India News: BENGALURU: A team of scientists and lepidopterists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Monday announced the discovery of a new but.
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Several plantation companies, including Tata Coffee, owe approximately Rs 2000 crore in lease rentals and interest to the Karnataka government for forest land leased since pre-Independence. These firms, cultivating coffee, tea, rubber, and pepper across regions like Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada, face legal action for non-payment. Leases, awarded during British rule for minimal rentals, continued post-Independence. Despite rental increases in 1997, some firms challenged this in court, accruing decades of unpaid dues.
Vikram Simha, the brother of BJP MP from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha seat Pratap Simha, was arrested by the Forest Department on Saturday for his alleged involvement in a case wherein 126 scheduled trees protected under the Forest Act were felled without permission and their logs smuggled.
The growth of weed in forest areas is a serious concern for foresters in Mysuru. It is affecting the movements of wild animals. The Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, and Bannerghatta National Park are significantly impacted.