The Latest Breaking News from Horticulture Department

Lalbagh to soon have its own physical and digital herbarium

In a year’s time, the taxonomy of every species of trees and plants in Lalbagh Botanical Garden will be available just at the click of a finger, as the Horticulture Department has taken up a project of creating an herbarium, which will also be available digitally. 

The Hindu · May 16, 2024

Karnataka’s heat and drought wilt vegetable cultivation

Hoskote taluk faces drought, affecting horticulture crops, leading to soaring vegetable prices in Bengaluru, impacting farmers and consumers.

The Hindu · Mar 29, 2024

T.N. lists measures to boost coconut cultivation

Tamil Nadu government announces measures to boost coconut cultivation, including demonstrations, nurseries, and pest management strategies in 2024-25.

The Hindu · Feb 20, 2024

Flower show at Lalbagh draws more than 90,000 visitors over weekend

Bengaluru Bengalureans kept their bi-annual date with the city’s floral extravaganza, as thousands thronged the Lalbagh Botanical Garden during the weekend to witness the flower show organised ahead of Independence Day

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2023

Leaf-spot disease: Areca growers worry ahead of monsoon

Hundreds of arecanut growers in the Malnad region, badly hit by the leaf-spot disease, are worried that their problem might intensify with the onset of the monsoon, expected in a few days. As scientists have not come up with a medicine to stop the spread of the disease, the growers…

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023

Over 9,500 hectares of agricultural crops and 12,000 hectares of horticultural crops washed out by pre-monsoon rains

The unpredictable rain patterns in the State have heightened the misery of farmers as thousands of hectares of crops were washed away this year by pre-monsoon rains. According to government data, agricultural crops on 9,581.62 hectares of land and horticultural crops on 12,060.86 hectares were lost due to rain between…

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023

Annual mango mela in Lalbagh from June 2 to June 11

The much-anticipated mango mela, which is organised annually at Lalbagh Botanical Garden by the Horticulture department, will begin from June 2 and will go on for nine days until June 11. Although around 100-120 stalls used to be set up for the farmers every year, this year, only 40 stalls…

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

One lakh saplings in 11 acres: New botanical garden in Tumakuru to feature dense forest patch

This green intervention of native species would be able to absorb 21,00,000 kilograms of carbon and

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022

Get Kalaburagi among top 10 districts in SSLC results: Nirani

Minister directs Deputy Director of Public Instruction to chalk out a programme to improve performance

The Hindu · Aug 26, 2022

Lalbagh in a mess after record turnout for floral extravaganza

According to walkers who have been visiting the garden for close to 30 years, neither the horticulture department, the hawkers nor the public seem to have any respect for the city’s heritage

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022