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 …
The State government has decided to include Chikkaballapur, Bangalore rural, Gadag and Haveri districts under the National Horticulture Mission. With this, all districts of the State have been covered under the Mission. Besides, it has been decided to set up mega markets at four more places in Mangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga …
With four more swine flu deaths in Banglaore and one in Pune, the national toll touched 74 on Wednesday. The total number of those afflicted with H1N1 virus rose to 3,095 with more cases detected across India. In Bangalore, the swab test of Muni Rathnam, who died at St Philomena
The swine flu toll in Bangalore doubled to 10 on Thursday, with the death of a 36-year-old woman and the official confirmation that four more people who died at separate city hospitals over the past one week also suffered from H1N1. The IT hub has suffered most H1N1 deaths after …
The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department held meetings on Monday with representatives of private hospitals enlisted to support efforts to tackle H1N1, as 12 more people tested positive for the virus in the city. A total of 85 people are undergoing treatment in different city hospitals while 83 have …
Citizens staged a dharna in front of the Town Municipal Council, urging for the authorities concerned to solve the drinking water problem prevailing in Malur town, in Malur on Wednesday. The residents of Hanumanthnagar, Maruthi Layout, Mutton Market, A D Colony and Bhovi Colony took part in the protest. They …
Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, DH News Service: The Nellurhalli lake in Whitefield is in a state of total decay, with sewerage lines discharging effluents from factories and a private hospital in the vicinity. The lake has been reduced to a polluted water body with hyacinths and carcasses, garbage on the banks …
Gayathri Nivas and S Praveen Dhaneshkar, Bangalore: The decision of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to issue show-cause notice to Gammon India may have implications for Namma Metro. The reason being that the Mumbai-based firm has been contracted for some of the construction work by the Bangalore Metro Rail …
Zafar Futehally Opinion In the light of the manifest failure of the authorities to protect lakes from encroachment, the expertise and resources of civil society should be utilised, writes Zafar Futehally WHITHER BANGALORE'S LAKES? The Doddagubbi, a 50-acre lake was home to storks, egrets, blackwinged stilts, but today lies ruined …
Even as the Madras Engineer Group (MEG) began its search for the body of six-year-old Abhishek, a whole lot of people including BBMP and local residents along Hennur Main Road heaved a big sigh of relief on Tuesday. The reason being Hennur Lake, which is deep with weeds and has …
The State Government has decided to have two percolation tanks for each borewells sunk by the government across the State. The government took this decision in order to conserve water and recharge the borewells. The decision was taken at the meeting of officers of Department of Rural Development and Panchayat …
A high-level meeting of forest department officials will be held on June 9 at Bangalore to discuss the problems faced by the mahouts and kavadis who are involved in taking care of elephants at Dubare elephant camp, said Madikeri DCF B B Mallesh. Speaking to press persons on Wednesday, he …
Perchlorate (View the MathML source), which is used as an oxidizer in jet and rocket fuels, pyrotechnic devices and explosives, is a widespread contaminant in surface waters and groundwater of many countries. Perchlorate is known to affect thyroid function. Despite the compound
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The second batch of farmers from the state will leave for China on June 10 for studying farming methods, cultivation of crops, marketing of produce among others in the land of the orient. The first edition of the China trip last November had come under criticism from various quarters after …
Even as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) students and teachers on Thursday staged a demonstration against tree felling at the CNR Rao Circle, it became clear that the permission to cut the trees was given on April 10, much before objections were called for. The permission was reportedly granted …
All the IT companies ranked in the report fared poorly on demonstrable climate solutions for the economy despite their claims. The information technology industry is perhaps not as environment friendly as is commonly believed, according to the findings of a Greenpeace Study. The results of the Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge …
A person has been feared dead and at least two critically wounded in a blast that occurred at a stone quarry in Tulasipura at Talghatpura, on Tuesday. Sources said there was a blast at the quarry at around 2.30 pm and a profusely bleeding Mahantesh, a worker, was shifted to …
Agricultural land in Bangalore rural district has shrunk by nearly 500 hectares in the last one year due to depleting groundwater table, Labour Minister B N Bachegowda said on Tuesday. Number of people depending on agriculturehas been coming down, due to non-availability of water. The district has a total 1,12, …
The State government will set in motion its ambitious plan of rejuvenating 33 lakes in Bangalore, at a cost of Rs 294 crore, with Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa launching development works at the Ullalu lake on Wednesday. While Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will take up rejuvenation work on 12 …
The people should maintain cleanliness in their surrounding areas and prevent stagnation of water in public places, suggested Zilla Panchayat President Srinivasulu. He visited the government hospital in the city on Tuesday and said that chikungunya cases were reported in Srinivaspur, Bangarpet, Malur, Marasandra, Nosagere and other taluks in the …
