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 …
A total of nine tigers and 11 lions have died due to various reasons, including old age and ill health, in the Bannerghatta Zoological Park here in the past 14 months. In a written reply furnished to the Legislative Assembly, Minister for Forest C H Vijayashankar today said that 75 …
Five-feet long, two-feet wide and about three feet in height, the biogas machine designed and developed by the Bangalore-based Scalene Cybernetics Limited looks a trifle unwieldy for the kitchen in an average flat. The machine, though, has the potential of revolutionising the fuel use in urban households by ridding them …
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday accepted the report of a committee it constituted to examine the ground realities and prepare an action plan for the preservation of lakes in Bangalore. During the hearing of PIL by Environment Support Group, challenging the privatisation of lakes in Bangalore by the Lake …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to axe 445 trees on the picturesque Sankey Road, ignoring protests from the Green Brigade. The green canopy in the area will soon be history as the BBMP thinks that the widening of the road from Yeswanthpura Circle to the Cauvery …
The State government on Monday kicked off the ambitious Belaku programme, which intends to introduce compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in all the households in the State. Power Centre: Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa discuss a point at the launch of the
Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India's booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation, with Mumbai, India's financial capital, trailing in 21st place. Asia's third-largest economy is home to one-quarter of the world's 20 most densely populated cities but …
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister Jagadish Shettar said the State Government has taken strict measures for effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. The department suspended 337 officers on charges of dereliction of duty while implementing the scheme and also seized about 12 lakh fake job …
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the six-member committee headed by Justice N K Patil, the Chairman of High Court Legal Service Authority, to submit its report by February 28, 2011. The Authority had been earlier told to chalk out a plan for preservation of lakes in the City. …
Clearance of solid and liquid waste is a challenge in itself. Hospital waste management is one of the most important aspects of hospital administration. With no solution around the corner, most of the organisations are involved in burning waste, which is one of the most easiest methods of disposing waste. …
Karantaka HC has accepted this report on preservation of lakes in Bangalore prepared by the committee headed by Justice N K Patil. It provides an overview of status of the existing lakes & indicates the extent to which they have been encroached and polluted. In a landmark ruling today, the …
A special session of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on greening the City ended in a deadlock on Wednesday after a heated debate on how to green the City - by cosmetic landscaping with exotic grasses, gazebos and pergolas, or by growing trees in parks. The discussion that followed …
The Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage system (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make it mandatory for all new buildings in Bangalore to adopt rain water harvesting technique. Besides, all old buildings with above built-up area of more than 2,400 sq ft should adopt the …
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests B K Singh has said a proposal has been submitted to the State Government to hike the compensation being paid for death due to elephant attack from the current Rs two lakhs to ` five lakhs. Similarly, ` 25,000 has been recommended for crop loss. …
While people in the City are trying to reconcile to the fact that they may soon need to bid adieu to boulevards as the road-widening project unfolds, BBMP
A spoonful of genetically modified starch could be a new malaria vaccine if a new strategy that seems to work in mice also performs well in humans. At present there is no efficient vaccine against malaria, which is caused by the plasmodium parasite. Now researchers from two laboratories in France …
The State Government has claimed that the solid waste processing unit near Sullia in Dakshina Kannada does not pose threat to environment. In an affidavit filed before the High Court on Saturday, the government said that the unit has been set up with necessary sanctions from competent authorities - Karnataka …
ABOUT 100 farmers in Karnataka destroyed a paddy field where multinational seed major DuPont was conducting field trials for genetically modified (GM) rice in collaboration with University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore. The police have arrested 12 farmers for vandalism and trespassing. The trial was on about a hectare field at …
Bangalore: In view of Bakrid festival, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued a circular for safe disposal of bio-waste on November 18 and 19. The Palike has asked the BBMP zonal offices along with health inspectors and environment engineers to identify sensitive areas where sacrifices will be made. …
Bangalore: Taking note of the serious problems the City has been facing on account of the garbage menace, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Deputy Mayor N Dayanand announced that the Palike had planned to introduce about 30 segregation units across the City. Addressing an event held to create awareness …
