Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Hindu dated 11.12.2023 titled “Cauvery basin lost nearly 12,850 sq.km. of green cover” dated 10/01/2024. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “Cauvery basin lost …
The Supreme Court today said it would not favour interlinking of rivers if it causes huge financial burden on the Centre and asked for a report on its costs. “My concern is only on the financial liability of the project. We want to make it clear that we would not …
Use of chemical pesticides in plantations in the Western Ghats might have wiped out a few endemic odonate species including damselflies and dragonflies, fear experts. While assessing the conservation status of odonates in the Ghats region by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), data regarding 46 species have …
The International Court of Arbitration’s interim stay against India doing any permanent construction over Kishanganga riverbed does not make any material difference to the country given the fact that the schedule of construction activities submitted to the Court by India does not envisage permanent construction above the riverbed before mid-2013. …
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all three appeals filed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala against the final orders of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal be listed for hearing in the third week of October. A three-Judge bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice H.L. …
The Tamil Nadu government has filed an application in the Supreme Court for a direction to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to take up for hearing the petitions seeking ‘guidance and explanation' on the final order passed by the tribunal in February 2007 under Section 5 (3) of the Inter-State …
London-based Hardy has been forced to stop crude oil production at its Cauvery basin block because the Oil Ministry has refused to extend a key contract in the field without competitive bidding, government sources said. The ministry, which is facing a CAG probe into its dealings with private firms in …
The results of the projected climate change over Cauvery basin of Tamil Nadu for A1B scenario using regional climate models showed an increasing trend for maximum, minimum temperatures and rainfall. The yields of ADT 43 rice simulated by decision support system for agricultural technology transfer with CO2 fertilization effect had …
9,834 hectares covered this year against normal area of about 6,500 hectares The area under kuruvai paddy in Tiruchi district has reached a 10-year high this season, thanks to the timely release of water and favourable conditions. According to sources in the Agriculture Department, kuruvai paddy has been raised in …
Engineers from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) visited HAL 3rd stage - Konena Agrahara - on Monday to check on the water shortage in the area. Deccan Herald had carried a report on the problem in the edition dated July 18. The engineers enquired about water supply …
Sea erosion intensifies in coastal districts; gruel centres set up Bangalore: Heavy downpour over the past three days has claimed three lives and disrupted normal life in several parts of the State. Hanumanthappa Adiveppa Kari (65) was killed in a house collapse at Devagiri in Haveri taluk on Sunday. A …
Unappealing tourism destination While several tourist spots across the state are crying for attention and funds, the amount sanctioned for development at Gaganachukki in Chamarajanagar district had to be returned due to non-utilisation. For Gaganachukki falls, ` 50 lakh had been earmarked for development works. But due to negligence of …
The sluice gates of the Mettur Dam will be thrown open for irrigation on June 6 and the uniform system of school education sought to be introduced by the previous regime will not be implemented in the current academic year. These were the major decisions taken at the first Cabinet …
KARUR: There has been a spurt in the number of people taking to the streets protesting the scarcity of water in their localities in several parts of the district last week. The people seek the intervention of authorities in addressing their water woes expeditiously. Though rivers Amaravathy and Cauvery flow …
Residents of Chokkasandra, a locality in Dasarahalli, share a common mission with their illustrious neighbour - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Both of them are on a mission to look for water, just that they are looking for the resource at different places. While the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command …
Thirsty City: Over 1,000 units in Bommasandra Industrial Estate face water scarcity TN waters hopes as City struggles BANGALORE: In yet another indication that the State is failing to retain industries within its boundaries, many industrial units operating in areas bordering with Tamil Nadu
Tankers rule the roost in Bommanahalli, as water is supplied only twice a month. Sinking of borewells leading to overexploitation of groundwater has forced the residents of Bommanahalli and its surrounding areas to depend almost solely on water tankers. That the supply of Cauvery water is dismal, does not help …
The gross negligence of Mysore Urban Development Authority and Mysore City Corporation has resulted in encroachment of government land in Vijaynagar and surrounding areas, writes Ramesh S Kebbehundi The popular adage 'Water, water everywhere not a single drop to drink' applies to Vijaynagar and surrounding areas in the city. Though …
Get ready to install the rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures in your house before the year end, or the BWSSB will do it and charge you on your water bill. A senior officer of the Board confirmed to Deccan Herald that BWSSB will be following the Tamil Nadu method of enforcing …
