Consistent efforts aimed at reviving the Machohalli Reserve forest had come to a abrupt halt in 2017, when the the cabinet ...

Karnataka High Court directs Forest Department to explore allowing temples to grow sandalwood for religious practices amid ...

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced the arrest of M B Manmatha for allegedly forging documents to encroach upon over 500 acres of forest land near Bengaluru. Investigations are ongoing, ...

The year 2025 has been a turbulent year for wildlife conservation. The forest department had to encounter three major ...

BENGALURU: Karnataka forest department on July 15 signed a MoU to undertake landscape-level conservation of Asian elephants to mitigate man-elephant conflict in Karnataka, especially in Mysore ...

Noting that Karnataka is home to 6,395 wild elephants, the department on Tuesday said fragmentation of habitats, changing land-use patterns and increased proximity between humans and elephants have ...

Over 32,000 hectares of forest lost to projects; experts warn of ecological crisis Amid growing concerns over Karnataka’s fast-depleting forest cover, the state has diverted more than 100 hectares of ...

SC ruled that forest land cannot be leased for agriculture without central approval under the Forest Conservation Act.

Three blackbucks were found dead with suspected gunshot injuries in Karnataka’s Kadur taluk, raising fresh concerns over ...

Karnataka's Forest Department secures insurance for staff and outsourced personnel, enhancing financial protection for ...

The sudden loss of an eight-year-old child in Karnataka due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) has shocked many and raised concerns about this dangerous tick-borne illness. KFD, also known as ‘monkey ...

The producers of Yash's upcoming film 'Toxic' are facing legal trouble after the Karnataka Forest Department filed an FIR against them. They are accused of clearing a significant number of trees at ...