Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the State Forest Department are at loggerheads over plans to cut down trees so that the Bijapur-Gulbarga-Humnabad National Highway 218 can be widened. Contradicting the NHAI’s claims that the loss of several trees will not adversely affect the environment, the State Forest …
Greenpeace India demands the Union Minister for Environment and Forest, Jayanthi Natarajan, under whom sits the GEAC, to stop all open releases of GM crops, including those for field trials Press release - January 29, 2013 New Delhi: Jan 29, 2013: In a startling development an independent scientific analysis released …
This independent scientific analysis released by Greenpeace India exposes major flaws in the Genetically Modified (GM) corn biosafety assessment process by the regulatory bodies in India. An independent scientific analysis released by Greenpeace India exposes major flaws in the Genetically Modified (GM) corn biosafety assessment process by the regulatory bodies …
Study states that 20,000 MW can be generated by using a minimum 5 pc of wind-rich land Wastelands in Karnataka can generate at least 50,000 MW of wind energy with turbines fitted at a height of 80 metres, according to a study by the Center for Study of Science, Technology …
With water level in Almatti dam in Bijapur district, hovering at 512.38 metres, as against the maximum of 519.6 metres, areas surrounding the dam are expected to face acute shortage of water for both irrigation and drinking purposes akin to Cauvery basin areas. According to Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited …
‘In Bijapur, yield has increased by 20 to 25 per cent in last two years’ The National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), a pilot project to help dryland farmers, has shown good results. It was taken up by the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, a constituent organisation …
A study by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has revealed that there are increased prospects for agribusiness and corporates to enter the horticulture sector if contract farming is promoted in the State. The study, carried out by Pramod Kumar, professor and head, Agriculture Development and Rural Transformation …
District has outstripped state average in number of bio-fuel plants Bijapur can be counted as one of the few districts in the country to have taken up the cultivation of bio-fuel plants in a big way. Some 64.7 lakh saplings of bio-fuel plants have been planted on large tracts of …
The State government would extend the solar street light project to all parts of the State in the coming days, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said here on Monday. Mahesh, an exhibitor from Hubli, displays a solar lamp, at ‘Solarcon India 2012’ in the City on Monday. Speaking at the inauguration …
Nearly 35,000 trees will have to be felled to make way for widening of the 223-km long National Highway 218 that passes through Bijapur, Humnabad and Gulbarga, affecting the already thin forest cover in the region. Bijapur, Gulbarga and Bidar have a negligible forest area of three per cent. In …
The Centre has decided to release Rs 55 crore to Indi and Sindagi taluks in Bijapur district to augment drinking water supply under the National Rural Water Supply Scheme. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh issued an order in this connection on Thursday after Bijapur Member of Parliament Ramesh Jigajinagi …
The State government has conceived a plan to help children of parents with HIV/AIDS. The new programme aims to give the children access to financial assistance for education and other expenses till the age of 18, regardless of their economic background. One condition to obtain the benefits, however, is that …
M.B. Patil, MLA representing Babaleshwar, has accused the State government of deceiving the people of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts because it had earmarked only Rs. 1,200 crore for nine irrigation projects in phase 3 of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP) as against its promise of Rs. 3,600 crore. Addressing mediapersons …
The Kudgi power plant, the foundation stone for which is set to be laid on Saturday, has kicked up a controversy with environmentalists opposing the project on the grounds that it would adversely affect health of the people in the region, besides harming the ecology. M P Patil, a retired …
Work on the much-delayed thermal power plant project is set to begin at last, with Union Minister for Power Sushilkumar Shidhe scheduled to lay the foundation-stone at Kudgi in the district on June 2. The first project to be taken up in the State by the National Thermal Power Corporation …
The State Government is planning a 4,000-acre solar park in Bijapur district. The solar park, which will come up in Mannur, will be similar to the solar farm at Charanka in Gujarat. The Government has set a target of 18 months to complete the solar farm and will start with …
At a time when the State is reeling under severe drought conditions, about 4,000 cusecs of water gets wasted everyday at the Basavasagara reservoir in Narayanapura due to the lack of maintenance of the reservoir. The reservoir, which helps irrigate 10 lakh acres of land, has an inflow of about …
New Delhi National Green Tribunal has sought a reply from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) on a plea challenging the environmental clearance granted to Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project Stage-I (2,400 MW) in Karnataka. A bench headed tribunal’s acting chairperson AS Naidusought MoEF's response on the plea seeking …
Bellary Thermal Plant may become operational in May second week Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has said the State will purchase 990 MW of power to meet the demand during summer. The State is finding it difficult to purchase more power because of lack of corridors to evacuate electricity. Speaking to …
Drinking water is being provided to 100 places in the district, including 62 villages, through 130 tankers, Deputy Commissioner Shivayogi Kalasad has said. Presiding over a meeting of district-level officers here on Wednesday, he said that the number of places facing shortage of drinking water might increase in the coming …
