Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise. Not a single horn fitted in the 100 KSRTC and city buses, checked on Monday, conformed to …
MYSURU: The Mysuru chapter of Young Indians (YI), a wing of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Saturday launched a campaign against honking. Members of YI distributed stickers and stuck some of them on vehicles at main junctions in the city. "Being an environmental engineering student, I know how noise …
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the State government to move the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the issue of industrial effluent discharge into river Cauvery. At a press meet here on Tuesday, Dr. Anbumani said an alleged 140-crore litres of industrial effluents were discharged directly into Cauvery from …
INDORE: Several popular packaged instant food items are failing the quality test, besides Maggi noodles by Nestle. Three samples of Ching's Secret, another leading packed food manufacturer, were found to be sub-standard by the Indore's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Failing to meet standards, FDA initiated prosecution against the manufacturer …
One of the prime reasons for this is unrestrained emission from vehicles Alarm bells have started ringing over the increasing levels of air pollution in Mysuru, which was considered one of the least polluted cities a few years ago. The particulate matter (PM) pollution has neared alarming proportions here following …
In a bid to address the growing concerns over solid waste management in the city, the district administration has identified two sites, which would serve as landfills. The combined area of the two sites is 130 acres, said Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, here on Monday. Speaking at an interaction with …
The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of the National Rural Health Mission, a flagship programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is all set for launch in the city in February. Under the programme, the health delivery system will be upgraded and infrastructure would be …
The number of birds migrating to South Karnataka from Siberia and Mongolia before the onset of winter has dwindled by more than half over the last two decades, the tentative figures for 2015 show. Loss of habitat, especially the encroachments on lakes, is the main reason. South Karnataka, with its …
The phrase 'clean as a whistle' could well have been coined for Mysuru-literally and metaphorically. Never having played an eyesore for visitors, the historical and cultural capital of Karnataka has once again emerged with flying colours in the India Today Best Cities study, topping the list of emerging cities for …
Just a few years ago, Karanji lake in Mysuru was considered to be one of the dirtiest spots in the city. Continuous flow of untreated sewage water from residences along with increased temperature in the city had turned the once-beautiful lake into a massive garbage tank. Five years and Rs.1.12 …
UoM VC blames MCC's 'delay' in diverting sewage for the fish kill Varsity authorities on Monday, continued to fish out hundreds of dead fish, which have been accumulating near the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake. The dead fish are being spotted on the banks of the Lake since Saturday. While the …
Works on installation of eight KV solar power plant reaches trial stage Works on the installation of an eight KV capacity solar power plant at Kuppanna Park, located near Hardinge Circle in the city is nearing completion. The project has been taken up on an experimental basis to tap solar …
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency delegation that met with the district administration, at the deputy commissioner's office, in Mysore, on Wednesday. DH Photo Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) that has proposed to bring Mysore and Bangalore cities under Intelligent Transport System (ITS), held its maiden introductory meeting in Mysore, on …
The city's water woes continues to affect people as steps initiated to streamline the supply have met with opposition from the interests that are supported by elected representatives, including corporators, the district minister V Srinivas Prasad said on Tuesday asking the CM Siddaramaiah's intervention. However, taking objection to his complaint, …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, has refused to stop the laying of 400 kV power line being laid by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. between Mysore and Kozhikode in Kerala through the forests near Coorg. The project had stirred protests in Coorg considering safety issues and felling …
Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), an NGO involved with customer-related issues and citizens' problems , on Sunday decided to launch an agitation to urge the government to resolve drinking water problem in the city. MGP leaders, after a meeting here, said that the water crisis is not due to shortage of …
But Hassan district may have shortage this time going down: The dipping water level in the Hemavathi reservoir may hit water supply to Hassan town. DH photo Cities like Mysore, Bangalore and Mandya may not face a drinking water problem this year, with the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs recording …
Housing Minister M H Ambarish on Wednesday said that the government is upgrading 26 slums in the State at a cost of Rs 1,347 crore under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY). The projects are likely to commence in May. Speaking to reporters, he said that the Housing department had already …
The government has asked the Lokayukta to reopen cases against officers for their role in alleged irregularities at MML. Seven former managing directors are accused of causing a loss of Rs 642 crore to state-owned mining company. The State government has asked the Lokayukta to conduct a fresh inquiry into …
B'lore, Mysore JnNURM projects get Centre's nod. Picture taken from the webite of JnNURM The Centre on Tuesday approved 10 infrastructure projects including building of flyovers, grade separators and diversion of sewerage waters in Bangalore and Mysore, involving expenditure of Rs 1412.76 crore under the Centrally sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National …
