Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
On the mass rapid transit system in Singapore, one of the oldest Metro rail systems in these parts of the world at well over 30 years now, an average working-class person does not carry the baggage of commuting worries that people do in burgeoning cities serviced by poor public transport …
The government today said it has approved building over 1,000 kilometre of expressways under its flagship road building programme NHDP, entailing an investment of Rs 16,680 crore. The projects include 400 km long Vadodara-Mumbai, 66 km long Delhi-Meerut, 334 km long Bangalore-Chennai, and 277 km Kolkata-Dhanbad expressways. “The construction of …
Almost four years after work on the Metro construction in Bangalore began, the Metro rail today officially chugged out of the Mahatma Gandhi Road station towards destination Bayappanhalli. The first stretch of the Rs 11,600-crore ‘Namma Metro’ project was inaugurated by the Union Urban Development Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, in …
STORIES are at the heart of any tribal community. Most of our history is passed down by word of mouth in the form of fables, myths, legends, rituals or folktales. It is at the threshold of being lost forever. This website details the work of an organisation that attempts to …
The long-awaited Rs 6,000 crore Bangalore's Metro Rail or ‘Namma Metro' will formally be inaugurated on October 20. According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), the Union Minister for Urban Development, Mr Kamal Nath, is expected to inaugurate Metro Rail's Reach I which connects Baiyappanahalli to MG road. The Metro …
In a significant development, the Committee appointed under the Chairmanship of Justice Mr. N. K. Patil, Judge of the Karnataka High Court and Chairman High Court Legal Services Committee, in response to the Public Interest Litigation by Environment Support Group challenging the privatisation of management and rehabilitation of lakes in …
Land acquired by government or its instrumentalities for a specific public purpose cannot be changed and transferred to private individuals or corporate bodies, the Supreme Court has held. A bench of justices GS Singhvi and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya said though government enjoys power of "eminent domain" to compulsorily acquire any …
IBM Survey Of 20 Major Cities Also Finds Delhi Drivers Most Quarrelsome New Delhi: The city’s parking woes is now global news. A survey of 20 big cities across the world has found Delhi to be the worst in terms of ‘parking pain’. The ‘parking index’, formulated by multinational firm …
Nitesh Estates Ltd’s subsidiary Nitesh Urban Development Private Ltd launched on Wednesday the green residential project of 417 units at Marathahalli - Sarjapur outer ring road, IT hub of Bangalore. The project will yield a total revenue of Rs 300 crore over the next 30 months adding significant income on …
Efficient distribution, consumption in works Amitabh Bacchan has a facility installed at his home that lets him monitor power consumption on Google. If you think it is a special gadget installed for the celebrity you are mistaken. Welcome to the world of smart grid, which is gradually moving into our …
Thousands of fish perished on Monday at Kalkere Kalyani (pond) in Ramamurthy Nagar ward due to high level of water contamination. Dumping of drums containing hydrophilic softener — used in the textile industry — into the lake is said to have contaminated the water. The drums were earlier kept on …
The size of the State's 12th five year plan (2012-17) is expected to touch Rs two lakh crore - double that of the previous plan - with a thrust on agriculture, education, health and infrastructure. The State’s 11th plan (2007-12) size was pegged by the Planning Commission at Rs 1.01 …
Sathanur, Ramanagara, Solur and Nandagudi residents can now apply for conversion The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw a 2006-notification which disallowed conversion of agricultural land for residential and commercial activities in the towns of Sathanur in Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagara, Solur in Magadi taluk and Nandagudi in Hoskote taluk. …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to build a new class of powerful communication satellites that packs more capacity and new technologies, its Chairman K Radhakrishnan said here today. This kind of spacecraft would handle larger amount of power and accommodate more number of transponders in the same satellite, he …
The government has zeroed in on an island in the Hebbal lake - which is already mired in controversies - for installing the Bhuvaneshwari statue at a cost of Rs 25 crore. The statue, a brainchild of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, was initially proposed to be erected on …
Monolithic structures eliminate possibility of sub-standard construction Mysore :The Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) is using monolithic concrete structures for its housing project for slum dwellers here, saving money and time in the construction process. High rise: A view of the apartments built using monolithic concrete structures at Sathagalli in …
IT WAS not until mid-1900s that scientists woke up to the importance of prebiotics—a non-digestible food ingredients that helps nurture bacteria in human gut. Consequently, nutritionists started recommending foods like whole grains and pulses more often. Now a study suggests that the secrets of nutrition related to prebiotics were well …
Outgoing Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today moved the Karnataka High Court for quashing the Lokayukta’s report which indicted him in the illegal mining case that eventually cost his job. In his petition, Yeddyurappa, who resigned following a directive by the party’s central leadership in the wake of the submission of …
This monsoon, top hotels such as The Leela, Taj and ITC Maratha are using their roof-tops for a different purpose – for rain-water harvesting. The project to use roof-tops to collect rain-water has been implemented in Leela's hotels across Mumbai, Kovalam, Bangalore, Goa, Udaipur and Chennai, said Mr Ravindra Kumar …
Bangalore: A 17-hour work schedule, visiting ports for days together, half a year of undercover investigation. Exposing the plunder of money and natural resources involved almost roundthe-clock probe by five officers of the Lokayukta’s investigation team. Field investigation and reconnaissance started in August 2010, after the first report on illegal …
