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 …
A file picture of a worker spraying chemicals over a garbage heap at the Kannahalli waste processing plant. Villages around the two garbage-processing units at Seegehalli and Kannahalli on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru are again on the boil, as residents want the facilities to be shut down immediately. They …
Drinking water supply likely to be affected during summer The dipping water level in the Almatti dam in Bagalkot district Water levels in Krishna and Cauvery reservoirs have hit record low threatening drinking water supply to Bengaluru and other parts of the state during summer. Even if the State government …
Bengaluru: A day after 73 Indian cities were ranked on cleanliness, the packaging industry spoke about how irresponsibly cities dispose of their waste. Thinking heads at the Indian Institute of Packaging conclave held in Bengaluru on Tuesday reiterated that proper recycling of packaging wastes like glass, tin, aluminium, paper and …
To check the flow of sewage into the Kundalahalli lake, members of Whitefield Rising and United Way of Bengaluru have come together to raise Rs 2 crore to set up a decentralised waste water treatment system without help from the government. Spread over 30 acres, the Kundalahalli lake is located …
Roads had spartse traffic due to the ban on entry of private vehicles during the 'Invest Karnataka-2016' summit. Pollution levels also came down due to the restriction. Air pollution levels dropped considerably in areas where private buses were banned during the recent ‘Invest Karnataka-2016’ summit, according to a report by …
With the ‘positives’ of strict traffic restrictions that saw private heavy vehicles kept out of Bengaluru during the Invest Karnataka meet, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board will urge the State government to look into this experiment as a long-term solution. KSPCB Chairman Lakshman said these restrictions can enable an …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 08/02/2016 regarding construction of project for residential development named as “Shriram Chirping Woods” consisting of several blocks of apartments spread across 16 acres of land in Kasavanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government is working on a model policy for creating an enabling environment for both prospective renewable energy investors and farmers who sell or lease their land to harness renewable power in the state. At the inaugural session on `Karnataka Renewable Energy - Opportunities & Challenges' here on …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namma Bengaluru Vs State of Karnataka dated 01/02/2016 regarding Shriram Chirping Woods project coming up between Kaikondrahalli and Kasavanahalli lakes in the City of Bengaluru,
BENGALURU: For Sarmila Karmakar, wearing a dupatta is not just a style statement; it comes handy as a protective gear whenever she steps out. The threat of inhaling dust prompts her to create a balaclava (a form of cloth headgear) out of her cotton dupatta, especially when she rides a …
Wants details of ambient air quality analysis, action taken The KSPCB is currently collecting, compiling and analysing data on pollution. In the wake of the increasing pollution levels in the City, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, has written to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), seeking …
Bellandur lake, which has dirty foam flowing through it, is one of the most polluted lakes in the City. Close on the heels of a report by the Legislative Assembly Committee on encroachment of lakes in Bengaluru, another report paints a shocking picture of the city’s water bodies. Of the …
Real estate companies in top metros have said that local government bodies approve building plans only after the project has been granted environment clearance. This follows the Supreme Court's Friday observation that housing projects must get environment clearance before work can start. In July last year, the National Green Tribunal …
Wetlands (and lakes) constitute the most productive ecosystems with a wide array of goods and services. Wetlands provide a low-cost way to treat the community's waste water, while simultaneously functioning as wild fauna sanctuary, with public access. Despite these services, wetlands of Bengaluru have been abused (encroachments by mafia) and …
Pulmonologists blame atmospheric pollution due to vehicular emission and petrochemical wastes for the rise in bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in the city. Stop buying cars and plant more trees, they say. "Pollutants from the diesel exhaust like sulphur dioxides, oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxides irritate the airway. If …
Compared to other lakes in Bengaluru, Sankey tank is well-maintained and largely free of sewage. At a time when clearing sewage from most lakes in Bengaluru remains a challenge for the civic agencies, Sankey tank shows the way. Having earned compliments for its veritable urban biodiversity hotspot, Sankey tank has …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 06/01/2016 regarding diseases as a result of pollution majorly generated by air pollution. Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand would file a comprehensive affidavit stating …
Sewage water flows into the Kammasandra Lake at electronic City on Hosur Road in City. The sight of clearwater lakes is certainly a thing of the past for Bengaluru residents. In the absence of a sewage network at many places in the City and due to weak sanitary lines, more …
BBMP Commissioner Kumar Naik on Thursday said that the Palike is ready to take part in ‘Swachh Sarvekshan,’ a cleanliness survey to be carried out across 75 major cities. He urged citizens to take part actively in the survey. Commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development and conducted by the …
Municipalworkers stage a huge protest in front of the BBMP head office in the City on Tuesday. Sanitation workers in the City on Tuesday staged a protest in front of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike head office on Tuesday demanding that they be spared from segregating waste. Hundreds of contract …
