Advanced oxidation method to be tried at Ulsoor Lake
Bengaluru development minister K J George visited the ailing Ulsoor Lake on Wednesday after two recent episodes of fish kill highlighted the extent to which the waterbody is polluted. George announced
View ArticlePlastic use is still rampant
Hubballi: Plastic bags are still freely being used in the city, with no action being taken against fruit shops, vegetable shops and roadside tea stalls which are defying the ban. With stern action against
View ArticleArmy better placed to revive lake, say residents, experts
Departments claim they have know-how for undertaking task eco watch The frothing due to the flow of chemical effluents into the Bellandur lake has been a cause for concern. The proposal by the Army
View ArticleBreads prepared in Belagavi are 'sans chemicals and safe'
BELAGAVI: The alarming report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) last month claiming the chemicals used in the bread and buns leads to cancer has affected the bakery industry...
View ArticleKarnataka transport minister promotes electric vehicles
Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy rode on a battery-driven bicycle on Sunday here to promote greater use of electric vehicles and mark the World Environment Day. "Electric vehicles are future
View ArticleState's green cover has shrunk by 15%: CM
Recipients of environment awards Anand Kumar (west division - individual), Dr Chandra (Malnad division - individual) and Lingaraj V Niduvani (North division - individual) at an event organised at...
View Article‘Wise use clause not so wise for wetlands’
In the backdrop of Bengaluru’s lakes dying, the mention of ‘wise use of wetlands’ in the new draft Wetland Rules, 2016 has raised serious concerns among conservationists. They have expressed concern over
View ArticlePrivate parties can invest in solar power plants along canal network’
We are ready to give permission, says Water Resource Minister M.B. Patil Water Resource Minister M.B. Patil has said that the State government is ready to allow private players to invest in setting
View ArticleHalt construction near lakes till re-survey is done: Koliwad committee
Bengaluru: The legislature committee probing lake encroachments has directed civic agencies to temporarily stop construction in the vicinity of waterbodies. The move could rattle site owners, homebuyers
View ArticleBEL plans 150 MW solar plant
Defence manufacturer Bharat Electronics Ltd is initiating a Rs. 600-crore, 150-MW solar power plant with other defence public sector units for joint consumption, BEL's Chairman & Managing Director...
View ArticleReport a smokin' bus, win Rs1,000
If you can spot a BMTC or KSRTC bus that is causing a lot of pollution, you can not only have it removed from service, but also earn a reward of `1,000. As part of an initiative by the Karnataka State
View ArticleEnvironment organisations to organise ‘padayatra’ seeking funds for Cauvery...
Olirum Erodu Foundation has teamed up with Annai Cauvery River Protection Trust to carry out remediation of environmental pollution in the Cauvery River. The two organisations have resolved to organise
View Article13 dengue cases reported in Belagavi district
Belagavi: With the commencement of monsoon, there is a spurt in dengue cases in the district. In a span of just one week as many as 13 suspected cases of dengue have been reported . District health
View ArticleMangaluru college engineering grads develop four rural India-oriented projects
Mangaluru: Chasing the 'Make in India' dream, city-based Canara Engineering College students have developed four rural India oriented student projects which aims to help the common man, start-ups and...
View Article200-acre Madiwala Lake to get a fresh lease of life
The Madiwala lake will be developed as a biodiversity park in five years. The brains behind the revival of the Yamuna banks are now working to rejuvenate Madiwala Lake to make it a model biodiversity
View ArticleFarmers seek ban on illegal mining in Shravanabelagola
Members of Raitha Sangha and other organisations staged a protest in Hassan, demanding a ban on illegal quarrying at Dadadahalli and Bettadahalli in Shravanabelagola hobli, Channarayapatna taluk on...
View ArticleThe metamorphosis of wetlands
Wood samples excavated from wetlands lead researchers to carbon sinks Even as more wetland and coastal areas are reclaimed in the name of development, palaeontologists have excavated evidence of evergreen
View ArticleHealth dept to introduce mobile medical vans for preventing spread of...
Mangaluru: The department of health and family welfare is taking additional measures to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases in the state. Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader told
View ArticleCourse to analyse chemicals
Mysuru: Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) under its third Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) programme will organize a 10-day course on 'fate and transport of contaminants
View ArticleCentre promises funds to revive B'luru lakes
Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday promised to extend all help to rejuvenate the lakes in Bengaluru and asked the Karnataka government to complete the task in a...
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