Karnataka

tanks that look like waterfalls-cascading tanks in Karnataka
May 31, 2024
Karnataka’s forgotten cascading tanks

Cascading tanks are a system of small man-made tanks containing river or rainwater run off that drain into a large reservoir. Founded during the Vijayanagara Empire, cascading tanks in Karnataka…

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May 16, 2024
The lost water managers of Karnataka

Doddammana Kere lake, located in Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka, is more than 400 years old and is one of over 4,000 man-made lakes built during the period of the Vijayanagara…

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February 15, 2024
India’s snakebite crisis: Why compensation needs to be rethought

Approximately 2,800 people are bitten by snakes in India every day, and thousands of snakes are killed in conflict situations with humans. The impact of interactions between humans and snakes…

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December 12, 2023
Not in my backyard: Waste management in Dakshina Kannada

Unlike the polluted waste management sites that we commonly find in our cities and villages, material recovery facilities (MRFs) process and sort segregated dry waste to derive maximum revenue from…

a woman and a child with several pots of water--affordable housing
May 16, 2023
Karnataka’s housing woes: Affordable homes aren’t for all

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, people from the economically weaker section (EWS) are provided with permanent houses that have basic amenities such as toilets, water, and electricity. Jyothi,* a…

three young women holding up their identity cards at a polling booth--karnataka elections
May 10, 2023
Green votes: Karnataka elections and climate change

In the run-up to Karnataka’s state election on May 10, Reap Benefit—a nonprofit that works with youth and local governance—launched a Citizen War Room, comprising a toll-free helpline and a…

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November 22, 2022
Reduce, reuse, reform: Waste workers demand better policies

“Earlier, I used to pick up waste from the streets and sell it to scrap shops,” says Indumathi, who now runs three dry waste collection centres (DWCC) in Bengaluru and…

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August 9, 2022
The healthcare scare: Adivasis in Karnataka fear public hospitals

The poor health of Adivasi communities in the remote regions of Karnataka can be attributed to lack of access to basic amenities such as clean drinking water and sanitation facilities…

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