Category: Shimoga

The use of monocrotophos, a poisonous pesticide is thriving in Soraba Taluk in rural Karnataka. Bangalore, May 2, 2018: Prasanna Patil, a farmer from Sasurahallu village owns 20 acres of paddy and corn farm and has no knowledge about harmful, banned or safe use of pesticides. Patil works hard on his farm to produce the […]

How a town with a population of two lakhs went on to become an educational hub Soraba, a little town located 360km from the state capital of Bangalore, may not ring a bell at once, but a deeper exploration of this taluk gives you a different picture. With a population of 200,089, as per Census […]

  Is it possible to save farmers and consumers who die from the rampant use of pesticides? Every morning, a farmer in his forties named Mohan Ray, starts his day with Ragimudde—also known as Ragi balls, a local delicacy made of boiled ragi and a highly-popular cheap alternative to rice or wheat. Like most farmers, […]

Commercialization of teak and timber is one of the major reasons behind deforestation in Hosanagara. “This area was filled with forests, water, various flora and fauna and different kind of wild animals. But nothing of those sorts exists now.” Ramachandra, resident of Hosanagara, has witnessed major changes in his taluk, just like it has happened […]

Farmers find the influence of Malnad region good for ginger cultivation. Ginger cultivation has become a major part of farming in Shikaripur taluk in Shimmoga district of Karnataka. Falling under the ‘Malnad’ region, there is heavy rainfall in the area, which results in high yield of ginger. The growth of ginger requires high amount of […]

Despite there being industries, scarcity of labourers are seen in Hosanagara Hosanagara Taluk situated in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. It does not have proper labourer facility which has led to unemployment of people in the taluk. Local economy of Hosanagara suffers because of lack of labourers. This lack of labourers has resulted in selling the […]

The new National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) which is considered to be the world’s largest government-funded health programme, announced in the 2018-19 Union Budget can be seen as a ray of hope that can break the ideological blockage which states that public health system is good and not corrupt. Or it could also be just […]

Despite significant research done on the 42-year-old Handigodu Syndrome, there is still no cure for it.   Handigodu syndrome, which is prevalent in Sagara taluk has crippled many a people over past 42 years. It has claimed a thousand lives and fresh cases are are on the rise. Sagara a Taluk in Shimoga District, which […]

The government’s insensitivity towards the Handloom Industry has created fear among weavers The lush greenery and tall plantation of Areca nut on either side of the road from Sagara Taluk to Heggodu Grama describe the beauty of the place and its serenity. As one enters  Heggodu, they shall find a small shop to the right corner […]

  Let’s know about Hosanagara firs Hosanagara is a Taluk of Shimoga (Shivamogga) district in Karnataka. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 118148 within which 58503 are male and 59645 are female. It comes under the hilly zone (Shimoga has been divided into two agro climatic zone according to their situation) […]