A delegation representing the Bedti Aghanashini Valley Conservation Committee and Vriksha Laksha Andolana met Member Secretary Santosh Kumar IFS-PCCF in Bengaluru on July 23 and learned of ...

Geographically, the Aghanashini basin is spread over 1,350 sq km. Rocks like granite, gneiss, schist predominate the area and at some places, these are capped by laterite rocks of varying thickness.

Aghanashini River Festival, a festival to celebrate the river older than Ganga, is happening at Kumta, Uttara Kannada district on February 22 and 23. BANGALORE: Aghanashini River Festival, a festival ...

A group of conservationists along with the IISc.’s Energy and Wetlands Research Group have called for setting up the Aghanashini Wetland Conservation Authority in order to help with the wise use of ...

BENGALURU: The state government needs to urgently act on UNESCO’s directions to protect the Aghanashini Estuary for its unique ecological and economical value, and a 2025 study by the Centre for ...

And the tree moved ahead like a chariot. A flower detached from its peduncle fell Like a word falling off a poem….. It was poet Jayantha Kaikini, who introduced me to Aghanashini River some 35 years ...

Declaration of Aghanashini Estuary as Ramsar site is not enough, work now needs to be done to protect the site, ensure ecological and economical balance. For this to happen, there is a need to set up ...

HUBBALI: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has responded to a representation submitted by environmental activist Ravindra Nayak from Sirsi regarding the ...

Bengaluru: Stretches along the Aghanashini River in Uttara Kannada, famed for the unique ‘appemidi' mango, are facing mounting pressure from land-use changes, monoculture plantations and climate ...