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 …
The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the state goes without drinking water this summer. Rural development minister H K Patil said in a media …
Banana plantation damaged due to heavy rain in HD Kote taluk of Mysore district on Monday. Rain and thundershowers in several parts of Karnataka claimed seven lives on Monday. While five died of lightning, two were electrocuted after they came in contact with a live wire in Tumkur and Davangere …
Models or prototypes of biofuels developed six years ago by the Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board (KSBDB) are being adopted by certain African nations under a programme by the United Nations through the World Agroforestry Council (WAC). The models are aimed at empowering farmers. State government, however, is lending minimal …
The `12,912 crore Yettinahole drinking water project, which was approved by the Karnataka Cabinet recently, has crossed all hurdles, including getting the much-needed clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Legislative Council was told on Tuesday. In reply to a debate on the project, under Rule 330 …
The Supreme Court has rejected Sesa Sterlite's plea seeking removal of ceiling of 25 million metric tonne (MT) and 5 MT imposed on annual production of iron ore from Tumkur and Chitradurga districts, respectively, in Karnataka. Stating that “such unscientific and illogical system of capping on iron ore production” in …
In one of the largest irrigation proposals approved in recent times, the State Cabinet on Tuesday approved upgrading and modernisation projects worth Rs 333.77 crore along the entire Cauvery basin. Cabinet nod for Yettinahole II phase too; government to stand surety for KBJNL In one of the largest irrigation proposals …
Union oil minister M Veerappa Moily appears to have influenced the decisions of the Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday. With Lok Sabha polls fast approaching, the state cabinet approved revised estimates for the Ettinahole drinking water project at Rs 12,912 crore, and decided to give 283 acres to the Centre to …
New Delhi: Allaying apprehensions of environmentalists over Karnataka’s ambitious water supply project, the Centre on Tuesday said the scheme was meant for providing drinking water to many water-starved and drought-prone districts in the state and it had neither irrigation nor hydro power component. The project meant for supplying drinking water …
Has the Drinking Water Project (DWP) on Yettinahole river located in the minister of environment Veerappa Moily’s parliamentary constituency of Chikkaballapur flouted a host of environmental rules ? Environmentalists insist that the DWP is a misnomer as this has been designed as a major irrigation project which will require the …
The Supreme Court has refused to entertain steel ministry’s plea seeking relaxation of the limits of permissible production of mines currently functional in Karnataka. A three-judge forest bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik did not accept the plea of the ministry after an NGO from Karnataka raised objection saying the …
Contaminated ground water has been a major health hazard in Chitradurga, Tumkur and Kolar districts and needs to be addressed on a priority basis, said R B Sinha, Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture. At a press conference at Hanagal village of Molakalmuru taluk, he said people are facing severe health …
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday asked top officials of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to appear before it on Thursday to find an immediate as well as longterm solution to the water problem in Pavagada taluk, Tumkur. “This is a human problem. These things have to be solved at the …
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 …
The Forest department has cracked down on iron ore mining firms for not paying Forest Development Tax (FDT) to the government. Among firms facing action is V S Lad and Sons, in which Minister of State for Infrastructure Development Santosh Lad is a partner. Notices have been so far issued …
Engineering graduates among 1,858 land surveyors recruited Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad on Wednesday announced that a re-survey of revenue lands in the State will be taken up under the National Land Records Modernisation Programme (NLRMP). The Centre has released Rs 14 crore for the project and, survey in five …
The Mines and Geology Department has named six of its former directors and joint directors as being involved in 20 different cases of illegal mining over the past six years in the State. The names include those of M E Shivalingamurthy (IAS), Gangaram Baderia (IAS), K S Prabhakar (IAS), Basappa …
Penal clauses have to be ratified by court, says official. The cancellation of 51 ‘C’ category mining leases in the three districts of Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bellary appears to be nothing more than a moral victory as all the mining companies will be walking away without paying a penalty or …
BANGALORE: Few days after Karnataka cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases under category C, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government soon would decide on auctioning these leases. Abiding by a Supreme Court directive, the department of commerce and industries (mines) issued notification last week cancelling 51 iron ore …
The government is likely to seek financial aid from the Centre to tackle drought and floods in the State. Official sources said the government had prepared a memorandum seeking about Rs 475 crore to take up relief works in flood-affected areas, and Rs 744 crore in drought-hit areas. The actual …
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 …
