Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Netravati Waterfront Promenade Project is Hurting Lives of Common people Stakeholders" appearing in Manglorean dated 26.01.2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled "Netravati Waterfront Promenade Project is hurting …
The wait for the east coast to have a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal might get longer, with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC), the two state-run companies that had proposed to jointly develop a terminal in Mangalore, putting the plan on hold. …
Mangalore City Corporation has decided to ban the use of plastics in the city. Addressing presspersons here, Channappa Gowda, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, said that the ban will be imposed from December 1. Plastic waste constitutes nearly 60-70 per cent of solid waste collected in the city. Stating that …
The slow pace of laying of the inter-state pipeline, and the delays in signing up for marketing tie-ups for the sale of natural gas is likely to delay the commissioning of the Petronet LNG Terminal at Puthuvype near here. The project was earlier scheduled to be completed by the year-end …
Cites inordinate delays in construction of the 2,175-km lines as reason Ending months of uncertainty, the government has cancelled authorisations issued to Mukesh Ambani’s privately held firm to lay down four gas pipelines totalling 2,175 km. The company, Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Ltd, or RGTIL, had authorisation for building four …
Contractors have to upload pictures of the spot on Internet Mangalore City Corporation will soon adopt a technology to monitor on-line whether its contractors have cleared solid waste from cement bins and metal containers in the city daily, according to the Commissioner of the corporation Harish Kumar K. People will …
The industrial clusters based in Greater Kochi fall into the group of cities with high pollution levels, as per a study done by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. The study had carried out an environmental assessment of industrial clusters across …
Almost all departments ignore three-year-old GO Wondering why the State is facing a power crisis? Here’s another classic example of governmental sloth: The state’s public offices have failed to install power-saving equipment, despite it having been made mandatory, contributing to heavier power consumption in Karnataka.A government circular issued three years …
The contagious disease can affect human beings too, says officer Milk Ring Test will be conducted on 1500 milk samples collected from the Dakshina Kannada Milk Union Ltd, bulk milk coolers, chilling centers, milk producers co-operative societies and private milk vendors, in order to find out the presence of Brucellosis …
The families who will be affected with GAIL pipeline project between Kochi and Mangalore have formed Kochi-Mangalore Gaspipeline Santhrastara Horata Kriya Samithi and have clarified that they will not give up their land even if the authorities pay highest amount for the land. Addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, …
Says Burning Of Stock Will Cost 210cr. New Delhi: The Centre has requested the Supreme Court to permit exhausting of available stock of banned pesticide endosulfan by allowing its agricultural use in all states except Kerala and Karnataka on the ground that incineration cost of the stored pesticide could cost …
New Delhi The oil ministry has decided to cancel permits issued to billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s privately owned RGTIL to lay four natural gas pipelines saying there were inordinate delays in construction of the 2,175-km lines. The ministry refused to buy RGTIL’s argument that the government has already allocated all of …
It is up to Puducherry government to resolve the issues: Narayanasamy The East Coast Rail project was fraught with land acquisition issues and resolving them rested solely with the Puducherry government, said V.Narayanasamy, Union Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Parliamentary Affairs, and Pensions, here at the flagging off …
Rains hit Kerala; Met to decide on official declaration in 24 hrs Evenas rains have started along the west coast of Kerala, India Meteorological Department (IMD) will still take at least 24 hours for the official declaration of monsoon. “Rains have started at the 14 designated stations in Kerala, which …
New JV waiting for PNGRB to float tenders for city gas distribution project GAIL India and Karnataka State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corp (KSIIDC) have formed a joint venture company to set up city gas distribution (CGD) network for Bangalore households and fuel for CNG-run vehicles. The new JV, ‘Karnataka Natural …
Demand for liquefied natural gas likely to go up in international market The shutting down of nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the disaster borne out of massive tremor and tsunami there will have an impact on the energy scenario in Kerala. Projects based on liquefied natural …
Priority should be given for proper drinking water supply in urban areas. Mr A.G. Kodgi, Chairman of Taskforce on Implementation of Recommendations of the Third Finance Commission of Karnataka, said this while addressing the representatives of urban local bodies here on Tuesday. Later when presspersons drew his attention on the …
India has offered Qatar stake in some of the major petro projects, including the petrochemicals complex at Dahej in Gujarat, Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC's) LNG project in Ennore, Tamil Nadu, BPCL's petrochemical project in Kochi, petrochemical project in Mangalore and investment opportunity in the Paradip refinery and petrochemical project to …
The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre as well as the State government for allegedly damaging River Phalguni near Mangalore. The Division Bench comprising Justice D V Shylendra Kumar and Justice K Govindarajulu issued the notices while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Pius Arun …
Tremors: Residents and fishermen in coastal areas put on tsunami alert Bangalore and most parts of Karnataka are located in the least (seismic) active zone in the country, according to the seismic map of Indian Meteorological Department. The country is divided into five different zones, depending on the seismic activities. …
Until three years ago, several parts of the city received water only for a couple of hours a day, activists say. But the situation has improved now for different reasons. President of the Nagarika Hitarakshana Samithi G. Hanumanth Kamath told The Hindu that water supply and distribution had improved in …
