S Praveen Dhaneshkar, Bangalore, Nov 30, DH News Service:

With the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) now being named the prime consultant for the 'Namma Metro' project, further delays in the completion of the project seems inevitable.

S Lalitha, nov 22, Bangalore:

News regarding the overwhelming decibel levels that rock the City is now set to travel to far flung areas.

For, a unique project on noise pollution in Bangalore undertaken by students of a school in Gottigere has been selected for the National Children

Want information on rainwater harvesting (RWH)? It is now just a phone call away.

The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), along with the BWSSB have launched a help desk dedicated to address queries on RWH on Wednesday.

Transport minister R Ashok, on Thursday, said all new autorickshaws registering in the City will be environment-friendly (green).

Installing environment-friendly engine run on LPG and tamper-proof electronic metres and sporting green colour are mandatory for new autos, he added.

Garbage clearance and IT appear to have little in common, but not anymore, with the city corporation deploying Global Positioning System to ensure effective and systematic solid waste management.

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), faced a major challenge in terms of monitoring the movement of vehicles disposing solid waste, Commissioner Bharat Lal Meena said.

In continuation of the pollution awareness programmes being organised by the Transport Department, another Bicycle eco-rally was held at Malleswaram grounds on Wednesday.

P M Raghunandan, Bangalore:

South Bangalore, which houses a majority of IT firms, is likely to benefit the most from the proposed Bangalore Metro phase II if the current plan is anything to go by.

A silent ''green revolution'' is in the making in India's tech hub Bangalore as citizens come together to sponsor trees to save the city's ''green heritage'' which has of late come under threat owing to development activities.

The unique programme christened "I Own a Tree", started by Bangalore-based environment group Eco Club, allows a person to sponsor and own a tree for two years.

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which has been caught in the eye of a storm over tree felling and road widening in Bangalore, has now found a novel way to circumvent the whirlwind.