Image used for illustration purposes only; generated by AI. Somwarpet: Kodagu district police have detained a man in connection with a chain-snatching case reported from Kallalli, a village located along the Kodagu border. The incident occurred on 23 October, when a woman had her gold chain forcibly taken by a man riding a motorcycle. According to the police, the suspect has been identified as Adarsh, a resident of Dodda Tholur in Somwarpet taluk, falling under the Tholur She

The newly identified Kodagu Shadowdamsel (Protosticta sooryaprakashi), a slender damselfly with distinctive sky-blue markings, discovered in the shaded forests of Kodagu in the Western Ghats. Photo Courtesy: https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5723.3.3 Madikeri: A team of researchers has discovered a new species of damselfly in the dense, shade-rich forests of the Western Ghats, marking a significant addition to the region’s rich biodiversity. The species, named ‘Koda

Coffee growers are increasingly vulnerable to erratic weather patterns. Representative image. India’s coffee sector, concentrated largely in Karnataka, is grappling with heightened climate distress and growers say the absence of a dedicated weather-indexed insurance scheme has left them dangerously exposed. According to Arvind Rao, president of the Karnataka Planters’ Association (KPA), farmers cultivating coffee in Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, and Kodagu, districts that together