A column written by Prasad Bidapa. Let’s not dress this up. In the last 14 years, from 2012 to 2024, India lost 1.62 million hectares of tree cover. That’s not a typo. In 2016 we lost 164,150 hectares. In 2017 we lost 179,261 hectares. Those were the worst years on record in the last decade. Since 2001, the total damage is 2.31 million hectares gone. That’s a 7.1% decline. It has put 1.29 gigatonnes of CO₂ into the air. And before you tell me “but we planted trees,” hear me o

According to a press release issued by BSNL’s Kodagu Telecom District office in Madikeri, under the special offer, new customers can get a free 4G SIM. Madikeri: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a range of special offers and digital connectivity initiatives in Kodagu as part of its Independence Day celebrations, with the offers available from August 12 to September 12, 2026. According to a press release issued by BSNL’s Kodagu Telecom District office in Madi

According to sources, the Nikah ceremony(Sacred religious marriage ceremony in Islam) is scheduled to take place at around noon on August 16 at the resort. Madikeri/Bengaluru: Karnataka Youth Congress president Mohammed Haris Nalapad, son of Shanti Nagar MLA N.A. Haris, is set to get married in Kodagu, with the wedding celebrations scheduled to be held from August 15 to 20 at a private resort in Mekeri near Madikeri. According to sources, the Nikah ceremony(Sacred religious m