Study warns against creating waterholes sans research
Recording preference of elephants for natural water bodies, the study by Wildlife Conservation Society India Program cautions that practices like creating waterholes without research on impacts may be
View ArticleWaste to energy: Bengaluru gets Dutch help
Karnataka state government signed an MoU on Monday with Netherlands' government for a waste to energy technology which will be utilised to dispose Bengaluru filth. With an investment of Rs 470 crore,
View ArticleNo trash enters landfills from these weddings
BENGALURU: At the wedding of Titan CEO Bhaskar Bhat's daughter on October 25, over 2,000 bottles of mineral water were used. No sooner the event was over, the empty bottles were packed off to a dry waste
View ArticleThermal power project-Company moves HC against state govt
BENGALURU: Hassan Thermal Power Private Limited has moved the Karnataka high court seeking a direction to the state government alleging inordinate delay in signing the agreement with it in relation to
View ArticleStone quarrying: State planning to lease out govt land
The government is considering a proposal to lease out government land to companies and the individuals for stone quarrying in the State, said, Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni. He said this
View ArticleCity choking in vehicular pollution
Buses, trucks and autorickshaws the key culprits with their thick, black smoke At a time when the Transport Department is observing environment pollution reduction month, hundreds of vehicles,...
View Article'Will take five yrs to restore Bellandur lake'
While, creating diversion channel, which is a mid-term solution, takes at least two years, he said setting up more Sewage Treatment Plants (SWP) would be a permanent solution. BWSSB Chairman T M Vijay
View ArticleEndosulfan victims to stage protest in Bengaluru
Notwithstanding the efforts by the district endosulfan relief enforcement committee to sort out issues, the victims from Dakshina Kannada will go ahead with their protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday against
View ArticleExtreme Climate Can Cause Wars
BENGALURU: Climate change poses muttiple threats to mankind. The phenonemon triggers a chain of events. Droughts lead to less food and protests, ultimately leading to wars..Rise in temperatures as a...
View ArticleKarnataka objects to Tamil Nadu’s plea to release Cauvery water
The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that Tamil Nadu’s demand for the release of 45.32 tmcft of Cauvery water proceeds from a wholly erroneous premise that the water year of 2015-16 in the
View ArticleCity Loses 85 per Cent Water Bodies in 14 years
MALLESWARAM: In just 14 years, Bengaluru’s vegetation has come down by 62 per cent, and 85 per cent of its water bodies have disappeared, according to a study. “Bengaluru has grown beyond its bounds
View Article800 farmer suicides in State: CM
Siddaramaiah said that the government would increase the compensation from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the families of farmers who committed suicide in the State. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday
View ArticleGround water rejuvenation for summer water woes
Programme initiated under Mahatma Gandhi job guarantee scheme, says Chikkamagaluru ZP CEO Zilla Panchayat has taken up ground water rejuvenation programme in the district to find a solution to water
View Article408 New Cases of Dengue Reported in a Month
BENGALURU: Following steady rains from the beginning of November, the cases of vector-borne diseases have shot up. Dengue cases is state have increased by 408 and chiungunya positive cases by 150 in last
View ArticleDrought triggers distress sale of cattle in Kalaburagi district
Touts strike deals in Aland and Afzalpur taluks; blow to agro-economy feared Distress sale of cattle, particularly bullocks, due to the unprecedented drought threatens to hit agriculture and agro-economy
View ArticleEnsure proper disposal of fly ash, Upalokayukta tells KPCL
Residues polluting air and water, residents near RTPS complain to Justice Adi Residents say that only 75 per cent of fly ash is being used by cement industries and the remaining is discharged into ponds.
View ArticleKarnataka govt proposes to acquire 1000 acres of land to dump waste
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage. Replying to the debate on the issue in the assembly on Monday,...
View ArticleBengaluru traffic policemen are gasping for breath
Detection of high levels of lead in blood sets off alarm bells India’s bustling metros are a nightmare for motorists and traffic policemen who manage traffic. They are often at the receiving end for
View Article‘Yettinahole project will lead to destruction of ecosystem’
It will cause irreparable damage to the Western Ghats region, says expert The Yettinahole project, if implemented, will not only cause irreparable damage to the Western Ghats region in Karnataka, but
View ArticleKSPCB Says Air Pollution Lower This Diwali
BENGALURU: KSPCB says air and noise pollution has decreased this Diwali. One wonders if the continuous rains in the city have played a role in decreasing pollution? Karnataka State Pollution Control
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