette in a public place, you add to air pollution, experts say. “Cigarette smoke has toxic elements including carcinogens and globally classified air pollutants like nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, benzene, hydrogen cyanide and formaldehyde that harm the environment,” Nagappa B, a senior scientific officer at the Karnataka State Pollution […]
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