KSPCB promotes eco-friendly Ganesha idols
Close to nature: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board chairman Vaman Acharya (second from right) looks at the eco-friendly Ganesha idols being created at a workshop organised in the City on Tuesday.
View ArticleStrict action for not sealing borewell
Government issues fresh guidelines In an effort to crack down on open borewells that are yet to be fitted with a pump, the State government has said it will take strict action against rig companies
View ArticleGoa iron ore mining might resume soon
Iron ore mining in Goa is likely to resume soon. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said a new mineral policy is to be presented to the legislature by the end of this month. Nearly four months after
View ArticleWestern Ghats: five States yet to submit reports
Barring Kerala, none of the States has responded to MoEF The six Western Ghats States have just two days to meet the August 9 deadline to submit their “ground-truthing” reports on Eco Sensitive Areas
View ArticleIndian Brahmaputra valley offers significant potential for cultivation of...
In a warming world, species distribution models have become a useful tool for predicting plausible shifts of a species occurrence enforced by climate change. Using maximum entropy (Mexent) model, we...
View Article5,000 malaria cases reported in DK this year, says DHO
Action plan towards control of malaria to be ready by this month. The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) will come up with an action plan by this month to create awareness on malaria and for the control
View ArticleWe've violated green laws, confess Maharashtra, Karnataka
Maharashtra and Karnataka have admitted that they have violated the Environment Protection Act (EPA), 1986, on more than one occasion. In their affidavit to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), they...
View ArticleK'taka banks to reschedule Rs 1,300 cr crop loans
The State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) for Karnataka has unanimously passed a resolution giving effect to the rescheduling of term loans amounting to Rs 1,357 crore, including the principal and...
View ArticleEnvironment Ministry panel to look into Pune landslide
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is setting up a three-member committee to look into the issues surrounding the recent landslide near Pune, Maharashtra. According to sources, the
View Article35 tigers die in three years, but cause of death not established
A male tiger recently seen in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest at Bandipur in Chamarajanagar district. As many as 35 tigers have died across the State in the last three years, but the Forest department
View ArticleQuestion raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of ground water in Karnataka,...
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contamination of ground water in Karnataka, 11/08/2014,
View ArticleKarnataka wants more time to auction C-category mines
JSW Steel, Kalyani Steel and others waiting for auction of mines The Karnataka government will seek extension of the deadline for auctioning of C-category iron ore mines. Earlier, in February this
View Article86,000 tonnes of Bangalore’s e-waste adds to garbage crisis
Companies prefer informal dealers as they offer better rates: study If it’s not enough that Bangalore’s IT companies and e-savvy population generates 86,118 tonnes of e-waste a year, a recent study
View ArticleSC refuses to lift ban on export of iron ore pellets from K’taka
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lift ban on export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka-based miners, saying its earlier order is clear. A green bench, headed by Justice JS Khehar, while ruling
View ArticleGarbage endangers wildlife
The City’s garbage crisis may now take a toll on the wildlife around the Turahalli minor forest near Banashankari. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reportedly decided to set up a...
View ArticleStates can up sand mining cap from 5 to 20 hectares
In a move to expedite construction projects in the country by making raw material more procurable, the Centre has decided to permit state governments to increase sand mining area in dry river beds from
View ArticleGulbarga villages facing serious health hazard
Chemical contamination of drinking water sources, particularly with fluoride and nitrate, is posing a serious health hazard to people in the villages of Gulbarga district. Sources in the District...
View ArticleBelgaum farmers oppose land acquisition for Army firing range
Farmers said, the 368 acres sees three crops per annum Hundreds of farmers from villages around the city today staged a protest opposing the acquisition of agricultural land for the firing range of
View ArticlePalike wakes up to noise, air pollution
Sinking borewells is one of the main causes of noise pollution. Bangaloreans, facing noise and air pollution in their neighbourhood from construction activities and other civic works, can heave a sigh
View ArticleSolar generators exempt from 'wheeling & banking' fees
Solar energy projects commissioned up to March 31, 2018 are eligible to get the exemption for a period of 10 years In an effort to promote solar energy generation in the state, the Karnataka Electricity
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