This was after a suo motu case was registered by the tribunal nearly a year ago, after the Karnataka government recommended first-level clearance for a mining project within 400 meters of the temple.

Karnataka Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre told the Legislative Assembly on Friday that the government would ...

Karnataka's Forests Minister, Eshwar Khandre, announced the government might allow mining on Devadari forest land if KIOCL pays approximately Rs 3,000 crore for past environmental damages. The ...

It is extracted from Boswellia serrata plants found in the forests of Sandur taluk and in the Devadari Hills. Noted environmentalist and retired forest official AN Yellappa Reddy told TNSE that ...