Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 02/05/2025. Pursuant to the tribunal order dated April 24, 2025, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) informed the court that as per …
BENGALURU: HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition government has mooted to scrap the social impact study prior to making land acquisition for key public and infrastructure projects in Karnataka. An integral part of the Land Acquisition Act 2013, which has been accepted by the Karnataka government as a norm for acquiring private lands …
BENGALURU: Kaggadasapura Lake, near CV Raman Nagar in east Bengaluru, on Wednesday began frothing, sending foam flying into the neighbourhood. Residents from areas abutting the water body were forced to close their doors and windows. After Bellandur, Varthur and Kalkere lakes, Kaggadasapura Lake is the fourth water body in Bengaluru …
BENGALURU: Pedestrians accounted for nearly 40% of all road accident fatalities in Bengaluru in 2018, according to traffic police data. Some 276 pedestrians were killed in 2018, second only to two-wheeler riders. A total of 684 road fatalities were recorded in Bengaluru — with 29 pedestrian deaths being reported in …
BENGALURU: Rejuvenation of 27 lakes managed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to be completed by March, taking the total number of revived water bodies under the Palike’s ambit to 92. “We have already revived 65 lakes, and work on the 27 will be over by March. …
DHARMASTHALA: The fourth Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Bahubali that gets under way at Ratnagiri from February 9 will see t he launch of new ‘jana kalyana’ programmes, said D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala. This practice was started with the first anointment ritual in 1982 with the launch of Sri …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeyenth Vijayaraghavanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/01/2019 regarding a zoological park by name ‘Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park’ in Kamalapura, near Hampi in Ballari district which according to the applicant which is being established without getting …
This paper investigates the impact of exposure to extreme temperature on crop yields of a range of crops cultivated in the State of Karnataka, India. The crops examined in this study are rice, sorghum (jowar), finger millet (ragi), and pigeon pea. We use a taluk-level fixed effects panel data model …
From clothes swapping to plogging, and building more EV charging points, Bengaluru, and Karnataka, are taking baby steps to a greener future. Here are a few eco-highlights: Plogging Bengaluru hosted its first ‘plog run’ on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi. Organised by Go Native in collaboration with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Anand Vinay Vs State of Karnataka dated 19/12/2018 regarding pollution of lake between Tumkur Road (NH-4) and Magadi Main Road on account of municipal sewage and untreated industrial effluents. A report was submitted by KSPCB before NGT listing the long …
Municipal Solid Waste Management in urban areas has emerged as one of the biggest challenges that our country faces today. The situation is aggravated by rapid urbanisation. Inadequate management of waste has significant negative externalities in terms of public health and environmental outcomes. A performance audit on ‘Solid Waste Management …
Chennai: A Tamil Nadu Minister on Monday told the Karnataka government that a discussion on the Mekedatu dam project was not possible as the matter was subjudice. CV Shanmugam, Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons, in a letter urged the Karnataka government not to proceed with the preparation of the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Versus State of Karnataka & Others dated 06/12/2018 regarding contamination of water bodies at Bengaluru - Bellandur lake, Agara lake and Varthur lake on account of discharge of untreated sewage and other effluents from residential/commercial/industrial …
The convenor of the new six-member committee is to be headed with the Principal Secretary of Ecology and Environment. BENGALURU: Following a directive issued by the National Green Tribunal to set up a committee, to bring down the rising levels of air pollution in the state, the Karnataka State Pollution …
Karnataka signed up for UDAY Scheme in June 2016 with an objective of improving operational efficiency of its DISCOMs. As per the scheme, Karnataka has a target of reducing its aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C;) loss to 14.2% by FY19. The Karnataka DISCOMs seem to have brought down their AT&C; …
Karnataka signed up for UDAY Scheme in June 2016 with an objective of improving operational efficiency of its DISCOMs. As per the scheme, Karnataka has a target of reducing its aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C;) loss to 14.2% by FY19. The Karnataka DISCOMs seem to have brought down their AT&C; …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka forest department has decided to root out plastic from its nurseries. With over 6 crore plastic bags set to be out of use, the department’s research wing is busy looking for the best alternative to raise seedlings. The move follows a November 12 circular from the ministry …
When residents of Whitefield felt the government had not done enough to record pollution in the area and formulate remedial plans accordingly, they took matters into their own hands. Now 13 low-cost monitors have been set up in various locations, and the air quality is measured every five minutes. “Over …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2018 regarding pollution caused by Graphite India in Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka. Graphite India has been directed to deposit an amount of Rs. 50 lakhs with the Karnataka State Pollution …
BENGALURU: Six years after becoming the first urban body in the country to announce it’ll collect sanitary and medical waste separately, the BBMP’s efforts to put in place a proper mechanism to ensure its effective implementation has run into a cost conundrum. Three private plants at Malur, Hoskote and Devanahalli …
The court took note of it on October 9. In the next hearing on October 12, Graphite India had told the court that it was using domestic petcoke for packaging and not as a fuel. BENGALURU: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will resume its hearing of a case to decide …
