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 …
Technology adoption has been advocated as an important way to improve agricultural productivity and welfare of farmers in the semi-arid regions across the globe. The Government of Karnataka implemented the Bhoosamrudhi program in four districts of the state (Bidar, Chikballapur, Dharwad, and Udupi) as a pilot project to increase the …
Status report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) regarding accreditation for environmental laboratories. In Karnataka, there were only three private environmental laboratories who had obtained recognition from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The state has more than 65,000 working industries and they require water, air, …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs Union of India dated 28/09/2020. The issue for consideration is the remedial steps for protection of ecology of Western Ghats, which is an eco-sensitive area. The NGT observed that there was demand for more and more exclusion …
There have been extreme weather events in the form of heavy rains in some parts of the country which affected the standing crops. Among states, Bihar is mostly affected, where 9,22,038.82 hectares area of paddy, maize, fruits and vegetables are affected due to heavy rains, said Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, …
Submission of report by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) pertaining to illegal buildings under/near high tension line in Ashwathnagara in ward no. 06, Byatarayanapura sub division, BBMP, Bangalore. The matter related to Original Application No. 115/2019, before the National Green Tribunal. The high Tension (HT) lines passing two roads in …
Report by the Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order in Original Application No. 750/2019 (Dr. Sanjay Rao & Others Vs State of Karnataka). The matter related to pollution in Kithiganahalli lake, Bommasandra, Bangalore. The report stated that the Town Municipal Council (TMC) …
Karnataka is well placed to meet its energy needs over the next decade thanks to its rapid deployment of renewables as part of India’s ambitious decarbonisation programme, which aims to reduce emissions while meeting energy demand and supporting economic growth. At the end of 2019, Karnataka’s solar capacity stood at …
Reply of the Minor Irrigation Department in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 11/08/2020. The matter related to allegation of laying of a pipeline along the periphery of Varthur lake by the Minor Irrigation Department and dumping of thousands of cubic …
Based on the direction from the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) issued guidelines to the Government of Karnataka(GoK) to get R&R Plans for the individual open cast iron ore mine leases of the area prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). ICFRE has …
Human-wildlife interactions resulting in conflict remains a global conservation challenge, requiring innovative solutions to ensure the persistence of wildlife amidst people. Wild Seve was established in July 2015 as a conservation intervention program to assist people affected by conflict to file and monitor claims and receive ex-gratia payments from the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sevamrutha Aradhya Vs State of Karnataka dated 01/07/2020 regarding illegal constructions in the buffer zone of Kudlu Chikka Kere Lake in Bangalore South, Karnataka and maintenance of the lake by controlling polluting activities. A report filed by the Karnataka State …
The Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2020 shall come into force official Gazette. In rule 3A of the Karnataka Minor Mineral (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for the words “minor mineral except sand” the words, “Laterite or fullers earth or murram” shall be substituted.
According to the latest study released by CREA on behalf of the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GHCA), the air pollution in Bengaluru has dropped by 28% during the Indian megacity’s coronavirus lockdown.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Sanjay Rao & Others Vs State of Karnataka dated 19/06/2020 regarding remedial action against pollution of Kithiganahalli lake situated behind Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, within remits of Bommasandra Pura Sabha, Anekal, Karnataka. Report filed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control …
Inspection report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Kudlu Chikkakere Lake, Kudlu, Sarajpura Hobli, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru urban district. The KSPCB informed the NGT that directions had been given to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take action against illegal constructions in the buffer area of …
A TRAFFIC analysis finds a significant increase in reported poaching of wild animals in India during the lockdown period that is not restricted to any geographical region or state or to any specific wildlife area. Reports of poaching incidences for consumption and local trade have more than doubled during lockdown …
Affidavit filed on behalf of Urban Development, Department, Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Minor Irrigation Department in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Karnataka. The report mentions the various compliances made by the Bangalore Development Authority, the Urban Development Authority and the Minor Irrigation …
Compliance report by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in respect of the directions issued by the National Green Tribunal order of December 6, 2018 and December 18, 2019 in Application No. 125/2017 on lake pollution in Bangalore.p>The NGT had directed that “no further channelization and concretization of Rajakaluves” and the …
Affidavit filed on behalf of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs State of Karnataka. The report mentioned the measures taken by the BWSSB with respect to execution of projects for setting up sewage treatment plants (STPs) and laying …
This Act may be called the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2020. It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 20th November 2019. Provided that in respect of Industrial development,such Land to such extent approved by the Government with approval of the State High level clearance …
