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 Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to provide drinking water to the residents of Anekal and the Karnataka Housing Board’s Suryanagar layouts and surrounding areas by pumping water from the Shimsha river at a cost of Rs 450 crore. Briefing reporters on the decisions taken in the Cabinet …
Amid sluggish growth, new job creation during January-December 15 this year fell by over 21% to 5.3 lakh jobs in the country, according to report by industry body Assocham. “Job generation saw a decline of over 21% in the new job generation in various sectors of the economy between January …
After Bio-medical waste, it's now chemical waste that is threatening the city. A truck carrying huge quantity of chemical waste from a beverage plant was intercepted on Monday. It was the Mandur villagers who stopped a vehicle around 9 pm on Monday night and alerted the BBMP officials about efforts …
The 879-km Phase-II pipeline to Mangalore and Bangalore in Karnataka is under implementation and “the actual physical progress of the project is 64.1 per cent” State-owned GAIL India Ltd has completed the first phase of pipeline that will connect the upcoming LNG import facility at Kochi to consumers in Karnataka …
Irate residents to meet CM over ‘illegal dumping’ Roiled by garbage trucks being allowed inside the Mandur landfill site despite protests, members of the Mandur grama panchayat on Tuesday said they would meet Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar shortly to discuss the matter. Lamenting the pathetic state of their village, the …
The Government today informed the Lok Sabha that the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has recommended that there is need to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi to prevent the emission of high smoke particles. “The EPCA in a report in 2012 said the benefits of CNG transition are …
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to maintain status quo for one month on the proposed parking lot project in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. City-based advocate S Vasudeva has filed a public interest litigation contending that the space selected for the parking lot was close to …
1,039 acres gobbled up in 13 layouts out of 149 formed by Authority The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has hinted at large-scale irregularities in the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) in recovering encroached land to the extent of 1,039 acres in its jurisdiction. Here are a few …
Officials used to hide casualty numbers, says health minister Minister for Health and Family Welfare Aravind Limbavali on Wednesday admitted in the Assembly that officials of his department used to hide the truth about the dengue deaths, prior to his taking over as minister. Replying to a question by Bandepppa …
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board will ease the procedure for availing new water connections by introducing ‘self assessment’ by applicants. The Board is already accepting applications online. Under the existing procedure, the applicants have to wait for an inspector from the Board to obtain details such as the …
On a list of 221 global cities surveyed, Chennai has been ranked 150, for the quality of living it provides. The survey, conducted by Mercer, an international consultancy firm, studied five Indian cities and ranked Bangalore the best, followed by New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and finally, Kolkata. The annual survey …
The first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue, the outbreak-prone fatal viral disease, is in the final stages of development. Currently in Phase III clinical trials in humans, French company Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent vaccine is being tested for efficacy across several countries including India where trials are in progress …
Bangalore ranks better than New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata amongst Indian cities in overall global quality of living index, according to a Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey. Mercer conducts this survey annually to help multinational companies and other organisations compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments. …
From the sky, the Garden City of Bangalore now looks more smoggy compared to other mega cities in the subcontinent, thanks to rising levels of tiny soot particles in the atmosphere from vehicle and industrial pollution. American and European mega cities appear cleaner over the past decade, while cities in …
Karnataka will build a gas-powered plant at Bidadi near Bangalore to meet the ever-increasing demand for power by the corporate giants. The 1,400 Mw combined gas cycle plant will have four units of 350 Mw each. Sourcing for the gas is under finalisation. The project is estimated to cost Rs …
A study by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has revealed that there are increased prospects for agribusiness and corporates to enter the horticulture sector if contract farming is promoted in the State. The study, carried out by Pramod Kumar, professor and head, Agriculture Development and Rural Transformation …
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has fixed the capacity of Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Ltd’s (RGTIL) East-West gas pipeline at 85 million standard cubic meters per day. East-West pipeline, which ferries gas from Reliance Industries’ eastern offshore KG-D6 fields from its landfall point at Kakinada in Andhra …
The slow pace of laying of the inter-state pipeline, and the delays in signing up for marketing tie-ups for the sale of natural gas is likely to delay the commissioning of the Petronet LNG Terminal at Puthuvype near here. The project was earlier scheduled to be completed by the year-end …
The Karnataka High Court on Friday warned the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that it could issue orders for superseding the elected representatives on the city council if a dispute between councillors and the city corporation authorities over new garbage disposal contracts continues to hold garbage disposal in the city …
Poor response to offer of sites to farmers The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will hold camps at villages where lands have been acquired for the formation of Arkavathy Layout to facilitate the process of claiming compensation. The move comes in the wake of lukewarm response to the offer of giving …
