More plants needed to treat waste water flowing through Vrushabhavathi: Study
Vrushabhavathi Valley, a tributary of Arkavathi river that flows through Bengaluru, is in dire neglect. A study conducted recently by Bangalore University (BU) on odour management of the valley has...
View ArticleSupreme Court panel says no to mega rail link through Western Ghats
A joint venture between the Railways and the Karnataka government, the original project involved construction of 329 bridges and 29 tunnels, and required felling of more than 2.5 lakh trees on 965...
View ArticleKarnataka State Women’s University to be an energy-surplus campus by...
Assurance of quality energy is the most important input for development. Though India is the fifth largest producer of electricity globally, it remains a power-deficit state. It is poorly endowed with
View Article4 states yet to submit report on Western Ghats
Four of the six Western Ghat states including Karnataka have not submitted the assessment of their eco-sensitive areas to the Centre, though the deadline to notify these areas on the basis of the...
View ArticleMysuru gears up to implement solar city plans
A 8kv solar power generating plant, established at a cost of Rs 15.20 lakh, is already functional at Kuppanna Park in the city. It produces nearly 14,400 units of power per annum. The power is intended
View ArticleIndia’s tapped solar potential is still under one percent: study
India's solar power potential estimated at 749 GW while the tapped solar power output is still under one percent All this while the National Institute of Solar Energy has estimated India’s solar power
View ArticleTelangana seeks rightful share of Krishna river waters
Claiming before the Supreme Court that the right to access water is a human rights issue, the Telangana government on Wednesday sought fresh allocation of the disputed waters of the Krishna river. In
View ArticleCauvery water flows quietly to Tamil Nadu
While Water Resources Minister M B Patil has been persistently denying on releasing water to Tamil Nadu from KRS dam, citing low reservoir level, water is being released to neighbouring state. The
View ArticleSetback to BBMP in dealing with garbage crisis
National Green Tribunal stays operation of Lingadheeranahalli waste processing plant. Whenever the issue of garbage piling on the streets and in residential areas comes up, the BBMP’s ready answer is
View ArticleWetlands on path to destruction
The hope for protecting the city’s largest wetland – connecting Bellandur, Agara and Varthur lakes – that arose after censure from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over construction of a Special Economic
View Article400 farmers ended lives in 2015: Karnataka CM
From January 1 to August 31, 2015, Karnataka has seen 400 farmer suicides, a seven-fold jump from last year. Addressing a day-long meeting of regional commissioners, deputy commissioners of districts
View ArticleStudy maps distribution of wild herbivores outside Tiger Reserves in Karnataka
MANGALURU: A new scientific study by the Wildlife Conservation Society India Program has assessed seasonal distribution patterns of five wild herbivores in human-use areas adjoining Tiger Reserves in...
View ArticleGreen activists pose 10 questions to govt.
Campaigns begin against Yettinahole project Sahyadri Sanchaya, a group of green activists, launched a series of campaigns against Yettinahole project here on Thursday by asking B. Ramanatha Rai, Minister
View ArticleIntegrated sand policy for coastal districts sought
Member of Legislative Council, Prathapchandra Shetty said that the sand mining and the rates fixed for the sand bags are the matter of concern and demanded clarifications over the allotment of sand blocks
View ArticleHuman tigers prowl the streets of Mangaluru
The beat of the `thase' drums brought tigers out of their lairs in Mangaluru and coastal Karnataka over the weekend. They roared, prowled and stalked prey but these weren't big cats from the forests....
View ArticleStudy Says Moisture can Affect Upper Atmospheric Winds
BENGALURU: Variations in atmospheric moisture can influence winds blowing in the higher reaches of the atmosphere, according to a study by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers. Winds circulating
View ArticleMysore Paper Mills’ plea to operate a fourth boiler
The management of Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a public sector undertaking in Bhadravathi, has decided to file an appeal with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking its permission to operate a fourth...
View ArticleRelax CRZ Norms for Beach Tourism, Karnataka Urges Centre
The state government has urged the Centre to relax Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms to develop beach tourism in the state. “Due to CRZ guidelines, no activity can be taken up 200 metres from the
View ArticleSand mining menace: States sharpen arsenal
Karnataka has filed over 30 FIRs to combat illegal sand mining while AP realised Rs 390 crore from penalties in 2014-15. To curb the menace of illegal mining of river-bed sand, governments of at least
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding projects in the Netravathi...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. A. Purushottam Chitrapur, Vs. Union of India & Others dated 07/09/2015 regarding projects in the Netravathi basin
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