Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Ensure equitable distribution of water for urban and rural areas, and for wildlife: organic farmer The State government has been urged to formulate a water policy for the Cauvery basin to harness the resource in a judicious and effective manner. The suggestion comes in the wake of unprecedented drought and …
Dept of horticulture plans to develop garden on 2,500 acres of land in Mysore district. Senior assistant director of Department of Horticulture M S Raju said in an effort to make the district free from malnutrition, steps are being taken to develop ‘nutrition garden’ in every taluk in Mysore district. …
The GI craze in India is as inexplicable as the ways in which the Registry grants it People of Hoovina Hadagali (population: 27,958), the taluka headquarters of Bellary district of Karnataka, are inordinately proud of their variety of mallige (jasmine). So are the growers from Udipi and Mysore, all of …
A campaign to create awareness among the rural masses to help them overcome malnutrition has been launched in Hassan district by the Department of Information, Government of Karnataka. Eight publicity units, 10-12 streetplay troupes and around 24 department officials, besides local publicity officers are engaged in the campaign During the …
Power utilities accused of not adhering to electricity rules. Even as elephants dying after coming in contact with electric wires has become common in the State, agencies concerned have not taken concrete measures to prevent such incidents. Besides, they have not initiated stern action against those responsible for the death …
The forest department on Thursday indicated that it is thinking to adopt eco-friendly measures to attend to the needs of the field staff. What has come in handy for it is the successful adoption of eco-friendly and sustainable technologies for the construction of an anti-poaching camp at Bandipur, which is …
The Bandipur National Park was fonned by including most M the torest areas of the then Venugopala Wildlife Park and its Sanctum Sanctorum at Bandipur in the year 1974. In the year 2001, after going through the due process of law, the State Government vide its Notification No. FEE 211 …
New Delhi India plans to provide affordable power to all households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today. "The Government of India aims to provide 24x7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable access to electricity in the next 5 years," he said inaugurating …
TN govt uses 120-year-old pact to stall tank renewal project The Karnataka government believes the Tamil Nadu government might have thrown a spoke in its plans for a tank irrigation project, using a 120-year-old agreement between the erstwhile governments of Mysore and Madras. A committee, which clears Central government-funded projects, …
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will take up the implementation of the innovative direct transfer of subsidy scheme on a pilot basis in Mysore from the second week of this month. The UIDAI has informed all banks that it will start crediting the subsidy amount to the beneficiaries’ …
With 100-car convoy, BSY team scurries through villages, spends 2 hrs at party meet Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s tour to drought-hit Nanjanagud taluk on Thursday turned out to be a show of strength. More than 30,000 party workers, who had come in 200 buses and 100 cars, formed …
‘Realignment of highways in forests will prevent big cat deaths’ The recent capture of a ‘man-eating’ tiger at Bommalapura hadi in HD Kote taluk in Mysore district (near Nagarahole Tiger Reserve) makes a case, once again, to defragment critical wildlife habitats. The tiger, according to wildlife experts, had a home …
23% of girls stop their education after reaching puberty. But with NGOs selling low-cost sanitary napkins, attendance seems to be going up. Better days ahead? AMuruganandam remembers visiting a hilltop village in Himachal some years ago. “None of the girls there went to school, one reason being they didn’t have …
Almost all departments ignore three-year-old GO Wondering why the State is facing a power crisis? Here’s another classic example of governmental sloth: The state’s public offices have failed to install power-saving equipment, despite it having been made mandatory, contributing to heavier power consumption in Karnataka.A government circular issued three years …
Ramadevarabetta in Ramanagara district is declared sanctuary The State government has declared 346.14 hectares in Ramanagara as Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary (RVS), to protect long-billed vultures, which are on the verge of extinction. The 15 vultures on cliffs of Ramadevarabetta are now protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, in the sanctuary …
Leading scientist P Rama Rao (file photo) will recieve the Defence Research and Develop-ment Organisation’s (DRDO’s) lifetime achievement award for 2011 from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here tomorrow. Prof. Rao (75) is being given the award in recognition of his exceptional contributions in a wide array of technology and management …
In a bid to declare the district malnutrition-free within six months, efforts will be made to screen, identify and treat malnourished children. Assistance will be taken of the Central Food Technological Research Institute to formulate nutrition component in ready-to-eat food, which will be supplied to children. Announcing this here on …
The interim report submitted by a committee formed to tackle malnutrition among children in the State has suggested several measures, declaring that the present standards were woefully inadequate. The committee headed by Justice N K Patil has advised the government to get medically examined all malnourished children in the 0-6 …
State asked to submit report on the camps to court on July 23 The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the State government to organise health camps across the State on July 15 to identify and assess the level of malnutrition among children below six years of age. A Division …
Many factors associated with modern society have combined to produce a burgeoning in water demand. This demand can be realized only through efficient management of water sources and supply systems. To achieve sustainable water supply the beneficiary communities should be made to maintain the facilities created in the rural areas. …
