Govt plans `soil health cards' for all farmers
Seeking to spur agricultural growth, the Centre will soon launch a comprehensive plan to provide `Soil Health Card' to all farmers across the country . The card will carry cropwise recommendations of
View ArticleMandur dumping to end in five months; govt to give it in writing
Under pressure to avoid a garbage pile up crisis, the state government on Monday agreed to give a written undertaking to Mandur residents that dumping of waste in the landfills near the village would end
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding construction work being...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Octavia Albuquerque & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 18/06/2014 regarding construction work being...
View ArticleA quarter of India's land is turning into desert: minister
About a quarter of India's land is turning to desert and degradation of agricultural areas is becoming a severe problem, the environment minister said, potentially threatening food security in the world's
View ArticleAnother Cubbon Park on the cards
The city is likely to get another `lung area' like Cubbon Park within five years if the state government accepts a proposal of a group of naturalists to declare Hesaraghatta lake and its nearby grasslands
View ArticleDumping in Mandur to Stop by December 1
No garbage truck from Bangalore will enter Mandur after December 1. This decision was announced on Tuesday after a meeting at Vikasa Soudha chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Representatives of
View ArticleForest clearances for projects to go online
Karnataka’s e-portal to track public/private sector projects inaugurated Starting July 1, all forest clearances for industry and infrastructure projects will go online, to be followed by online...
View ArticleAustralian weather office predicts El Nino by September; monsoon fears persist
While fears of a weak Indian monsoon persist, the Australian weather department's latest forecast suggests that El Nino may develop by September, a little later than the previously expected August. This
View ArticleWhat have you done to solve garbage crisis, HC asks govt
Lashing out at the State government, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), garbage contractors and elected representatives interfering in waste disposal process, the High Court on Wednesday asked
View ArticleHC to Monitor City’s Garbage Situation on a Weekly Basis
BANGALORE: What interest has the Chief Minister shown in the past one year on the garbage crisis? He has blamed the previous government in the city for the problem, but what has he done to solve it? asked
View ArticlePanel on deemed forest land to meet within a week
The district-level committee formed to do a reality check of the deemed forest land in Kodagu district will convene its first meeting in a week and is likely to submit a comprehensive report to the...
View ArticleHow BBMP failed to set up waste processing units
The recent protests by Mandur residents over dumping of garbage in their village highlighted how the BBMP failed to keep its promise of setting up garbage processing units at various locations in the City
View ArticleH1N1 Scare: Cases Surge Across Karnataka, Bangalore Worst Hit
BANGALORE: Symptoms of fever, cold, cough and body-ache could be an indication of H1N1 or influenza A, which has surged of late and killed 14 people this year in the state. Health Department officials
View ArticlePedestrians last on road designers' mind, says study
City ranks fourth in country in number of accidents, according to findings by Centre for Environment and Science. A report by the Centre for Environment and Science (CSE) made public on Monday has pointed
View ArticleKammasandra Lake turns a cesspool
Kammasandra Lake in Electronics City, that was once a fresh water lake with natural aqua and bird habitat, has turned into a garbage dump yard. The lake is under the custody of Hebbagodi Gram Panchayat.
View ArticleNew waste-to-energy plant opened at KR Market
In a bid to find a solution to the garbage problem that is dotting urban spaces, the Centre would soon set up waste-to-compost projects in 500 cities and towns across the country, said the Union Minister
View ArticleAgriculture department fails educate farmers on spurious BT cotton seeds
HUBLI: State agriculture department seems to have not learnt lessons from the failures and sufferings of BT cotton growers of North Karnataka region. Neither it is making any effort to prevent farmers
View ArticleNew garbage commissioner in Bangalore
To counter the mess in the garbage disposal system in Bangalore, the Karnataka government has decided to appoint a top IAS officer as the Special Commissioner in the city corporation, exclusively...
View ArticleKarnataka needs Rs 52,000 crore to ease drinking water crisis
Karnataka requires a staggering Rs 52,000 crore to tide over its drinking water crisis. Of the 59,753 habitations in the state, 32,000 face a shortage. "We are completely dependent on borewells, which
View ArticleDK receives 50 pc less rainfall than last year
District has received only 446.71 mm rainfall till now TAKING CHANCE? Farmers have begun cultivating their lands despite deficit rains in Dakshina Kannada this year. Dakshina Kannada district has
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