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 government is likely to seek financial aid from the Centre to tackle drought and floods in the State. Official sources said the government had prepared a memorandum seeking about Rs 475 crore to take up relief works in flood-affected areas, and Rs 744 crore in drought-hit areas. The actual …
Move comes after HC flayed BWSSB for failure to check contamination The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), along with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), is all set to test water samples of 50 borewells, including dug wells, in 110 villages on the outskirts of the City …
Karnataka is setting up a Natural Calamities Relief Fund with a corpus of Rs 125 crore to reduce hardships of the people hit by such disasters besides meeting the demands of the affected districts. This will cover man-made disasters which are not covered under the Centre's state disaster response fund …
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is holding a water adalat (court) of North-East-1 sub division on August 2 from 9.30am to 11am in the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Malleswaram-1 and 2 to settle the grievances connected to water billing, delay in giving water supply and …
Karnataka government may make rainwater harvesting mandatory in the city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah indicated today. “Let’s try to make it mandatory,” he said in reply to a question from K S Puttannaiah (Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha), who pointed that Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu has done a good job in …
The government has prepared a Rs 109-crore comprehensive project to contain man-animal conflict in the backdrop of the increasing number of elephant attacks. Forests minister B Ramanatha Rai told the assembly on Monday that the proposal for the five-year project is under consideration. The districts proposed to be covered are …
Bangalore, known for its salubrious climate, according to Central Pollution Control Board Senior Scientist M Madhusudanan, is among 24 most critically polluted cities today. The reason for this dismal situation, according to him, is high density of vehicles, which are major contributors to air pollution. In order to reverse this …
Ezhimala-Puligom- Bhagamandala interstate road project has got struck because Karnataka government opposes it citing environmental impact. This project could revolutionize the connectivity between north Malabar and places like Mysore and Bangalore. However, with the Congress back in power, there is a ray of hope feel the people who lobbied for …
Elephants have been wandering in Kolar and Bangalore Rural districts. The number of people killed by elephants in the villages of the region since Saturday has risen to four. A reporter of a Kannada daily is one among the victims. The journalist, Manjunath, 24, was trampled to death by the …
The country’s inability to achieve all the tenets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the established deadline has prompted various City-based volunteer organisations to compile recommendations for submission to the United Nations. The deadline for the achieving eight key goals, which range from halving extreme poverty rates, to halting …
: Even as the debate on climate change and global warming rages on, several Hyderabadis are convinced that the climate is changing and directly affecting their lives. A survey conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), whose results were released this week, revealed that 60% of the total respondents …
Cities across the country have widely disparate opinions on how to prioritise environmental protection and development, despite greenery giving way to the choke of urban sprawl. A study has found that a majority of people in Kolkata choose the environment over development, while residents of Delhi want to strike a …
Huge profit margin lures even influential politicians. Illegal sand extraction from river beds in the district has become rampant due to great demand in Bangalore and Mysore — driven by boom in construction activities. While a load of sand costs Rs 10,000 in Mandya, it fetches up to Rs 25,000 …
The Health department on Wednesday confirmed that two people had died in the last five months, till May 28, due to dengue. After a day-long meeting with the District Health Officers (DHOs), Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said the State would take utmost precaution in controlling …
The BWSSB had warned that owners of properties which have borewells would face action, if the borewells were not registered by March 31. The Water Board had said defaulters would have to pay fine or even undergo prosecution. It was also planning squads to crack down on unregistered borewells. But …
The city's garbage generation has increased by an astonishing 400 tonnes per day. Chennai now produces 4,900 tonnes of garbage daily, up from 4,500 tonnes per day five months ago, making it the country's fourth largest producer of waste in the country. The city has overtaken Kolkata, notorious for its …
Throwing out your old computer in a garbage dump may lead to mercury poisoning and a possible brain stroke. Confused? Experts on e-waste (electronic waste) management warned Hyderabadis against the hazards of not disposing e-waste properly and going by their claims, the city could have its very own Erin Brockovich …
Tired of the high pollution levels in Bangalore? Blame it on two-wheelers which contribute the biggest chunk of air pollution. They contribute 41% of particulate and 67% of nitrogen oxide levels in the air. Vehicles are more threatening than other sources of pollution as they discharge emissions directly into the …
The sweltering summer heat has aggravated the problem of drinking water supply in most parts of the State, prompting the State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD≺) to seek the permission of Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (OCEO), Karnataka, to implement approved action plans related to drinking water at …
We are sitting on a plastic time bomb,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday after the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed it that India generates 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste annually, with Delhi accounting for a staggering 690 tonnes a day. “Total plastic waste which is collected and …
