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 …
BANGALORE: Few days after Karnataka cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases under category C, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government soon would decide on auctioning these leases. Abiding by a Supreme Court directive, the department of commerce and industries (mines) issued notification last week cancelling 51 iron ore …
The State government has declared as many as 167 hoblis in 80 taluks of 21 districts has drought affected this year, even as other parts continue to receive excess rainfall. Citing it a matter of ‘serious concern,’ the government said that some of the hoblis showed all the three drought …
BARC, meanwhile, planned to set up a technology deployment facility named Special Materials Facility. The projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and the IISc at Chitradurga have been halted by the National Green Tribunal as they did not have the necessary clearances …
The National Green Tribunal (South Zone) on Wednesday ordered status quo on all project activities proposed in the Amrit Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems of Challakere taluk, Chitradurga, with immediate effect. The directions were issued based on the interim prayers filed by environmentalist groups and the locals, which complained that Defence …
The ongoing construction of the country’s lone aeronautic testing range of the DRDO in Chitradurga district in Karnataka was on Wednesday put on hold by the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here. The reason adduced by the Bench was that the project proponents did not get the …
In an unprecedented decision, the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (South Zone), Chennai, comprising of Justice Shri. P. Jyothimani and Expert Member Prof. R. Nagendran ordered today status quo on all project activities proposed in the Amrit Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems of Challakere Taluk, Chitradurga, Karnataka with immediate effect. The directions …
The Indian tricolour may have lost its indigenous connection with the ‘desi’ cotton variety, with the use of Bt cotton — a proprietary technology of an American seed company. Jayadhar, a popular variety of cotton grown in Karnataka that was also earlier used in making flags, has been replaced by …
The massive diversion of around 10,000 acres of Amrithmahal Kavals in Challakere Taluk in Chitradurga District for a variety of industrial, defence, institutional and infrastructure developments by the Deputy Commissioner of Chitradurga since 2009 has caused widespread concern. The diversion has caused agony to thousands of pastoral and farming families …
At present, Sesa Goa's all mining operations in India are closed primarily due to Supreme Court-imposed mining bans in Goa and Karnataka A top advisory body of the environment ministry has recommended grant of forest clearance to Sesa Goa’s iron ore mine in Karnataka, paving the way for the Vedanta …
State Forest department had pointed to violations by firm The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has paved the way for Sesa Goa, an arm of the Vedanta Group, to resume mining in 164 hectares (ha) of land in the Nirthady forest of Chitradurga. This, despite the State Forest department …
Since the time of our forefathers, our cattle have been grazing in these grasslands. But now a high wall prevents us from going there,” laments Ranganna, a 58-year-old cattle farmer in south Karnataka. “Where do they expect us to go in search of fodder?” Ranganna belongs to one of the …
Relaxing the two-year freeze, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has decided to resume considering mining proposals from Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka. However, it will keep a close watch on issues like availability of iron ore, its transport and other green laws while considering fresh mining …
This is a comprehensive report submitted by ESG to the expert committee appointed by NGT on diversion of Challakere's ecologically sensitive Amrit Mahal Kaval Grasslands for defence, industrial and infrastructural developments. Forfeiting our Commons is a comprehensive critique and expose' of the gross illegalities that have formed the basis of …
Says membership at stake if found guilty PANJIM: Goa’s apex industrial body Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has declared that ‘all those involved in illegal mining should be brought to book’ and if any member of the chamber is found to be involved in illegal mining his membership will …
An innovation in dryland farming has brought in much-needed relief to Karnataka’s sagging agriculture sector. thanks to Bhoo Chetana (soil enrichment), a cultivation technique initiated by the state government in 2009, productivity has shot up by more than 20 percent in dryland yield. After Rajasthan, Karnataka has the largest dryland …
Bangalore: Green activists and local villagers have taken exception to the proposals from defence and research institutions to build sensitive projects on 10,000 acres of Amrit Mahal Kaval land allotted to them in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district. Among the sensitive projects are a Defence Research Development Organization proposal to …
The population of Bangalore grew by about 30 lakh in 10 years, but its social indicators nosedived. The Primary Abstract of the Census of India 2011, released on Thursday, puts the city's population at 96,21,551 — a growth of 47.18% during 2001-2011. The city has the lowest sex ratio of …
A fact finding Expert Committee was constituted as per the directions of the Honourable National Green Tribunal (South zone) dated 21st March 2013 in Application Nos. 06 and 12 of 2013. On 23rd May 2013, the fact finding committee, along with a team consisting of representatives of Environment Support Group, …
Works taken up as part of NREGA scheme were found to help maintain ground water levels, aiding crop productivity The UPA government’s flagship employment guarantee programme can play an important role in conserving natural resources and sustaining water supply and food production, according to a study. Conceived to provide livelihood …
A Note on the Floristic Diversity and Ethno-botany of Chitradurga district”, Dr. N. M. Ganesh Babu, Senior Research Officer, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions.
