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 …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the immediate closure of industries in the vicinity of Bellandur Lake, but so far closure notices have been served on only 13 industries. In fact, 46 highly polluting industries had been identified under the red category. After the NGT order, industries were categorised …
The State government launched the 'Karnataka Organic Farming Policy 2017', in order to enable the next level of development in Organic Farming. The Government decided to reform the Organic Farming Policy Karnataka 2004 with the new policy. This policy aims to bring organic farming into the mainstream and transform agriculture …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Wednesday rejected recommendations of the Kasturirangan committee on declaring the Western Ghats region an eco-sensitive zone. Citing that any additions to the already existing forest reserves and national parks in the region would hit development activities and livelihood of the local people, the state cabinet …
While the urban development department is chalking out engineering methods to revive the 900-acre Bellandur lake, the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) is planning to implement the wetland model for cleaning the lake and conserving it. G Vidyasagar, KLCDA chief executive officer told DH that it is first …
The state government on Thursday got cracking on cleaning up the Bellandur lake, a day after the National Green Tribunal set it a month’s deadline. Chief Secretary Subash Chandra Kuntia met top officials from various agencies and urged them to work on a war footing. The meeting was prompted by …
The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday decided to reject the recommendations of the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats and convey the same to the Centre. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Law Minister T B Jayachandra said the decision was taken based on feedback from 1,592 villages in the Western Ghats …
Bengaluru: Ninety-seven industries polluting Bellandur Lake have been served closure notices by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). The board began issuing notices even before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered shutting of industries polluting Bellandur Lake. The board is still not clear about the extent of …
BENGALURU: More than 12 lakh residents in and around Mahadevapura, Dasarahalli, Bommanahalli, Raja Rajeshwari Nagar and Byatarayanapura will get Cauvery drinking water to their homes under the 5th stage of the Cauvery water supply scheme. It will benefit thousands of families living in 110 villages which were merged into Bengaluru …
The circular that irked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday was issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad, which had ‘clarified’ the NGT order. While passing an order on May 4, 2016 pertaining to the constructions on the wetland of Bellandur lake, the NGT had …
Once sighted in the thousands, the Blue-tailed bee-eater is a sparsely spotted bird these days. Bird watchers and photographers say their numbers have significantly declined from thousands to a few hundreds in the last five years. In South India, the tiny beauty is endemic to Chandagala, a village on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of D. Kupendra Reddy Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 19/04/2017 regarding fire in Bellandur Lake in Bangalore. NGT directs the industries which are located in the catchment area of the Bellandur Lake and are discharging their effluent (treated or …
Emission standards same for B'luru city and forest regions Air quality in Bengaluru has drastically come down in the last five years but authorities say they have been rendered toothless by decade-old emission standards. “Emission standards are same for Bengaluru and suburbs and even for towns in forest regions. How …
District secretary holds drought review meet; water supply through tankers in 109 villages Chikkamagaluru district in-charge secretary Rajeev Chawla on Saturday instructed officials to ensure adequate supply of drinking water and fodder to livestock in the villages. Chairing a drought review meeting in the DC’s office here, he instructed the …
Officials hope this will stop ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ encroachment of the waterbodies in the city After years of judicial pressure, the process to keep the city’s lakes from the hands of local encroachers and misuse has finally started. The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) has sought for the …
Following increase in number of H1N1 cases, the Karnataka government will launch very aggressive Awareness campaign in high incidence districts of Bengaluru, Mysore , Chitradurga Simona. "People should not to ignore H1N1 symptoms and see govt doctors immediately or call 104," said Shalini Rajneesh, principal secretary, health and family welfare …
The southern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday warned the Karnataka government of issuing restraining orders if discharge of untreated sewage into Bellandur Lake is not stopped immediately. The state Chief Secretary has also been directed to be present before the Tribunal on April 18, the …
The issues of attack on the deputy commissioner and sand mafia rocked the floor of the zilla panchayat general body meeting and resulted in the exchange of heated arguments between both Congress and BJP members. Raising the issue, BJP member Suresh Batwade said the incident has created an alarming situation, …
Marine experts and faculty of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to grant environmental clearance to the proposed port at Tadadi in the Aghanshini estuary of Uttara Kannada district. In a letter to the prime minister in March, Prof T V Ramachandra, Co-ordinator, …
The high court on Monday disposed of a PIL filed by M S Ramaiah North City Layout Residents Welfare Association and asked them to submit a fresh representation to the KSPCB. The petitioner had approached the court seeking measures to stop sound pollution, emanating from diesel generators and air-conditioned chiller …
BENGALURU: The city is the third-largest producer of e-waste in India, preceded by Mumbai and Delhi. But Bengaluru's official recycling units are woefully underutilised as around 70 per cent of e-waste is handled by the unorganised sector and the rest by organisations registered with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board …
