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 …
The 15-member committee is headed by chief secretary The State government has reconstituted the special team set up to restore the forest lands, including at Jakkur Allalasandra reserve forest, in the City. The special team, was initially constituted on October 1, 2015, under the chairmanship of senior IFS officer and …
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Lakshmana visits Bellandur lake, which is filled with froth, on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will hand over Rs 100 crore to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to rejuvenate Bellandur lake, KSPCB new chairman Lakshmana said on …
'Time for govt to go for dynamic, spatial vision to shape City's future' A couple of ministers from Bengaluru have also backed the views expressed by planners and feel that time has come to move from planning in isolation to an integrated and interdisciplinary approach. As the Bangalore Development Authority …
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) employees take part in the 'Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan' walkathon organised in the City on Sunday. Over 1,500 people participated in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Safe Food Walkathon that was organised in the City on Sunday. The walkathon is part of a series of …
High risk of heart diseases, it says; sulphur dioxide levels under check The research confirms that 50 per cent of PM10 is a result of paved road and soil dust and 19 per cent due to vehicles. Vehicular pollution, on the other hand, contributes to 50 per cent of PM2.5, …
Where to walk? Garbage and debris are seen covering a footpath in Bengaluru Were you forced to walk on the road because the sidewalk you were about to take was rickety, or had a monstrous transformer, or vehicles parked on it? The latest on-field survey of 3,500 km of the …
BENGALURU: Whitefield resident Dharani M takes her seven-year-old son to a physician thrice a month. "This is because he keeps complaining of respiratory problems. The doctor says it's due to bad air; it could well be true as my son spends six hours a day on dusty stretches from home …
Heaps of garbage are being cleared by BBMP workers at the KR Market on Tuesday. KPN Members of Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) on Tuesday said that the landfills and incineration plants in the City were unscientific with multiple side effects. Speaking on the sidelines of a discussion on …
The worries for City's biggest living lake stem from the recent frothing in the Bellandur and Varthur lakes. In the wake of the frothing Bellandur and Varthur lakes, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and local residents have sounded the alarm bells for Jakkur lake, which is the biggest living …
The Bengaluru Urban district administration has identified 79 abandoned quarries, covering an area of 184 acres on the outskirts of the City, to serve as landfills for the piling City garbage which has no takers. Once filled up, these pits which often lead to accidents, may be used to house …
After outrage over the highly polluted Bellandur lake in the city, the State government has finally decided to clean up the tank. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the city’s new Minister, K.J. George, on Saturday chaired a marathon review meeting with BBMP, BDA and BMRDA officials and directed civic agencies to …
The callousness of government agencies to protect lakes and the helplessness of the citizens in rejuvenating them were the highlights of a discussion on Thursday. The programme - ‘Disappearing lakes of Karnataka, fixing accountabilities, making amends and improving governance’ - was organised by the People’s Campaign for Right to Water …
The Subramanyapura lake will be relegated to history if the government agencies and other stakeholders do not take measures, both immidiate and long-term, to stem the rot, said a report prepared by a firm on behalf of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Despite a strong-worded summary with detailed …
BENGALURU: The BBMP has decided not to lift waste if it is not segregated at source. The Palike's special commissioner for solid waste management, Subodh Yadav told TOI on Thursday, "We have decided not to collect mixed garbage. This is because we are enforcing segregation at source. All the MSW …
BENGALURU: KSPCB says air and noise pollution has decreased this Diwali. One wonders if the continuous rains in the city have played a role in decreasing pollution? Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has monitored the ambient air quality using continuous ambient air quality monitoring system at two locations and manual …
Detection of high levels of lead in blood sets off alarm bells India’s bustling metros are a nightmare for motorists and traffic policemen who manage traffic. They are often at the receiving end for failures, but they are also the ones who are most exposed to serious health hazards from …
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage. Replying to the debate on the issue in the assembly on Monday, Bengaluru Development minister K J George agreed to a suggestion from speaker Kagodu Thimmappa who directed the minister to …
BENGALURU: Following steady rains from the beginning of November, the cases of vector-borne diseases have shot up. Dengue cases is state have increased by 408 and chiungunya positive cases by 150 in last 30 days according to latest report by National Disease for Vector Borne Control Programme. On October 16, …
MALLESWARAM: In just 14 years, Bengaluru’s vegetation has come down by 62 per cent, and 85 per cent of its water bodies have disappeared, according to a study. “Bengaluru has grown beyond its bounds in the past two decades. Now the city has just one tree for seven people. Isn’t …
While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution. BWSSB Chairman T M Vijay Bhaskar said on Monday that it will take at least five years to get rid of the …
