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 …
Report of the Joint Committee in Original Application No. 194 of 2020 in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, October 7, 2020. The matter is related to sand mining in the districts of Gadag, Raichur and Kalburgi, Karnataka. The Joint Committee inspected 36 mines in Gadag and one …
Shivakumar Swami of Nandiveri Mutt at Kappatagudda Hills in Gadag district has criticized the state government for declaring only 17,000 hectares of total 33,000 hectares of Kappatagudda as reserved forest. He demanded that the state government declare the entire hilly range as reserve forest. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, …
Hubballi: The public hearing on Kappatagudda, organized by the district administration, received a huge response from students, farmers, seers, environmentalists, activists and social organizations in Dambal village, Gadag district, on Monday. Though 68 people had requested time to share their opinion, the administration could allow only 35. Except one, all …
Sharnappa Mudgal, Joint Director of Agriculture, has underlined the need for farmers to revert to organic farming to protect the health of the soil, environment and also of people. He was speaking at a day-long symposium on creating “Social awareness on the need for reverting to organic/natural farming”, organised by …
Six debt-burdened farmers, including a woman, committed suicide in the State in the past 24 hours. A 48-year-old farmer from Timkapur in Piriyapatna taluk of Mysuru district ended his life by consuming pesticide at his farm on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as T K Shivanna. His relative Kantaraju, …
As many as seven farmers committed suicide and one made an attempt to end his life in the State on Wednesday. A debt-ridden farmer from Kokatnur village in Athani taluk of Belagavi district hung himself from a tree on his farmland. Annappa Nemgouda (35) had availed Rs 2.50 lakh from …
The government is planning to launch a State-wide campaign to highlight the need to protect and improve the groundwater level, Minor Irrigation Minister Shivaraj Thangadagi said on Thursday. Thangadagi told reporters that a Groundwater Development Directorate and Authority has been established to tackle the depleting groundwater situation. He said among …
The acute water shortage and mid summer heat have made life miserable across the state. Not just Bangalore, which relies heavily on the river Cauvery, and water starved districts like Chikballapur, Kolar and Bagalkot, even parts of Shimoga and Chikmagalur, which are among the districts that receive the highest annual …
Move follows crop failure in 7 districts that caused huge losses to cotton growers The Karnataka government has banned the sale of Mahyco’s BT and hybrid seeds in the state, following reports of their failure. According to a release here today, crops in seven districts had failed causing huge losses …
The state, which has locked horns with Goa on sharing of Mahadayi water, is likely to file a petition before the Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), seeking interim relief. According to official sources, the state government is expected to file an affidavit before the Tribunal seeking an interim relief of …
Korean steel giant is fed up over delay in land acquisition South Korean steel giant Posco has called off its decision to invest Rs 32,300 crore to set up a six-million-tonne-per-annum steel plant in Karnataka. The decision follows prolonged delay in the acquisition of land by the state government at …
As many as 50 people fell ill after drinking contaminated water at Arahunasi village in Ron taluk on Sunday. People who drank water in the village complained of diarrhoea and a few among them were admitted to a nearby private hospital. The rest were admitted at Dr Bhimsen Joshi Government …
The 1,000-km pipeline will feed industries at Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkuyr, Ramanagaram & Bengaluru State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd today commissioned a Rs 4,500 crore pipeline carrying gas from the just operationalised Dabhol LNG terminal into Bengaluru that promises to change the energy landscape of the …
Kalasa-Banduri nala project envisages diversion of water from canal to Malaprabha The Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti, which is fighting for implementation of the Kalasa-Banduri nala project that envisages diversion of water from the Kalasa and Banduri Nala to Malaprabha river, has decided to meet Goa chief minister Manohar Parikkar and appeal …
Project proposed in Kanakapur on a pilot basis. The generation of power from bamboo will be a reality soon if the Forest Department has its say. Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told reporters on Tuesday that a proposal had been submitted to the government to take up the project on …
The Karnataka government has proposed to offer land to South Korean steel major Posco in Bagalkot or Yadgiri districts in north Karnataka to set up their 6 million tonne per annum steel plant. The decision comes after the stiff opposition put forward by farmers of Halligudi in Gadag district last …
The Karnataka government is actively considering the possibility of changing the location for a proposed steel plant of Posco in north-central Gadag district; instead offer the South Korean major an alternative land elsewhere in the state. The move comes after the farmers of Halligudi village stiffly opposed plans to acquire …
The Karnataka High Court today said that it cannot direct the state government to reconsider its decision to shelve Posco’s proposed multi-crore steel plant in Gadag district while dismissing a PIL by a group of farmers who wanted the project to be implemented. The court was hearing a PIL filed …
It was pushed through at the Cabinet meeting A day after the Finance department took exception to the incomplete Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Upper Krishna Project-III, it has come to light that the Water Resources department has paid a whopping Rs 1.7 crore to a Bangalore-based firm to …
The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources today said it would move the Supreme Court after receiving a detailed report on illegal mining at Kappat Gudda hill ranges in Gadag district and asked Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda order a Lokayukta probe into it. Speaking to reporters here, …
