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 …
BENGALURU: Forest fires have reduced 35,891 acres to cinders in Karnataka in the past five years, and the year 2019 has taken the lead with the blaze in Bandipur National Park razing 15,000 acres. The worst-hit districts are Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga. “Karnataka forest …
The objective of the study was to study the serum Homocysteine levels in children and its relation with body mass index (BMI), lipid profile and plasma glucose. Original Source
MYSURU: Join to Help Charitable Trust, under its Mruthyunjaya Scheme, will distribute free eco-friendly Ganesha idols to people. Trust president Jeevitha Mahendra told reporters here on Monday that their idols are made of seed balls using natural resources. "After immersion, they remain environment-friendly. Medicinal plant seeds are put in the …
Cauvery Hithrakshana Samithi president G Madegowda, on Wednesday, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should immediately stop releasing water from the KRS dam to Tamil Nadu. He said this while addressing the protesters during an indefinite stir by Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene and other farmer bodies near Sir M Visvesvaraya statue …
District laboratory is the sole authority to confirm dengue cases: DHO The Department of Health and Family Welfare in Mysuru on Thursday asked the managements of private hospitals in the district to stringently comply with clinical procedures on dengue and other vector-borne diseases and warned of action if they deviate …
At its source, wells are drying up as swathes of forest lie submerged by dams or cut down for rail and power lines It's only once a year that the priests of the Kaveriamma temple at Talakaveri, the source of river Cauvery in Kodagu (Coorg), use water from the holy …
Awareness spread to check mosquito breeding at source Thirty-one cases of dengue and five cases of chikungunya have been reported from Mysuru district in the year 2017. The authorities of the Health and Family Welfare department have been taking steps to spread awareness about maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across the …
MYSURU: The district has seen a spike in the number of people testing positive for swine flu this year. Mysuru reported 27 H1N1 positive cases and two related deaths in the first 50 days this year (January to February 20, 2017). The district reported just five H1N1 positive cases last …
Though the indefinite protest launched by the workers of the Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a public sector unit in Bhadravati, completes one year on November 22, it seems there is no respite in sight for the problems faced by them. The workers have demanded that the State government either resume …
The Mysuru chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has constructed a first-of-its-kind toilet complex atop the Chamundi Hill, which is the first green building of ‘public convenience’ to be certified by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), at a cost of nearly Rs 1 crore to match the …
MYSURU: Even as the state government is facing opposition to the works on the multi-level parking lot and other facilities atop Chamundi Hills, authorities have temporarily halted the civil works. The public works department, which has taken up works to the tune of Rs 79.34 crore near the hill shrine, …
New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday conferred the Clean City awards on Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru at a function here. The Clean City awards, instituted by the environmental NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), were given away to Alappuzha (Kerala), Panaji (Goa) and Mysuru …
The Mysore Science Foundation conducted a nature walk for students on the premises of Kukkarahalli lake here on Sunday to provide greater exposure to the participants to the world of birds and environment. K. Manu of the Mysore Amateur Naturalists (MAN) was the resource person and explained the importance of …
The State government will go ahead with the development project planned for Chamundi Hills by keeping environmental concerns in mind, said Minister for Public Works H.C. Mahadevappa. Addressing a press conference here, the first after taking over as Minister in charge of the district, he said he too was in …
Is the Chamundi Hills development project being taken up without a proper scientific study? The answer is yes, according to the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), which is strongly opposing the project arguing that the ecosystem of the hill will be harmed from the project. “It is evident from what transpired …
The NGOs opposing “development work” atop Chamundi Hills are banking on environmental and heritage laws to stall the project in court. The protests are being spearheaded by Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) and Let’s Do It Mysore, besides individuals who will also organise a candlelight vigil on June 18 at 6.30 …
Is there a growing awareness among the people of Mysuru about the concepts of climate change and global warming consequent to drought and unprecedented heat in the recent past? Are people warming up to the idea of being environment-friendly and responsible in their life style? The answer is yes, according …
Recipients of environment awards Anand Kumar (west division - individual), Dr Chandra (Malnad division - individual) and Lingaraj V Niduvani (North division - individual) at an event organised at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said Karnataka had lost almost 15% of its forest and tree …
Environmentalists continue protest; say development shouldn’t come at the cost of nature Environmentalists and the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) have decided to file a public interest petition with the National Green Tribunal in Chennai against the State government’s proposed development projects on Chamundi Hills, including the plan to lay a …
Mysuru: To commemorate World Environment Day, the stakeholders will launch 'Hasire Usiru', a sapling-plantation drive, at Hebbal Industrial Area from June 5. City-based Dealers' Association of Information Technology president Kumar M S told reporters on Thursday: "Of late, the city recorded high temperature. The association is planning to plant 1,000 …
