Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Dist administration plans massive plantation drive on 5k acres The Bengaluru Urban district administration is planning to launch a massive tree plantation drive from June to keep the green cover in the reclaimed government land. The district administration has, so far, reclaimed 5,211 acres of government land spread in four …
2nd incident in 2 months; glare on private fishing, sewage water Sewage water and rampant fishing are suspected to have killed hundreds of fish in Ulsoor lake in the city on Monday morning. Hundreds of fish were found dead floating in Bengaluru’s famous Ulsoor lake on Monday, shocking morning walkers …
Officials say paper cups, cloth bags contain polypropylene; traders plead ignorance Bengaluru: In the wake of the ban on plastic bags and covers in Bengaluru, many shopkeepers and hoteliers have started using ‘cloth bags’ and ‘paper cups.’ But most of these contain non-biodegradable plastic and fall under the purview of …
Study says govt unaware of huge revenue potential in restoring city's dirty lakes At a time when government agencies cite lack of funds for not restoring sewage-filled lakes, a study has indicated the high economic value of rejuvenating the water bodies (in the form of accumulated silt) in itself is …
BENGALURU: Taking a cue from Mumbai, a city-based priest filed a public interest litigation in the high court seeking directions to BWSSB to check injudicious use of water for Indian Premier League matches by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) at Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city. Petitioner Srinivasa Sharma, a …
Some dists of south K'taka have a similar problem, but their number is less North Karnataka in general and Hyderabad Karnataka in particular appear to be heading for a severe environmental crisis due to fast depletion of forests with 11 districts having forest cover less than 10%. But the more …
Palike cannot enforce ban without issuing draft notification, says official Step into most restaurants, small retail stores or your neighbourhood market, and you will still find plastic bags being dispensed by the dozen. The ban on plastic, which had been notified on March 11, seems to have had little impact …
BENGALURU: If the rising mercury is worrying you, here's some refreshing news. The latest data compilation of Indian Green Buildings Council (IGBC) shows Bengaluru is the third most green city in India. The IT capital is among the top three of 25 Indian cities having the highest number of registered …
City does poorly with respect to commuting and transport emissions After aspiring to become the next Shanghai or Singapore, there is a rude reality check for Bengaluru. A study has shown that the city fares worse than Xi’an, China’s 13th largest city, with respect to commuting and transport emissions. A …
It is not only just the Ulsoor Lake which is polluted. According to a report released by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) of the 75 lakes, studied in the City, 35 fall under E-Category, which means, the water is not fit for consumption, bathing and for animals. Following the …
In urban street canyons, external noise environment is a critical restriction to the opening of building windows for natural ventilation. The high external noise intensities are often used to substantiate the utilization of air conditioning systems in residential and commercial buildings. Therefore, a systematic method of examining the noise levels …
Officials of the departments concerned and civic agencies will be held responsible for any more encroachment of lakes after completion of the ongoing survey of lakes in Bengaluru Rural and Urban districts. The Legislature Committee on Lake Encroachment, headed by MLA K B Koliwad, which met here on Tuesday to …
The mass fish death at the Ulsoor Lake early this week echoed in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council meeting on Thursday. Raising the matter in the Council, ruling party leader R S Sathyanarayana said, “The BBMP, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and the Karnataka State Pollution …
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) took an initiative to check the overall benefits of introducing electric buses as a suitable replacement for the diesel buses to tackle the burgeoning pollution in the city of Bengaluru, India. For a trial run of three months, an electric bus was procured from …
Bengaluru: Citizens and activists from across the city gathered under one roof to share their concerns and make remedial suggestions to save Bengaluru's lakes. With the Ulsoor Lake horror weighing on their minds, they came together at a meeting convened by the Karnataka State Control Pollution Board on Wednesday afternoon. …
While North Karnataka has been hit hard by the dry spell and is facing a severe drinking water shortage, it is the districts of south-interior Karnataka which are digging deeper into the ground and overexploiting groundwater resources. The northern districts are facing groundwater depletion levels of a maximum of 35 …
Bengaluru and Mysuru are in for difficult days ahead: drinking water stocks will last for just 60 days. A failed monsoon has brought down the water levels at the Kabini reservoir to less than 6.4 tmc ft. This is the main source of drinking water for Bengaluru, Chamrajanagar, Kollegal, parts …
BENGALURU: A day after thousands of fish were found dead in Ulsoor Lake, the government has ordered a clean-up. It also set a week’s deadline for stakeholders to give reasons for the fsh kill. Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment, visited the lake with Lakshman, Chairman, Karnataka …
Dead fish found floating in Ulsoor lake in the heart of Bengaluru. Strong stench welcomed morning walkers at the Ulsoor lake on Monday. The malodour was of the fish that died in the lake since Sunday night and up to Monday morning. The foul smell of the dead fish floating …
Once bountiful, Bengaluru's lakes have shrunk drastically. Statistics back this. Over the years, the city has lost 79% of its water bodies. Chhattisgarh capital Raipur fares the worst in the country (80%) and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh occupies the third spot (75%), a study by the Centre for Science and …
