Halaga village in Karnataka is leading a community-led initiative where all residents voluntarily turn off all screens for ...

Compensation, farmers say, offers only temporary relief. Each year, they must navigate bureaucratic processes to access it, even as the underlying risks remain unchanged.

The Karnataka government is considering relocating Lakkundi village after gold ornaments were discovered during a house ...

This paper looks at the social and political changes in, and relevant to, rural Karnataka over the last few decades. It finds that the changes have been incremental but have added up to something of ...

Being waylaid when you really need to get to the toilet can be very annoying. That’s exactly the approach taken by the Bekkinakeri village council to change the entrenched habit of village elders of ...

Bollywood's iconic film, Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by G.P. Sippy, celebrates its golden jubilee on August 15 this year - marking 50 years since its 1975 release. While Sholay left ...

A small village in Karnataka's Koppala district has implemented stringent rules against alcohol, drugs, and tobacco use, including public slapping and a Rs 25,000 fine.

The number of villages affected by the overflowing Bhima river in Kalaburagi district in Karnataka rose to 85 on September 28. Continuous rainfall and large inflows from neighbouring Maharashtra are ...