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 …
CHENNAI: The six-week deadline set by the Supreme Court for forming the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) came to an end on Thursday even as farmers and the public in Tamil Nadu were agitated over the Centre’s failure to honour the apex court’s verdict. Significantly, the Centre maintained a stoic silence …
BENGALURU: It’s not just the mercury that’s soaring, mosquito menace in the city is on the rise too, say Bengalureans. In fact, residents wary of the deadly bites and related vector-borne diseases are pouring their woes on social media forums. On BBMP’s Sahaya app, a citizen-centric service interface, many residents …
CHENNAI: As the Supreme Court deadline to the Centre to put in place a 'scheme' to implement the award of the Cauvery river water tribunal comes to an end on Friday, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, prompted by the law ministry, may file a petition in the SC …
The Tamil Nadu government will move a contempt petition against the Centre if no steps are taken by the latter to resolve the Cauvery water dispute or will file a clarification application in the event an authority which is not a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) is set up. This was …
Rally for Rivers, launched last year as a movement to rejuvenate India’s rivers through riverside plantation, has entered the implementation phase with two states, Maharashtra and Karnataka, coming on board by taking multiple measures and creating a template for similar action elsewhere. Since the support of farmers will be an …
Microplastics, one of the carriers of pollution to the marine environment, have been found moreon the beaches of Karnataka and Maharashtra as compared to Goa, according to a scientific study. The microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment, resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer …
India’s tech hub, Bengaluru, may soon run out of water like Cape Town in South Africa, which is facing a severe water crisis, a statement from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said on Wednesday. “Bengaluru is one of the 10 metropolitan cities in the world that are quickly …
Wells and tanks near Kumudavathi riverbed are filling up indicating an increase in the groundwater level in the area. This is due to the restoration work taken by the Art of Living International Centre, said a representative from the organisation. The 45% of the restoration work is said to be …
Protesting the dumping of garbage and burning it before their buildings, residents of apartments from Art of Living to Brigade Meadows along Kanakapura Road will don surgical masks. They will also form a human chain, barricade the garbage piles for 30 minutes and march towards the panchayat office in Kaggalipura …
The Supreme Court today rejected a plea of an industrial body to do away with the need for depositing 10 per cent of the sale proceeds of minerals in Karnataka with the District Mineral Foundation (DMF). The Federation of Indian Mining Industry (FIMI) (Southern Region) in its plea claimed that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Joshine Antony Gau Gyan Foundation Vs. Commissioner Corporation of the City of Belgavi & Others dated 22/03/2018 regarding illegal running of slaughter houses in Belgavi, Karnataka. State Pollution Control Board has been directed to file statement after inspection as to …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday started hearing afresh a plea challenging the legality of Karnataka government's Yetttinhole project for utilisation of 24 tmcft of water from Netravathi river for drinking water purpose. A bench, headed by Jawad Rahim, started hearing the matter for the second time, as one …
Mantri Techzone Private Limited submitted an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal on March 19 in a case relating to Bellandur Lake. The builder has submitted its compliance report in the affidavit as demanded by the petitioners and the tribunal, which is hearing Case number 224/2014 on the endangered lake. …
Over one lakh children die in India annually because of household air pollution, says study. Outdoor air pollution has received much-required attention in popular media. What is missing though in conversations is indoor air pollution, which causes 3.5 million-4 million global deaths annually, according to a recent report published in …
Bengaluru: With Kyasanur Forest Disease, widely known as monkey fever, spreading in Goa and Kerala, Bengaluru-based Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAHVB) — the only lab in the country that produces vaccines to prevent the infection — is scaling up production. “We have to augment production of the …
Tons of extremely hazardous biomedical waste (BMW) generated by households goes directly to landfills in Bengaluru. There are no clear rules mandating the segregation of BMW from either wet or dry waste, and the civic agencies tasked with regulating this have no real data. Infected adult diapers, used syringes and …
BENGALURU: One of the last remaining lung spaces in Bengaluru, the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP), is in the thick of controversy with quarrying activity continuing in the buffer zone. Environmentalists and urban conservationists are seeking an immediate notification of eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the park due to continuing quarrying in …
Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Centre opened in Udupi Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, said on Wednesday that it was essential to create more awareness among people about protecting the environment. He was speaking after inaugurating the Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Centre set up by …
This is for not complying with previous orders of the National Green Tribunal The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday imposed an environmental compensation of Rs. 5 lakh on Mantri Techzone Private Ltd. for not complying with previous orders pertaining to its project in the Bellandur catchment area. A bench …
Under the pretext of environment conservation, some environmental organisations have been trying to extend the ecologically sensitive zone to Kodagu, alleged office-bearers of Save Kodagu Forum. Addressing reporters here on Wednesday, forum member Madhu Bopanna said that some environmentalists are disturbing the peace of people of Kodagu. If the sensitive …
