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 …
It will override legislations such as KIADB Act, BDA Act, KHB Act and others The State government is likely to finalise rules and regulations under the new Central legislation - Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, - in the next three to four days. A notification in this regard …
The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the state goes without drinking water this summer. Rural development minister H K Patil said in a media …
Banana plantation damaged due to heavy rain in HD Kote taluk of Mysore district on Monday. Rain and thundershowers in several parts of Karnataka claimed seven lives on Monday. While five died of lightning, two were electrocuted after they came in contact with a live wire in Tumkur and Davangere …
M Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and R. Nagendran (Expert Member) constituting the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench), issued a direction on February 14, 2014 halting all construction in the ecologically sensitive Amrut Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems in Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. The direction was issued in response to complaints …
Models or prototypes of biofuels developed six years ago by the Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board (KSBDB) are being adopted by certain African nations under a programme by the United Nations through the World Agroforestry Council (WAC). The models are aimed at empowering farmers. State government, however, is lending minimal …
The Supreme Court has rejected Sesa Sterlite's plea seeking removal of ceiling of 25 million metric tonne (MT) and 5 MT imposed on annual production of iron ore from Tumkur and Chitradurga districts, respectively, in Karnataka. Stating that “such unscientific and illogical system of capping on iron ore production” in …
Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao asserted on Thursday that the anti-corruption ombudsman and not the State government will decide who will head the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to investigate illegal mining in Karnataka. Referring to the ongoing discussion in the government on naming the SIT chief, Justice Rao …
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain steel ministry’s plea seeking relaxation of the limits of permissible production of mines currently functional in Karnataka. A three-judge forest bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik did not accept the plea of the ministry after an NGO from Karnataka raised objection saying the …
As only 19 mines have started iron ore production, supply still not sufficient to meet raw material requirement of steel industry The year 2014 is set to herald better days for the ore-starved steel industry in Karnataka. The Supreme Court appointed Monitoring Committee to oversee E-auction of iron ore in …
The Supreme Court has permitted Vedanta group company Sesa Goa to resume iron ore mining at Chitradurg in Karnataka but capped production from the mine at about40%of its annual capacity. Clearance to Sesa Goa, now called Sesa Sterlite, was given by the court’s Monitoring Committee on Friday, more than eight …
Contaminated ground water has been a major health hazard in Chitradurga, Tumkur and Kolar districts and needs to be addressed on a priority basis, said R B Sinha, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture. At a press conference at Hanagal village of Molakalmuru taluk, he said people are facing severe health …
Bangalore: Blame it on increase in population, urbanization, rapid industrialization and climate change, Karnataka’s water resources are under severe threat and depleting fast. The overexploited groundwater resources are suffering, pushing the water table down. These facts came to light at a state-level consultative workshop on Iimplications of climate change on …
The company's mining lease is spread over 162 hectares with an approval to mine up to 2.3 mn tonnes, about 38.3% of original capacity, after the CEC approved the company's reclamation and rehabilitation plan Sesa Sterlite, the largest private largest mining company in Karnataka, is a step away from restarting …
Aims to set up 600 water purifying plants in the country by 2014 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), along with the government of Karnataka, will promote water purifying plants throughout the State to provide clean drinking water in rural areas at more affordable rates, said G. R. …
Company recently secured a working permit for one year from MoEF for its mines in Chitradurga district Sesa Goa, a division of Sesa Sterlite, is moving towards resuming iron ore mining in Karnataka. The company, which had stopped mining following a Supreme Court ban in the state two years ago …
The Forest department has cracked down on iron ore mining firms for not paying Forest Development Tax (FDT) to the government. Among firms facing action is V S Lad and Sons, in which Minister of State for Infrastructure Development Santosh Lad is a partner. Notices have been so far issued …
An expert committee of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), formed in 2010 to find long - and short - term solutions to the growing water demand in the City, has put forward the very suggestion mooted by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah: to draw water from Linganamakki Dam. The …
The Mines and Geology Department has named six of its former directors and joint directors as being involved in 20 different cases of illegal mining over the past six years in the State. The names include those of M E Shivalingamurthy (IAS), Gangaram Baderia (IAS), K S Prabhakar (IAS), Basappa …
Penal clauses have to be ratified by court, says official. The cancellation of 51 ‘C’ category mining leases in the three districts of Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bellary appears to be nothing more than a moral victory as all the mining companies will be walking away without paying a penalty or …
