Cauvery water dispute: Violence erupts across Mysuru
Vehicles bearing TN registration torched; Sec 144 clamped Tension prevailed in parts of the city, over the Cauvery River water issue. The agitators torched vehicles bearing Tamil Nadu registration number,
View ArticleIndia water: Violence in Bangalore over Cauvery river
Protesters in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in Karnataka state have attacked shops and set fire to vehicles in a long-running dispute about water. They were angry at a Supreme Court ruling...
View Article'5.97 lakh hectares converted to non-agri purposes in 10 years'
Karnataka Agriculture Price Commission Chairman T N Prakash Kammardi said 5.97 lakh hectares of agricultural land in Karnataka has been converted to non-agricultural purposes in the last one decade.
View ArticleCauvery basin to get real-time water flow monitoring system
Cauvery basin to get real-time water flow monitoring system. The Union Ministry of Water Resources is working to instal modern technology to monitor water data in the Cauvery basin areas within one
View ArticleCauvery dispute: Karandlaje calls for a united fight
Injustice cannot be tolerated anymore, says BJP leader Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday said the state government should not release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. She said all 28
View ArticleStay on sand extraction in CRZ of Udupi to continue till October 1
Construction workers to protest on September 26 The stay on sand extraction, ordered by the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone), Chennai, in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas of Udupi district
View ArticleMaharashtra part of cyclone mitigation project for Konkan region
State disaster management director Suhas Diwase said Maharashtra is among the six states in the coastal area that has been selected for the programme. Maharashtra will be part of the unique Cyclone
View ArticleDrop both reports on Ghats: Forum
MYSURU: Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) president Maruthi Manapade said that the government should drop the idea of implementing both the Kasturirangan and Madhav Gadgil committee reports. Mahapade
View ArticleAir pollution dipped at nine locations on bandh day
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) had monitored the ambient air quality for the parameters particulate matter (PM10), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Air pollution
View ArticleAngry clashes in Karnataka as India's water wars run deep
Bengaluru erupts in violence over water-sharing plans with neighbouring state Tamil Nadu, as country-wide shortages reach crisis levels Scattered tyres, set alight, had already shut the road back into
View ArticleCauvery row: Bengaluru breathed easy on September 9
BENGALURU: It's true that the September 9 strike called by pro-Kannada organizations protesting sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu caused a lot of inconvenience to citizens. However, with the number
View ArticlePolitical parties should come together to safeguard State’s rights over Cauvery
CM should convene all-party meeting to address issue, says G. K. Mani The ruling party and the opposition parties should unite together to restore the rights of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery water dispute.
View ArticleCentral policy needed on water-sharing issue
MLC Ivan D’Souza said that the Central government should evolve a central water policy to guide the states on sharing of river water. Absence of such policy will only aggravate the inter-state water
View ArticleNeed to see river conflicts differently: Sunita Narain
Asserting that there is a need to see river conflicts "differently", environmentalist Sunita Narain today said the solution to the Cauvery river water sharing issue requires the farmers to reduce use of
View ArticleWith one eye on the environment
Total Environment Building Systems is an architect-led real estate design and development firm that builds furnished and customised homes with a focus on functional design. Founded in 1996 by Kamal Sagar,
View ArticleWater conservation to be the theme at Yuva Dasara
MYSURU: The Yuva Dasara subcommittee has decided to conduct Yuva Sambhrama and Yuva Dasara with water conservation as the theme, in the backdrop of scanty rainfall received this year. Speaking to...
View ArticleSand mining: Forum plans to take out protest rally in Udupi
Following the postponement of the hearing of the stay order on sand mining activities in the district at National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chennai to October1, the affected people have decided to stage a...
View ArticleAfter government's cold response, residents step in to save Varthur lake
After the recent catfish kill, volunteers from Whitefield Rising group (Varthur lake team) and Varthur Rising have decided to save the water body without depending on the government. To start with,
View ArticleBengaluru staring at a severe water crisis, warns IISc study
The study points out that wastage due to leakages and indiscriminate use is adding to the growing problem. An ongoing study by a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has
View ArticleDry days loom over city as water level in KRS down 20%
The current water level in the dam is 84.75 ft, down from 105.57 ft in the corresponding period last year. The water level in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, which is the main source of drinking
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