Rare cold wave grips City
The City is in the grip of a cold wave condition, with Bengalureans experiencing dry chill weather and teeth-chattering winds since Saturday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
View ArticleJudgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding eco-sensitive areas of...
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Goa Foundation & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding eco-sensitive areas of...
View ArticleBWSSB plugs leakage at STP, checks flow of sewage into Jakkur lake
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials on Monday plugged leakages at the sewage treatment plant (STP) which was the main cause of sewage water entering Jakkur Lake and leading to huge
View ArticleState signs pact with US firm to generate 5,000 MW of power
The State government on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with American firm, SunEdison, to generate 5,000 megawatts of power (renewable energy) in Karnataka over the next five years.
View ArticleSC rejects plea against validity of review rules
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a batch of petitions filed by various companies, including Vedanta group firm Sesa Sterlite and Bangalore-based Deccan Mining Syndicate, challenging the provisions
View ArticleCity to go California way to fight pollution
Bengaluru will go California way in reducing pollution levels to reclaim the tag of 'Garden City,' if one were to go by what the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) says. Bengaluru will
View ArticleShaping the contours of groundwater governance in India
India's groundwater dependence and the crises of depletion and contamination of groundwater resources require the development of a robust groundwater dependence framework. Understanding the challenges
View ArticleCentre urged to send expert panel to study State’s unique mining culture
The State government has urged the Centre to despatch an expert committee to study mining of ore and other mineral deposits before formulating rules for allocating iron ore mines through the auction...
View ArticleApplication of a new methodology for coastal multi-hazard-assessment &...
This paper presents the application of a new methodology for coastal multi-hazard assessment & management under a changing global climate on the state of Karnataka, India. The recently published...
View ArticleGovt not serious about report on Western Ghats: Karandlaje
The BJP on Tuesday accused the State government of being lackadaisical in dealing with the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats. Addressing a press conference here, party MP and former minister
View ArticleMoEF approves tiger conservation plan for State
Big scope for increasing big cat population in new areas: Experts A tiger at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve (National Park) in Chamarajanagar district. dh file photo The Ministry of Environment and Forests
View ArticleKarnataka leads country in tiger count
A single ecological continuum spread across three states of India in the biodiversity rich Western Ghats region holds the world's single-largest tiger population, according to a government report. A
View ArticleVested interests muzzling CBI in illegal mining cases, activists claim
'Former director dismissed plan to appeal against bail for Reddy' Petitioners before the Supreme Court in the illegal mining cases, S R Hiremath and Prof Vishnu Kamat, on Wednesday said that a...
View ArticleKasturirangan report: Cabinet panel hikes ceiling for eco-sensitive area
M Madan Gopal, additional chief secretary of the department of forests, environment and ecology, said on Tuesday that the Cabinet sub-committee had reduced the expanse of eco-sensitive area in the Western
View ArticleCabinet sub-committee on Kasturirangan Panel report to hold public meeting on...
A cabinet sub-committee constituted to go in to pros and cons of declaring villages along the Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive areas will visit Dakshina Kannada on January 27. The sub-committee
View ArticleFierce opposition to land acquisition ordinance
MYSURU: Leaders of various farmers' organizations and political parties from the region on Sunday opposed the Centre's move to take the ordinance route to amend the Land Acquisition Act. In a symbolic
View ArticlePanel to seek more powers for SIT on illegal mining
The Cabinet sub-committee which is monitoring action to be taken on the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, has decided to propose an amendment to the law to accord more powers to Special Investigation
View ArticleBird migration to South Karnataka down by half as lakes disappear
The number of birds migrating to South Karnataka from Siberia and Mongolia before the onset of winter has dwindled by more than half over the last two decades, the tentative figures for 2015 show. Loss
View ArticleUrban health mission launch next month
The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of the National Rural Health Mission, a flagship programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is all set for launch in the city in...
View ArticleClimate change: Experts stress on public transport, friendly approach
KSPCB begins exercise to elicit stakeholders views Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Wednesday launched an exercise through Stakeholder’s Consultative Meet to collect the public opinion
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