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 …
Mandur villagers are restive. With the ban orders in force and BBMP garbage trucks continuing to dump garbage in their midst, they have decided to go on a satyagraha from Friday . Some 80 villagers met freedom fighter HS Doreswamy here on Wednesday and decided to undertake a fast unto …
Minister Ramalinga Reddy and officials assured the protesters they would sort out the garbage issue, but sped away when the situation threatened to turn hostile The protest intensified after Ravikrishna Reddy of the Aam Aadmi Party intervened. He said, “Some of you enter into an agreement with elected representatives and …
The BDA formed a layout on Venkataraya lake at Gubbalala near Uttarahalli. It took 11 months for the Bangalore South tahsildar to admit that the layout formed on Venkataraya lake in Gubbalala village is illegal. He has also endorsed the action against the accused Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officers for …
The acute water shortage and mid summer heat have made life miserable across the state. Not just Bangalore, which relies heavily on the river Cauvery, and water starved districts like Chikballapur, Kolar and Bagalkot, even parts of Shimoga and Chikmagalur, which are among the districts that receive the highest annual …
The State government will release Rs 250 crore in two instalments to mitigate drinking water shortage during summer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil has said. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Patil said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had instructed the Finance department to immediately release Rs …
Think globally and act locally’ to preserve nature was the message of Earth Day celebrations at RV Teachers’ College here on Tuesday. “Half the problems we face today will be solved if we change our lifestyle,” said S Vijaykumar, member secretary of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). He …
The division bench directed BBMP and amicus curiae Vaishali Hegde to suggest some names of environmentalists to constitute a committee to monitor felling of trees and address public grievances. The division bench directed BBMP and amicus curiae Vaishali Hegde to suggest some names of environmentalists to constitute a committee to …
The road from General Post Office (GPO) towards the Balekundri Circle has a road divider with some big and beautiful trees. All the soil on the divider has been scraped off leaving the tree roots exposed so that they can topple down anytime. The trees will be cut soon when …
Overexploitation In Bangalore Urban, Rural, Says Report Bangalore: The city stares at an arid future. Bangalore Urban and Rural districts, besides Chikkaballapur and Kolar, have exhausted their groundwater, show statistics available with the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). All taluks in these four districts fall under the “overexploited” category, where …
Bangalore: “Let’s change Bangalore from a city of air conditioners to an air-conditioned city.” To convey this message to citizens, cricketer Javagal Srinath has joined Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Robin Uthappa in spearheading Green Wicket, a campaign to make students more conscious about waste segregation, water conservation, saving energy …
The Bada Manvarthe Kaval (BM Kaval) is home to peacocks, deer, rabbits, jackals and a variety of winged creatures. However, the verdant forest, in Bangalore South region, has been turned into a concrete jungle, thanks to Bagair Hukum land scheme, putting its rich flora and fauna in peril. The scheme, …
Initiative Helps Them Run Weighing, Testing Machines On This Energy Bangalore: Power interruptions don’t interrupt them. As many as 522 milk cooperatives in the state are using solar power to run electronic weighing and testing machines, all thanks to an initiative by the SELCO Foundation. Co-founded by Magsaysay Award winner …
India's first electric bus has started running on Bangalore's roads. The route on the busy Majestic-Kadugodi road in Bangalore has India's first electric bus. The city's transport corporation launched this bus last week. Zipping past the smoke-emitting regular buses, the orange beauty stands out. "The pollution level is quite high …
The `12,912 crore Yettinahole drinking water project, which was approved by the Karnataka Cabinet recently, has crossed all hurdles, including getting the much-needed clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Legislative Council was told on Tuesday. In reply to a debate on the project, under Rule 330 …
Revenue surplus is estimated at Rs 281 crore. Fiscal deficit is expected to be Rs 20,041 crore-- 2.92 per cent GSDP Apparently Lok Sabha elections weighing on his mind, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spared the common man of additional tax burden in budget 2014-15. Presenting his ninth budget in …
These farmers have lost their land twice It’s a double whammy for these farmers. First, their fertile land was taken away by the BDA to form Arkavathy Layout. They fought a protracted legal battle to get compensation in the form of sites. The farmers are landless again because the BDA …
Union oil minister M Veerappa Moily appears to have influenced the decisions of the Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday. With Lok Sabha polls fast approaching, the state cabinet approved revised estimates for the Ettinahole drinking water project at Rs 12,912 crore, and decided to give 283 acres to the Centre to …
The Ramanagara Zilla Panchayat has submitted a proposal to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to take immediate steps to supply Cauvery water for drinking purposes to a few villages in Bidadi hobli where hazardous chemicals and bacteria have been found in the groundwater. The decision to submit …
New Delhi: Allaying apprehensions of environmentalists over Karnataka’s ambitious water supply project, the Centre on Tuesday said the scheme was meant for providing drinking water to many water-starved and drought-prone districts in the state and it had neither irrigation nor hydro power component. The project meant for supplying drinking water …
Members of the Halayanakanahalli Gram panchayat have taken a firm stand on saving the Hadosiddapura lake, which has come under threat from encroachers since last year. Located off Sarjapur Road, some private builders and developers have reportedly taken over the land surrounding the lake’s periphery, according to members of the …
