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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Karnataka And D. Kupendra Reddy Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 27/11/2017 regarding cleaning up of Bellandur lake in Bengaluru. Court directs the State of Karnataka to issue notice to all …
BENGALURU: It's not just suspended particulate matter that is choking Bengaluru. There has been a considerable increase in the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant that can trigger respiratory problems and eye irritation. Continued exposure to it can prove hazardous for asthma patients, say doctors. A recent analysis …
The presence of diarrhoeagenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli in drinking water indicates faecal and sewage contamination. Testing the microbial quality of drinking water at source (n = 29) and households (n = 43) of 29 peri-urban villages of Bengaluru city, indicated that 80% and 93% of samples respectively were …
A study published in Current Science says that ambient noise levels in India's metropolitan cities are way above safe limits. The study, conducted by the National Physical Laboratory, the Central Pollution Control Board and Delhi Technological University, found that fewer than 10 of the 70 sites in seven cities that …
Over 2,000 households have come forward to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures in the last 3 months. According to the records available with the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), the number of consumers, both individual houses as well as apartments who have adopted RWH have spiked up in …
BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a call to start-ups run by the city youth to initiate a clean cooking movement by tapping the huge market potential of solar energy, saying they would get blessings of women from the poor sections of society. Modi said in the last …
BENGALURU: Noise levels in seven of the 10 monitoring locations across the city dipped by 1.8% this Diwali compared to last year. Several areas including Yeshwantpur, Church Street, SG Halli, BTM Layout, Domlur, Mysuru Road and areas near Nimhans saw a decline in overall noise levels.Noise levels jumped in three …
BENGALURU: Unremitting rain and GST on crackers had little impact on festive spirit this Diwali, with the city recording a 46.8% rise in the level of air pollutants.According to data released by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Monday , the level of average PM10 (particulate matter of …
A study which analysed data on noise levels in seven big cities of the country came to the conclusion that finding a quiet place in these cities is next to impossible. Data from 70 monitoring stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Lucknow was analysed for 2015. While …
Air pollution is a significant contributor to increasing cases of heart attack in the city. According to Dr C N Manjunath, director and head of cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, around 20% of the heart attack cases admitted to the ICU at the institute are caused …
BENGALURU: Five children have died in the last five days due to dengue in governmentrun Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) in Bengaluru. Three of them were from Ballari and one each from Kolar and Doddaballapur. However, the health and family welfare department says there have been only five …
We describe the diversified National Ambient Noise Monitoring Network (NANMN) set up across 7 major cities of India and covering 70 stations for continuous noise monitoring throughout the year. The annual average Lday (06–22 h) and Lnight (22–06 h) values observed in 2015 for these 70 locations are described. Of …
Bengaluru will host the country’s largest environment and sustainability festival from October 2 to October 11. The international environmental festival, ‘Roundglass Samsara Festival 2017’, will have a series of events including environmental art exhibitions, film festivals, music concerts and summits. The events will be showcased at various venues such as …
BENGALURU: You may feel choked on Bengaluru roads, thanks to smoke-spewing vehicles and dust. But some monitoring stations of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board have recorded a decrease in the level of air pollutants. KSPCB's 16 monitoring centres are spread over dif centres are spread over different zones such …
Bengaluru’s phenomenal economic growth today is universally acknowledged. Having emerged as a global hub for new service sector economies like IT and biotechnology over the last few decades, the city’s startup ecosystem is currently ranked among the world’s best. Widely perceived as a fast-growing, cosmopolitan metropolis that provides a balance …
Rents have dipped in the last 10 days in the area, say real estate agents As Bengaluru continues to receive rain, residents of the areas that faced much of the wrath of the downpour earlier this month are doing all they can to ensure they do not live the nightmare …
BENGALURU: In the summertime when the weather is fine, Bengaluru is the quintessential city for life, love and sunshine. This city, my city – which is The Paris (romantic city), San-Jose(Silicon Valley of India), Milan (college drop-outs turned designers), Israel (start-up capital), Berlin(most vegan friendly city), Copenhagen (garden green city), …
Nearly 8,000 positive dengue cases reported in State so far With nearly 8,000 positive dengue cases reported in the State from January till date, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has deputed a Central team of experts to Karnataka to review the outbreak and to provide technical assistance …
Heavy rains, inundation, and floods continue to wreak havoc in India, with the death toll rising in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal this week. Train and rail services of the Eastern Railway have also taken a hit, with many lines damaged in the rains. Heavy rains, inundation, and floods continue …
BENGALURU: The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked the Karnataka government to submit the measures it has taken on cleaning up Bellandur Lake by August 22, the next date of hearing in the case. The tribunal shot off questions to the government during the hearing: …
