Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional mandates, many Indian cities are seeking to resolve the issue through parking policies, focusing on regulations, pricing as a management tool, new technologies, and off-street parking provisions. …
One of the prime lakes in the City, Sankey Tank, too faces the threat of increasing pollution and encroachment. The government claims that Sankey Tank is a model lake but in reality, it is highly polluted, shows a report published by Centre for Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science. The …
A latest study by the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has shown that 54 per cent of lakes in the City have been encroached upon for construction activities and turned into garbage dump yards. The study, conducted just after the recent frothing and fire at …
The Bellandur lake in Bengaluru drew the attention of national media recently after its polluted water caught fire. The development created panic among the local residents and environment activists of the city. When the Deccan Herald team visited the lake on Tuesday, the fire was still burning under thick layers …
The House panel on Lake Encroachment was faced with strong protest by angry residents of Bellandur who besieged the committee members demanding immediate removal of encroachments around the water body. The House committee headed by Ranebennur MLA K B Koliwad looking into the encroachment of lakes, had a tough time …
Drinking water is being supplied in tankers to 700 villages in seven districts to mitigate drinking water shortage, Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Replying to a discussion on drinking water shortage in several pockets of the State, the minister said the government had released …
Wipro has been associated with the sparrow conservation efforts for the last three years. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Forest Cell and its volunteers will be honoured with Wipro - Nature Forever Society Sparrow Awards on the occasion of World Sparrow Day on Friday. The cell has been chosen for …
BENGALURU: The city has earned a dubious distinction as far as pollution parameters are concerned. It has become the highest emitter of greenhouse gases in the transport sector — 44% of Bengaluru's total emissions come from its vehicles. For Delhi, the figure stands at 32%, says an IISc study. The …
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has submitted a `5,019 crore proposal to the government for supply of drinking water to 110 villages in Greater Bengaluru. The detailed project report (DPR), ‘Water Supply and Underground Drainage System’, envisages supply of 400 million litres of water per day (MLD) …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Sri Guru Krupa Dyeing Unit & Others Vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 05/02/2015 regarding pollution by small dyeing units engaged in silk dyeing using manual method.
The Forest and Revenue departments will soon embark on a joint survey of lakes and tanks in urban areas of the State. The drive, with its focus on the water bodies of Bengaluru, involves identifying their boundaries to protect, preserve and develop at least 840 of them in the ‘Garden …
Complaints increase from 88 to 122 in four months. Construction activity in various parts of the city seems to be taking a toll on the residents. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has received a large number of complaints regarding noise pollution in the last few months. The number …
With the rising vehicular pollution across metros becoming a matter of concern, the National Green Tribunal earlier this week asked the Centre to place before it the Dr. Mashelkar Committee Report on auto fuel quality, vehicular emission norms and related issues. An NGT bench headed by Justice P. Jyothimani directed …
The Future Proofing Indian Cities project represents the first time that evidence on the holistic set of risks and possible solutions to target specific vulnerabilities to risks has been explored for Bangalore and Madurai using the Future Proofing Cities methodology. The project will ultimately provide improved guidance on how these …
With a sudden rise in the number congenital hypothyroidism (CH) cases among infants, the lack of testing centres for the same is making matters worse. Not only that. Most government and private hospitals in the City do not even carry out CH tests. Ongoing studies and tests by City doctors …
The purpose of the action plan is to provide the tools to plan Bangalore’s resilience, as well as the capacity to act among city leaders, infrastructure and service providers and amongst the community. The urban diagnostic and the subsequent action planning has demonstrated that water and sanitation are fundamental to …
Real Time Continuous Ambient Noise Monitoring has been conducted at 35 locations in seven cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore and Hyderabad) since 2011. Ambient Noise Level Trend in these seven cities on the occasion of Deepawali 23/10/2014, 03/11/2013, 13/11/2012 and 26/10/2011 along with data are presented in this …
Hyderabad, Mumbai and Shimla spanning 2005 - 2012. We developed Poisson regression models to study ‘the main temperature effect’ as well as ‘additional impacts’ of sustained high and low temperatures (i.e. heat and cold waves) on all-cause mortality risk. Results: We find large heterogeneity among mortality risks across urban areas. …
The urban metabolism framework maps the activities of cities from their consumption of materials, the different activities associated with those processes, and the wastes produced. Information generated provides a diagnostic tool for identifying high waste generating or inefficient activities and identifying potential points of policy intervention. A streamlined urban metabolism …
After facing resistance from vested interests, an endangered lake in west Bangalore is finally on its way to restoration with police protection and support from a section of public-spirited locals. One of the last few along Magadi Road, the Herohalli lake would be open to the public in six months …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has sought information from various government agencies on the condition of the trees and saplings planted in and around the City. The action comes in the wake of the tree survey and analysis report submitted by the Centre for Ecological Sciences Department, Indian …
