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 …
Every third malnourished child in the State is from the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, reveals a study. Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, and Koppal districts that comprise the Hyderabad-Karnataka region presents a shocking picture. Whereas the situation in Raichur is far worse than sub-Saharan countries and our own BIMARU states, the study notes. …
At a time when the State is reeling under severe drought conditions, about 4,000 cusecs of water gets wasted everyday at the Basavasagara reservoir in Narayanapura due to the lack of maintenance of the reservoir. The reservoir, which helps irrigate 10 lakh acres of land, has an inflow of about …
A Karnataka High Court-appointed committee has said the State Government should take up as top priority medical treatment of 68,000 children suffering from malnutrition. The panel's Chairman and High Court Judge, Mr Justice N.K. Patil, said that many of these kids were in “end-stage” and told the Government to extend …
Karnataka will implement modified National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in 20 taluks in five districts. NRLM is a poverty-alleviating scheme formulated by the Union Government. The state government has renamed it as ‘Sanjeevini'. “Karnataka has tweaked the mission to include social, financial and economic inclusion while rolling out the scheme …
This is the draft EIA report of integrated project (cement plant, captive power plant & captive limestone mine) at Gulbarga district, Karnataka by Orient Cement. Orient Cement (a division of Orient Paper & Industries Ltd) proposes to setup a Greenfield cement plant near Itgi & Digaon villages, Chittapur Taluk, Gulbarga …
With a view to fostering use of small, solar energy-based products, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL), intends to set up ‘akshay urja shops' in several tier-1 and tier-2 cities in Karnataka. These shops would sell off-the-shelf solar products such as lanterns, table lamps and cookers at meagre amounts such …
The Union government has released a sum of Rs 868 crore to take up minor irrigation projects in the drought-affected taluks of the State. The State government had submitted a proposal to take up about 493 different minor irrigation projects in 81 drought-affected taluks at a cost of Rs 685 …
‘Outsourcing supply will see tariffs skyrocketing’ Day Two of the Bangalore World Water Summit saw a parallel summit being organised by Peoples Campaign for Right to Water, which sees a move to privatise water supply in the agenda of such meets. Activists from a cross section of society - including …
Slum-dwellers, under the banners of Slum Janandalona and Jilla Kolageri Nivasigala Okkuta, on Tuesday lodged a protest against the move to privatise distribution of drinking water in urban areas, demanding that the Government stop the maintenance and distribution of drinking water by private agencies working on pilot basis. Procession The …
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 134.88 sq km area of Chincholi forest in Karnataka has now been declared South India’s first dryland wildlife sanctuary to protect the prime wolf and hyena habitat. The Karnataka State Forest Department notified the forest on November 28, marking another step by Karnataka to conserve prime wolf and hyena …
The 134.88 sq km area of Chincholi forest in Karnataka has now been declared as South India’s first dryland wildlife sanctuary to protect the prime wolf and hyena habitat. The Karnataka State Forest Department notifying the forest on November 28, marking another step by Karnataka to conserve prime wolf and …
The State government will take up the Upper Krishna Phase-3 project, which envisages irrigating about 5.3 lakh hectares, in the current financial year, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after holding a meeting with the leaders of Opposition, Siddaramaiah and Motamma, the chief minister …
Govt, Infosys enter into an agreement to build 10,000 toilets designed by software engineer There’s relief in the pipeline for the residents of Gulbarga’s villages. For, their embarrassment of answering the call of nature in the open may soon be flushed down the eco-sanitation dry compost toilets, designed by native …
The suspension of mining activities in the State has cost about Rs 4,000 crore to the exchequer, Chief Minister D Sadananda Gowda has said. Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Gowda said that about one lakh people have lost jobs due to the ban on mining in the State. “However, …
Census 2011: Rapid urbanisation sees dip in numbers since the last headcount Of the 6.11 crore population in Karnataka, 61.43 per cent live in rural areas, but their number has drastically declined since the last Census, giving an indication of the increased preference of the people to shift to cities. …
After ignoring Karnataka for more than a year by refusing to release funds for upgrading rural roads, the Union Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD≺), has finally sanctioned over Rs 1,400 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Addressing reporters on Thursday, RD≺ Minister Jagadish Shettar said …
A public body-monitored PPP project is the best bet for mismanaged urban water utilities PRASHANT GOYAL Urban water projects under public-private partnerships (PPP) evoke strong sentiments that hinge on scepticism and fear of privatisation. How far is this apprehension justified? The three key stakeholders for a water utility are consumers, …
Not revealing info can lead to temporary suspension of services Bangalore: Privacy concerns abound about each citizen of this country being issued an identity number, but the State government is firmly going ahead with its plans to include every citizen in the Unique Identification plan. Recently, the State government issued …
