Trouble brewing? Soligas in Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary are a distressed lot. The Forest
Departments ban on the collection of non-timber forest produce for commercial use has affected them to a great extent, writes Keya Acharya.
On the contrary... How safe is it to allow forest dwellers to collect forest produce? Not very, finds out Jayalakshmi K.
Success with silk The Institute Village Linkage Programme, launched to reach technology to sericulturists, has spun many success stories. Anjali Kariappa outlines the
details of the programme.
75 & still going strong Manohara Grantha Mala, a premier Kannada publication house of Dharwad, has stepped into its 75th year of publication. Shyam Sundar Vattam traces the history of the publication house.
Green gold Though the demand for Uppage fruit has dropped drastically in the recent years, the fruit still has the potential to earn a handsome revenue. Pandurang Hegde reports.
Uppage fruits collected by a villager in Western Ghats. Though the demand for Uppage fruit has dropped drastically, the fruit still has the potential to earn a handsome revenue for Ghat farmers. Photo by Pandurang Hegde
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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