With amended regulations, Chennai’s coast to get highrises
CHENNAI: In a move that would help change the skyline of coastal cities like Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Surat, Mangaluru and Puducherry, the Union Environment Ministry has amended the coastal regulation
View ArticleAct fast against mining firms: Tapal Ganesh
Mining baron Tapal Ganesh demanded on Wednesday that action should be taken against all mining companies named in the 2011 report of former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. The companies have been accused
View ArticleCMs' sub-group may submit report on Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan by Aug 15
Karnataka Minister for Rural Development H K Patil presents a Gandhi statue to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat,...
View ArticleGet a favourable emission certificate for just Rs 150
Central Crime Branch raids six testing centres, unearths racket The centres, according to the CCB, were issuing fake emission testing certificates and would test vehicles without following the due...
View ArticlePanel to look into problems of Jokatte residents
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to form a committee comprising an expert, representatives of Mangalore Refinary and Petrochemicals Ltd. and the residents of Jokkatte to look into
View ArticleSankey tank too is highly polluted: IISc study
'If not restored soon, it will also burn like Varthur lake' As per the IISc study, Sankey tank is going the Varthur lake way. One of the prime lakes in the City, Sankey Tank, too faces the threat
View ArticleYouths launch campaign against honking in Mysuru
MYSURU: The Mysuru chapter of Young Indians (YI), a wing of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Saturday launched a campaign against honking. Members of YI distributed stickers and stuck some
View ArticleClean energy project to fuel growth in villages
Cook up a storm, albeit with cleaner, greener energy. That's the message that will soon reverberate through the streets of Gokul, Haro Belavadi, Tadasinakoppa, Navalur and Gamanagatti villages in Dharwad
View ArticleLakshadweep gets NOC for construction of office in Mangaluru
MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada Coastal Regulation Zone Management Committee has decided to grant no objection certificate (NOC) to Lakshadweep Administration for the construction of their office and other
View ArticleCAG raps State government for failing to protect lakes
'Water quality of lakes surveyed does not conform to prescribed standards' The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the State government for its failure to protect and conserve lakes in
View ArticleSolar panels atop irrigation canals to generate power
The Water Resources Department will soon open up select stretches of irrigation channels in the State for installation of canal-top solar panels to generate power. The move follows the success of a
View ArticleMoEF for Statewise Decision on Ecologically Sensitive Areas
As the June 30 deadline to all six Western Ghat states to submit reports on physical demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) ended on Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
View ArticleHC orders action on misuse of loudspeakers
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the police to initiate action against religious institutions using loudspeakers in violation of norms. Hearing
View ArticleK'taka reports highest number of maternal deaths in South India
Doctors blame lack of human resource in rural areas, anaemia and late referrals Mother and Child. Karnataka continues to report the highest number of deaths of expectant mothers in South India, though
View ArticleIndia's tech hub gasps for fresh air
India's technology hub, that had become an international byword for outsourcing, is gasping for fresh air as high vehicular emissions, increasing industrial fumes and rising dust from construction...
View ArticleSignature campaign against ropeway project on Chamundi Hills launched
City environmentalists and few NGOs launched a signature campaign against the proposed ropeway project for Chamundi Hills in Mysuru on Sunday. The project was announced by the State Government recently
View ArticleGadgil Blames Politicos for Damage to Western Ghats
BENGALURU: Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil says he never expected his report on the Western Ghats to be accepted by the Government of India. In the city recently to deliver a special lecture on the Western
View ArticleKSRTC, city buses are adding to noise pollution in Mysuru
The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise. Not a single
View ArticleBiocon booked for dumping waste
The BBMP on Monday lodged a police complaint against Biocon for dumping chemical waste at the Terra Firma waste-processing unit near Doddaballapur in Bengaluru Rural district. But Biocon maintains the
View ArticleMonsoon expected to be above normal; El Niño to impact long term situation
After a dry two-week spell, monsoon is expected to deliver above-normal rainfall by the end of the week, but the longer-term situation remains shaky as the drought-inducing El Nino phenomenon continues
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