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 …
Researchers investigated a Kyasanur Forest disease outbreak in Karnataka, India during December 2013–April 2014. Surveillance and retrospective study indicated low vaccine coverage, low vaccine effectiveness, and spread of disease to areas beyond those selected for vaccination and to age groups not targeted for vaccination. To control disease, vaccination strategies need …
Here are some new insights into why leopards stray into human habitats regularly. A study taken up in the Bhadravati forest division of Shimoga district shows there are 44 leopards in the area: Meaning as many as 11 leopards in a 100sqkm area. Experts say this could be one of …
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of a government insurance program covering tertiary care for people below the poverty line in Karnataka, India, on out-of-pocket expenditures, hospital use, and mortality.
Two siblings from Shimoga district have been dreaming of a decent dwelling, but their plan is stuck for 17 years, 6 months, 8 days and counting. The construction plan in Permission mandatory, P6 volves felling of four trees.The brothers' application seeking permission to cut the trees -two teak, one each …
BANGALORE: Symptoms of fever, cold, cough and body-ache could be an indication of H1N1 or influenza A, which has surged of late and killed 14 people this year in the state. Health Department officials have warned people not to ignore such symptoms and consult the doctor within 36 hours of …
The panel, in its previous meetings, had decided to review the state-owned polluting industries set up in the ecologically sensitive zone. The Cabinet sub-committee for studying the controversial Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats has decided to recommend the Cabinet not to accept the report in toto. Sources in the …
Moily to write to CMs of six states to examine recommendations of Kasturirangan panel report In one of his first acts as environment minister, Veerappa Moily is revisiting the Kasturirangan working groups’s report on the Western Ghats, which provided the blue print for conserving the bio-diversity rich region. On Monday, …
Luckiest Member Of The 800-Strong Census Team Says There’s No Adventure Sport To Beat The Thrill Bangalore: There is nothing that distinguishes Gopala Krishnaiah, 60, from the nearly 800 volunteers who were part of the tiger census that concluded on Monday. But the oldest of the volunteers was blessed with …
The forest department will launch a publicity and awareness campaign on the implemen- tation of the controversial report prepared by the Dr K Kasturirangan committee on conservation of Western Ghats. The aim is to get the support of the general public. Thirty-three taluks in the State have been declared eco-sensitive …
Panel favours drawing water from Linganamakki for parched districts Hydel power generation at the Linganamakki dam may take a beating, if the government goes ahead with the plan to draw water from the Sharavati river to meet Bangalore’s needs. Water is proposed to be drawn from a distance of 386 …
Karnataka is facing a strange phenomenon: it's in the grip of a drought and floods at the same time. The floods have followed two successive years of drought. In the last week of July, five districts bore the brunt of flash floods following heavy rains. Now, the spectre of drought …
Encroachment of forest land, deforestation and degradation are affecting the development of forest in the State, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Dipak Sarmah. Despite undertaking plantation on nearly 80,000 hectares every year, there is only a minor increase in the forest cover in Karnataka, “In the last three …
The Health department on Wednesday confirmed that two people had died in the last five months, till May 28, due to dengue. After a day-long meeting with the District Health Officers (DHOs), Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said the State would take utmost precaution in controlling …
Andhra Pradesh objects to Karnataka constructing the Paragodu barrage on a tributary of the Krishna river, but Karnataka denies violating any inter-State water-sharing agreement. Controversy over the sharing of river waters has erupted yet again, this time between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over a clutch of irrigation and drinking water …
The Government’s flagship health insurance scheme for the poor has sharply reduced out-of-pocket expenditure in three States, says an evaluation by German enterprise GIZ and independent research body Prognosis Management & Research Consultants. About 90 per cent of families enrolled in the Rashtriya Suraksha Bima Yojana (RSBY) said they did …
Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje has said that the power generation in the State will increase by 4,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2014. The Minister was laying the foundation stone for the work of construction of 110 kV capacity power distribution station in Sanda industrial area near Shikaripur …
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government to immediately provide security to Veerendra Patil, an advocate hailing from Talaguppa village in Soraba taluk of Shimoga district, who had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition complaining about the encroachment of about 400 acres of forest land. A …
The government has declared seven more taluks as drought-hit in the State. With this, the total number of drought-hit taluks has gone up to 149. Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa told mediapersons here on Sunday that as many as 123 taluks were declared drought-hit in the first phase, followed …
In a bid to deal with the dipping water level in almost all reservoirs across the State, the government on Wednesday decided to release Rs 176 crore for drought and flood-related works. Rs one crore has been earmarked for each of the 123 drought-affected taluks. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, as …
Project proposed in Kanakapur on a pilot basis. The generation of power from bamboo will be a reality soon if the Forest Department has its say. Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara told reporters on Tuesday that a proposal had been submitted to the government to take up the project on …
