Karnataka

ISRO will help the government to identify villages with surface water sources through satellite mapping.

This software developer left his cushy life in San Jose and came back home to help farmers.

Through the example of Gudi Samskrutika Kendra, our reader Rohit Parakh makes a case for supporting artisans in India.

In this post, originally published as an answer to a Quora question, Aditya Kulkarni lists all the things that are part of and have come from North Karnataka, which have made both the state of Karnataka and the whole of India immeasurably richer.

Today is the 97th birth anniversary of B.K.S. Iyengar, one of India’s most prominent Yoga teachers. Here are five things to know about this legend.

Sarathi Jhalak is a community radio station owned and run primarily by women in rural Karnataka. Over the past three years, the station has become a very important part of the lives of local people. But they are now facing some serious financial issues because of which it is becoming difficult for the radio to sustain itself. They need your help. And this is how you can contribute.

All 274 households in Vyachakurahalli village located in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka have LPG stoves now, and nobody cooks with firewood any more. The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has officially declared Vyachakurahalli as the first smokeless village in India.

You spot an open drain in your neighbourhood, or a garbage pile that is slowly growing to be the breeding spot for disease-spreading mosquitoes. What do you do? Where do you complain? A group of friends from Bangalore has developed an app that connects people with the Karnataka government to address such health hazards. And it is already yielding results.

While other gods may be placated with flowers and candles, some of ours demand liquor and noodles too. And, given that this is the 21st century, they don't say no to offerings of clocks and aeroplanes either. Or to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg! Here are 15 of the most unusual places of worship in India.

Mysuru Railway Station has become the first railway station in India to be visually impaired friendly. Tactile maps, train itinerary sign board in Braille and more - the station has it all.