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 …
G Manjusainath, Bangalore, Apr 11, DHNS: Even before the swearing-in could begin for the new corporators of Bruhat Baangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the job of the Congress Corporator from Devarajeevanahalli ward R Sampath Raj has already begun. Ever since he got elected, he claims to be supplying water to his …
The High Court has stayed the felling of trees at Indira Gandhi Memorial Fountain Park for one week. Krishna Apartments Owners Welfare Association and Dr Sudheer Pai had filed a petition praying the court to restrain felling of trees and construction activity in the Park. The petitioners stated that the …
The much-awaited monorail project for Bangalore will be placed before the State Cabinet for deliberation at its next meeting, Chief Minister Yeddyurappa said on Tuesday. Speaking at a function to felicitate newly-elected BJP corporators of the BBMP, Yeddyurappa said meeting the transportation needs of Bangaloreans was high on the Government …
The High Court on Tuesday ordered notices to the Chief Secretary, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Development Authority, Lake Development Authority, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board and DCF of Bangalore South for inaction in rejuvenating 144 lakes within BBMP limits. The petitioner, S Vasudev, …
P Parthsarathy, e-waste recycler of Bangalore, was honoured recently during the 20th Foundation Day of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in New Delhi. The Union Minister for Finance Pranab Mukherjee honoured Parthsarathy by presenting him a memento. The recognition is conferred on Parthasarathy for the best innovative method …
S Sampath, Bangalore, April 2, DH News Service: The unusually hot summer has dealt a double whammy for Bangaloreans as acute shortage of power is now being accompanied by severe water crisis. A view of the Thippagondanahalli reservoir on Friday. dh Photo The Thippagondanahalli reservoir (TG Halli) responsible for providing …
Subhash Chandra NS, Bangalore, Apr 1, DH News Service: As the City reels under the impact of an unprecedented water scarcity, there is credible evidence to suggest that indiscriminate construction of apartments, highrises and individual homes throughout Bangalore is the root cause of the shortage, studies by the Indian Institute …
S Lalitha, Bangalore, April 1, DH News Service: When the Second Phase of the Cauvery Stage IV project gets commissioned by 2011 end, the City will end up utilising every drop of the 19 TMC feet of water allocated to it by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. It means end …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has restarted some of the projects in the City, which were stalled due to the BBMP elections. The first task the authorities have taken up within 72 hours after the polling was over, is the Mysore Road widening project from Sirsi Circle to Nyandahalli. …
This recent report on GM foods released by Greenpeace provides the perspective on citizens' views on GM foods. 87% of people have said that they have the right to information related to GM foods, before the decisions on GM/ GE foods are made. See Also Opinion: Why we should not …
Radiogenic isotopes (3H and 14C) and stable isotope (18O) together with TDS, EC and salinity of water were used to discriminate qualitative and quantitative groundwater age, probable recharge time, flow respectively in groundwater of Challaghatta valley, Bangalore. The variations between TDS and EC values of sewage, corporation water, bore and …
Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: From Thursday, petrol and diesel prices will go up in 13 cities, including the four metros, where stricter Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms are being implemented, requiring the sale of upgraded and less polluting fuel. The retail price of petrol will go up by around 50 paise …
Sandeep Moudgal, Bangalore, March 31, DH News Service: As Bangalore expands, so does its population. But strangely, after consistently showing a decline over the years, the birth rate within the boundaries of the expanding City has shown an upward swing. According to the statistics with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike …
Water supply will be affected in the following parts of the City on Thursday (April 1) and Friday (April 2) due to emergency maintenance works to be undertaken for the pipelines of Cauvery IInd Stage: South and South East: Banashankari, Padmanabha Nagar, Hoskere Halli, Poorna Prajna Layout, Chikkalasandra, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, …
Bangaloreans are reeling under an acute water shortage like never before. Borewells are drying up, water mafias are invading neighbourhoods and street wars triggered by water problems are breaking out everywhere. With the City bursting at its seams, the water crisis is surely not going to disappear in a hurry. …
The High Court has quashed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) order dated November 28, 2008, granting fishing rights to Dr Amedkar Labour Co-operative Society Limited for two years at Ulsoor Lake. Hearing a petition by Thippasandra-based Bangalore Fish Produce and Processing and Marketing Society, Justice Nagamohan Das quashed the …
The prices of petrol and diesel will increase by Rs 0.50 and Rs 0.26 a litre, respectively, from April 1 in 13 big cities that switch to cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel. Thirteen big cities
The heat has not diminished this year in spite of occasional drizzle, with the mercury level going up in the last few weeks. According to hospitals in the City, cases of diarrhoea, skin and respiratory tract infections are on the rise. For instance, there has been a marginal increase in …
The lead bank of Bangalore Urban district Canara Bank has submitted the annual credit plan of Rs 869 crore for the year 2010-11. The credit includes Rs 768.64 crore towards the priority sector. Deputy Commissioner M K Aiyappa released the credit plan in Bangalore on Tuesday. The lead and subsidiary …
For the first time, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has appointed 17 special officers across the City to ensure uninterrupted water supply during summer. They will conduct intensive inspection and sort out grievances related to water in their respective areas. A decision to this effect was taken …
