Palemar adopts tiger cub at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park

January 18, 2012

Mangalore, January 18: A two month old tiger cub the Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Pilikula near here, has been adopted by District In-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar.

The cub is born out of tigress Nethravathi. Having come to inaugurate 'Nethravathi - Phalguni Jodukere Kambala' at Pilikula the Minister felt so much joy on seeing the cub that he offered Rs 1 lakh for its adoption. This cub will be named according to what the Minister suggests, said the director of the park H Jayaprakash Bhandary.

The tiger population at the park has risen to eight with the birth of this cub two months ago. Since last two months the cub has grown by drinking its mother's milk. For two to three months the tigress will not allow anyone go near the cub, he informed.

He also said that the park management is dependent on donors and philanthropists as it was not receiving deserved financial support from the government.

“The search is on for donors and adopters of all animals. Just recently one K J Shenoy has adopted an elephant by paying Rs 4 lakhs. Two years ago the same person had adopted three Lion cubs in the name of his son. They were named according to his suggestions”, he said.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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February 3,2026

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Centre to give high priority to offshore wind energy generation along the Mangaluru coast, citing its strategic importance to India’s green energy and port-led development goals.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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