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 …
Poor menstrual hygiene, lack of life skills have affected their education Only 30 per cent of the girl students in hostels wash their hands before eating after defecation, while only 40 per cent take bath everyday. While about 60 per cent of the girls cut their nails regularly, open defecation …
Enough storage at Saradagi barrage ensures water supply to the fast growing City. Gulbarga City with a population of about 7 lakh including the floating population may not face drinking water problem during the current summer season including the two peak tropic months of April and May thanks to enough …
Rain is the only source of water on the earth and for conserving this precious resource, the base is the land. Shortage of rainfall coupled with its erratic distribution during rainy season causes severe water deficit conditions resulting in various intensities of droughts. Drought varies in different parts of the …
The Karnataka government on Monday decided to spend Rs.4,633 crore on 55 projects and programmes in the districts of north Karnataka for all-round development of the backward region. "To bring about overall development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region and remove regional imbalances, we have decided to implement 55 projects and programmes …
The Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) has proposed to establish in situ conservation sites in 13 districts of the State, where it would collect information about floral biodiversity and document it. The Centre is also planning to start research and conservation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) species and link …
Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 1, 2010, 0:38 IST For the first time after settling their family dispute and withdrawing the non-compete clause in May, brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani are again competing face-to-face, in a bid for the Rs 7,500-crore, 1,320-Mw thermal power project at Gulbarga in north Karnataka. …
Gulbarga district stands last place in the State with regard to the construction of toilets under the total sanitation programme. The project to construct free toilets for Below Poverty LIne population was introduced in the State in 2005-06 and will be in force for two more years. By now, 4.5 …
Privatisation of water supply to households may increase prices, but it ensures clean drinking water for all Luis Miranda The debate over privatisation of water ended some time ago. Today we have no choice
As many as 236 villages in 13 districts of the State have been reeling under acute drinking water shortage. A sum of Rs 19 crore has been released to supply water through tankers to these villages. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadeesh Shettar said on Thursday said that depletion …
Srinivas Sirnoorkar, Gulbarga, May 2, DHNS: Hell bent on its coal-based thermal power plant project, the State government has dumped the recommendation of the previous district magistrate and deputy commissioner against acquisition of 1,515-acre fertile land in Gulbarga taluk. Braving the stiff opposition from the farmers, the Government has invoked …
The farmers of Honna Kiranagi in Gulbarga taluk on Monday put up a stiff resistance against the process of acquisition of fertile lands for the establishment of a thermal power plant near Jewargi. They reportedly manhandled Revenue staff who visited the village to survey the notified land and burnt a …
P M Raghunandan, Bangalore, Apr 14, DHNS: Rise in prices of essential commodities may have scourged the middle class most, but they are not ready to consume the PDS (public distribution system) rice (also called ration akki) available at lesser price despite it being good quality. Consider this: The State …
Rich uranium deposits, a major element in nuclear power generation and its related activities, has been found in the Bhima river belt of Karnataka, ranging from Sedam in Gulbarga district to Muddebihal in Bijapur district. This is as per the intensive survey conducted by the Department of Atomic Energy. According …
The State government would take up Jala Nirmala scheme at the cost of Rs 1,100 crore in eleven districts of north Karnataka including Bagalkot, Bidar, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur and Uttara Kannada. Home Minister V S Acharya, briefing the media after a Cabinet meeting, said that …
Ganesh Chandanashiva, Oct 14, Bijapur: The River Don is not as devastating as the Huang Ho, described as sorrow of China, or Kosi in Bihar. But it leaves a trail of destruction during the monsoon, severely affecting the lives of the people living on the banks. changing course: Silt accumulated …
T.V. Sivanandan 13,446 works have been taken up under employment guarantee scheme Out of Rs. 105.47 cr. spent, Rs. 72.69 cr. has gone for wages and Rs. 32.27 cr. on material 9,467 households have been provided 100 days of employment this year as stipulated under the Act For Employment generation: …
''The State government has taken up measures to eliminate the power crisis thereby facilitating all the rural areas with uninterrupted power supply,'' said Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the 220 KV DC line here on Tuesday, he said that the State was facing severe power …
With many parts of the State facing drought, the agriculture production, including food crops, will be badly hit in the current year in the State. Almost all rain-dependent crops in Chitradurga, Tumkur, Kolar, Bangalore rural, Bidar, Gulbarga, Bagalkot, Gadag, Dharwad, Bellary, Kolar and Ramanagar districts have been damaged due to …
