27 water bodies to get a makeover by March
BENGALURU: Rejuvenation of 27 lakes managed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to be completed by March, taking the total number of revived water bodies under the Palike’s ambit
View Article40% killed on Bengaluru roads last year were pedestrians
BENGALURU: Pedestrians accounted for nearly 40% of all road accident fatalities in Bengaluru in 2018, according to traffic police data. Some 276 pedestrians were killed in 2018, second only to two-wheeler
View ArticleKaggadasapura Lake froths; residents fume
BENGALURU: Kaggadasapura Lake, near CV Raman Nagar in east Bengaluru, on Wednesday began frothing, sending foam flying into the neighbourhood. Residents from areas abutting the water body were forced to
View ArticleKarnataka govt moots to scrap social impact study for key drinking water...
BENGALURU: HD Kumaraswamy-led coalition government has mooted to scrap the social impact study prior to making land acquisition for key public and infrastructure projects in Karnataka. An integral part
View ArticleVacancies weaken vigil as monkey fever spreads
BENGALURU: Key posts pertaining to prevention and awareness of monkey fever have remained vacant in Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts, where field stations have been set up to...
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction in the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sevamrutha Aradhya Vs State of Karnataka dated 16/01/2019 regarding illegal construction in the buffer zone on Kudlu Chikka Kere lake in Banglore
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding establishment of a Zoological...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jeyenth Vijayaraghavanam Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/01/2019 regarding establishment of a Zoological Park in forest land in violation
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding Comprehensive Environmental...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Others Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 24/01/2019 regarding Comprehensive Environmental Plan for Mining
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding mining leases falling under...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Others Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 24/01/2019. The issue in these applications is whether the leased
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of consent to establish...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. DLF Ltd. Bangalore Vs The Chairman, KSPCB & Others dated 25/01/2019 regarding grant of consent to establish to DLF for a housing colony
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution caused by the...
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri Vijayaraghava Reddy & Others Versus Graphite India Limited & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding high level of air pollution caused by
View ArticleNGT restores 2012 KSPCB order to close Graphite India
Residents have accused the 50-year-old plant of violations A decade-long legal struggle by Whitefield residents against Graphite India Limited has taken a significant step forward after the National
View ArticleOver past decade, toxicity of Bengaluru air worsened 46%
NIMLI (RAJASTHAN): Toxicity level in Bengaluru’s air is increasing at an alarming rate. A recent analysis of air quality data from the city shows that its PM10 level has gone up by 46% in the past 10...
View ArticleIISc. report finds rise in encroachments on Bellandur and Varthur lakes
In Bellandur’s buffer zone, amount of built-up area shot up from 0.5% to 45% in 2016. As the State government challenges the 75 metre buffer limit around lakes set by the National Green Tribunal (NGT),
View ArticleSand particles in Bengaluru air one of big polluting agents
BENGALURU: Bengaluru doesn’t have a beach or desert nearby. Yet, sand constitutes most of the road dust, contributing prominently to air pollution in the city. An analysis of road dust samples collected
View ArticleMudumalai forest fire controlled: official
The devastating fire that ravaged more than 90 hectares of forest land in the buffer and core zones of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has been brought under control, said Deepak Srivastava, Chief...
View ArticleMore than 15,000 acres of forest ravaged by fire in Bandipur
The immensity of the fire that has ravaged Bandipur is becoming clearer with two satellite data analyses indicating that the extent of forests burnt could be over 15,000 acres. Though the authorities
View ArticleKerala joins hands with T.N., Karnataka to curb forest fire
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb
View ArticleAdopted by firms, 6 dying lakes set for turnaround
Bengaluru: Six dying lakes in the city are all set to witness a revival with five corporates and private companies officially adopting them for rejuvenation, said government officials. The government
View ArticleExperts slam government move to fast-track project
BENGALURU: The government’s decision to forge ahead with the elevated corridor project has moved experts, environmentalists and citizens to argue against an undertaking that they believe will exacerbate
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