Dharwad (T)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Clean energy project to fuel growth in villages

Cook up a storm, albeit with cleaner, greener energy. That's the message that will soon reverberate through the streets of Gokul, Haro Belavadi, Tadasinakoppa, Navalur and Gamanagatti villages in Dharwad district. Some organizations working with alternative sources of energy are planning to launch projects on fuel efficiency in these villages …

Varsity brass to face criminal trial for Bt brinjal agreements with Mahyco

Karnataka HC dismisses petitions filed by UAS-D Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. The Karnataka High Court has ruled that there is a prima facie case for prosecuting the heads of the University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad (UAS-D), for signing agreements, allegedly in violation of the Biological Diversity (BD) Act, with a private …

A tale of many cities - Governance and planning in Karnataka

Urban governance under the 74th Amendment Act has been ignored in Karnataka. A study of Dharwad district shows that the Act is not implemented in letter and spirit and governance and planning is done through a small section in the deputy commissioner's/collector's office and has no links with the chief …

Cotton breeders fear GM backlash

New Delhi Since the introduction of genetically modified (GM) cotton crop, which accounts more than 90% in the total area under cotton in the country, there has been a fear of genetic erosion and loss of biodiversity, a group of reputed cotton breeders have expressed. While acknowledging the fact that …

Milk unit fouls water body

The Regional Office of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recommended closure of the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union for its failure to check pollution. POLLUTING ACT: Effluent discharged from the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union flows through a drain. According to sources, the Union had …

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