Rainwater harvesting can help tackle crisis in Mysore

Apart from several towns and villages in the Cauvery Basin, two major cities, Bangalore and Mysore are dependent on two major rivers of the basin for drinking and domestic use. The rivers, Cauvery and Kabini, already parched due to a pervading drought and ...

As water levels at major reservoirs continue to dip consistently, authorities are looking at drawing water from the Hemavathi to meet the demand in the City. With the water level at Kabini, which has been the main source of supply to Bangalore, at zero, the ...

Chamarajanagar, Apr 1: Failure of monsoon during last season and depleted levels of water in sources like Kabini and Nugu Reservoirs will adversely affect the wildlife in Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. Sources in the Forest Department here ...

The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd (CNNL) officials on Wednesday played down the perceived water shortage in Bangalore and Mysore stating that there is enough water in KRS dam to supply water to the city, Mysore, Arsikere and other towns till June ...

A Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) team comprising R Chandra Prakash, V Mahesh and Bhamy V Shenoy visited Hongalli water pumping station near KRS dam on Saturday, to check what the authorities have done to solve the water crisis in the city. Hongalli ...

In elections, there are waves. This time for Mysore region, it is the Siddaramaiah wave. That is one of the aspects that Congress is banking on despite ‘alleged’ unsatisfactory performances by sitting MLA’s of T Narsipur and ...

From Mumbai: Dapoli, 215 Kms, 6 Hrs, 29 Degrees Situated along the coastline of Ratnagiri, the small beach town of Dapoli enjoys a lazy, sun-kissed ambience. While the beach is the main attraction, with its long stretch of sandy shore and lapping ...

Sambar in Nagarhole About half a lifetime ago, a friend and I went on a quick trip to the Nagarhole wildlife sanctuary. We stayed in the very basic, no-nonsense forest guesthouse that made no pretence at fluff. We took an afternoon safari in a ...

The deceptively simple question, 'Who is my customer?' is perhaps the trickiest one as far as business model exploration is concerned. If you decide to own a taxi or an auto in an Indian town, this question may not bother you so much. Anyone on the ...