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 …
‘Co-existence with ecosystem helps agriculture; begets healthy food’ ‘Decommodification’ of food could hold the key to an effective solution to the food crisis that is waiting to blow in the face, said Cariyappa, a progressive farmer, here on Sunday. For taste buds: Dr V Rajendra of Government Ayurvedic College and …
Study shows the birth rate drop is more drastic in southern districts There has been an alarming decline in the fertility rates of women in Karnataka in the past decade, a study of the available 2011 census data has revealed. The study conducted by the Population Research Centre at Institute …
Public can contribute to the corpus; thrust on education, research Tiger conservation projects need not starve for funds henceforth. The State government has set up exclusive tiger conservation funds to finance conservation activities at tiger reserves. The State has five tiger reserves – Bandipur, Nagarhole, Dandeli (Anshi), Bhadra and Biligiranganathaswamy …
Whereas, the Bandipur National Park was formed by including most of the forest areas of the Venugopala Wildlife Park and its Sanctum Sanctorum at Bandipur in the year 1974. In the year 2001, after going through the due process of law the State Government vide its Notification No. FEE 211 …
Although India grows more than 10 per cent of the world's tobacco, our value share of the $11-billion global tobacco leaf export trade is only 5 per cent, according to a Tobacco Institute of India (TII) study. Explaining Indian tobacco's potential, the study said, “This is because exportable varieties (FCV …
Monolithic structures eliminate possibility of sub-standard construction Mysore :The Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) is using monolithic concrete structures for its housing project for slum dwellers here, saving money and time in the construction process. High rise: A view of the apartments built using monolithic concrete structures at Sathagalli in …
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri on Wednesday advised the State Government to come out with a proper plan to minimise man-animal conflict within three weeks. “Elephants are invading cities as happened at Mysore recently. Every time you are telling the same story. …
MUDA has released Rs 48 lakh for green drive Students involved in green drive that was launched in Mysore on Monday. In a bid to improve the green cover in the new and upcoming layouts and recharge the ground water, the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) on Monday launched the …
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. …
CUMIN or jeera, extensively used in Indian cuisine, is known to possess antiparasitic and antimicrobial properties. It is also used to cure fever and as a painkiller. One of the variants of cumin, bitter cumin (kalijiri), has been studied for its antianalgesic and astringent properties. It is a dried seed …
4 deaths in the State this year; low figure seen as increase in immunity Deaths reported in the State due to H1N1 have declined steadily over the last three years. From registering 94 deaths in 2009 and 42 in 2010 in Bangalore urban district (including BBMP area) alone, the numbers …
Section 38V of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 provides that Tiger Reserve should be inviolate. 643 sq km area of Nagarhole National Park is declared as core critical tiger habitat, prior to the promulgation of the "The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006". Though …
Union Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal has urged Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to clear the roadblock in Kodagu, which has stagnated works on the 440-KV power transmission line between Kozhikode in Kerala to Mysore. Addressing reporters after his meeting with Yeddyurappa in the City on Thursday, …
March from Byatarayanapura to Hosakerehalli in protest Various farmer organisations marched from Byatarayanapura to Hosakerehalli on Sunday, concluding their protest on the third and final day on Sunday demanding that the state government return the excess land it acquired for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project. rage on road : Farmers …
Traditional trees like jackfruit, neem and others will be grown here Bettadapura Minister for Forests C H Vijayshankar has said the forest department will develop a Devavana at foot of the Bettadapura hill near Periyapatna taluk near here. An action plan will soon be prepared to protect the hilly area …
The financial capital of India, Mumbai, though one of the major job providers, ranks among the lowest in financial penetration, according to a report on urban indicators of the top 200 cities in India. New Delhi, too, figures in the bottom 10 on financial penetration. A quarterly report released by …
PWD, the nodal implementation agency, says it has no details Fifteen years after conceiving the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, the State government now claims it has no clue where exactly the controversial project is being implemented. A file photo of the BMIC project.The Public Works Department (PWD), the …
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 …
Mysore witnessed chilling scenes on Wednesday after a young tusker and its mother, separated from a herd and strayed into the heart of the city, gored one person to death and killed a cow. The elephants that seemed to have strayed outside a diminishing elephant corridor
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the slackness of the Karnataka government in implementing the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project mired in political controversy, saying that the government seemed to have gone on
