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 …
Public awareness campaigns about pollution seems to have paid off as the City recorded a decrease in pollution levels during Deepavali celebrations compared to last year. However, the number of firecracker-related accidents has increased. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairperson A S Sadashivaiah on Friday revealed the noise and air …
Rainwater, along with treated sewage water, when utilised properly, can meet the water requirement of nearly 50 lakh people in the City, said K C Subhash Chandra, former senior geologist, Mines and Geology department. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Demand, resource availability and status of drinking water supply to …
The Festival of Lights is over, but it will take a few days for civic workers in the City to clear the heaps of garbage left behind on the streets by those bursting crackers. The City, that usually generates 4,800 tonnes of garbage everyday, is supposed to have produced about …
Study shows the birth rate drop is more drastic in southern districts There has been an alarming decline in the fertility rates of women in Karnataka in the past decade, a study of the available 2011 census data has revealed. The study conducted by the Population Research Centre at Institute …
The Centre has cleared a proposal for laying a six-lane expressway between Bangalore and Chennai, where vehicles can zoom at a speed of up to 120 kmph. The expressway, the first of its kind in the country, will be built with public-private participation on a build-operate- transfer (BOT) basis and …
The Euro India Summit ranked Bangalore third among 29 Indian cities in the Environmentally Sustainable City Award (ESCA) competition. The award has come much to the surprise of residents and critics who deplore waste management in the City. The City performed well on the Environmentally Sustainable City Index (ESCI) and …
16 bio methane-based plants to help slash garbage disposal and power bills The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has finally decided to act on the long-pending idea of generating power using wet garbage. It plans to set up 16 bio methane-based power plants in the City to run streetlights. The plants, …
But maintains it is treated before being supplied to City The river course and the inlet to Thippagondanahalli (TG Halli) reservoir is polluted and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) does not deny this fact. Despite forming various committees including the one headed by Dr Rajendra Singh, water conservationist …
They consume 75 per cent of energy and emit 80 per cent of greenhouse gases Cities have become major contributors of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants responsible for climate change. Speaking on the theme ‘Cities and Climate Change’ on Monday, Urban Designer and Planner and adjunct faculty at RV …
Services likely to run from early morning till late in the night Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday announced that Reach -1 (Baiyappanahalli-MG Road) of Namma Metro will be open to passenger traffic on October 20, a relief for thousands of Bangaloreans fed up with missed deadlines. Speaking …
Rajagopal Nagar corporator H N Gangadhara wants to quit as corporator because he can no longer handle the public outrage against the garbage menace. Gangadhara appealed to BBMP engineer (Lakes and Environment) B V Satish to increase the number of sanitation workers and vehicles deputed for garbage clearance at the …
Environment Minister J K Palemar has cautioned city municipal council (CMC) chief officials of stringent action for violating or failing to implement the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000 and other regulations. The minister here on Wednesday said: “We will direct the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) …
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is all set to issue notices for the second time to owners of identified houses that are yet to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems. Out of 55,000 and odd houses, including those constructed on 60X40 site and new houses built on 30X40 …
Bangalore will be hosting the first ever ‘World Water Summit’ from February 1 to 3, 2012, in an effort to create an interactive forum to facilitate exchange of ideas and display latest technologies in sustaining water resources. The summit will be jointly organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD), …
Work yet to start at Legislators’ Home Bangalore : Have you been scrambling to meet the December 31 rainwater harvesting deadline set by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, fearing that your water supply and sanitary connections may be cut? Though the officials have issued a warning in this …
Bangalore: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said the commercial operations of Namma Metro’s Reach-1 (Byappanahalli-MG Road) would begin before September 25 and that the safety certificate, the last hurdle before commissioning, is expected before September 15. Gowda was speaking to reporters after launching the Namma Metro travel …
Bangalore : Promises by State authorities notwithstanding, citizens’ complaints about adulterated food products will be left unattended until the government frames rules and regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006. The FSSA Bill, which was introduced by the Centre in 2006, became an Act on August 5, …
Funds to be used for remodelling of stormwater drains in four valleys of the City Bangalore, The fund-starved Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has something to cheer about. It has succeeded in availing an additional grant of about Rs 309 crore for remodelling of stormwater drains in the four valleys of …
Bangalore : In a bid to take its civilian products to the masses, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, through its new H1N1 detection system, has made testing for the deadly flu more affordable and less time consuming. The product, which has been developed over a period of six months, …
The Bangalore Development Authority’s move to plant saplings in a 300-acre grassland at Hesaraghatta in Bangalore North Taluk, the last patch of verdant landscape that’s home to a variety of wildlife, has ruffled the feathers of nature lovers, wildlife experts and photographers. a Slice of paradise: The 300-acre grassland in …
