Wildfire in Banavara reserve forest
A large number of trees in the reserve forest at Banavara were destroyed in a wildfire on Thursday. According to the Forest Department officials, the accidental fire started at Aalada Mara village in
View ArticleKarnataka State Pollution Control Board refutes pollution study, terms it...
BENGALURU: A day after the release of a report on the city’s air quality by Co-media lab and Climate Trends which highlighted shocking levels of air pollution in the city, the Karnataka State Pollution
View ArticleVillagers stage protest against illegal sand extraction
Hundreds of residents from Ferozabad and Nadi Sinnur villages in Kalaburagi taluk staged a protest against illegal sand extraction, outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Thursday. The villagers
View ArticleCAG audit slams Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, pollution...
BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) came under severe criticism from the office of the Accountant General (Economic
View ArticleAir pollution levels in Karnataka’s 11 cities and towns cross limits
BENGALURU: Air quality in 11 cities and towns in Karnataka has been deteriorating, thanks to the increasing number of vehicles and unscientific waste management. According to the latest data collected
View ArticleIncision into Western Ghats leaves environmental activists worried
Road and railway projects cutting through eco-sensitive forests are unnecessary, they say Last week, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched a 2.16-km bridge connecting the pilgrimage spot of Sigandur
View ArticleKarnataka saw 350% more forest fires in 2017 than three years ago
BENGALURU: Last year, a guard in Bandipur died in a forest fire. On Saturday, a forest officer was killed by an elephant when he was inspecting a blaze in the DB Kuppe forest range near Kabini. 50 hec
View ArticleRise in number of tiger deaths from 2014-2016
NEW DELHI: As many as 122 tigers died of various reasons across the country in 2016, with 32 of the fatalities occurring in Madhya Pradesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. The death of these big cats
View ArticleBengaluru maps its solar wealth
Sends helicopter to collect data on the solar energy potential of its rooftops On a hot Tuesday, a helicopter hovering over the rooftops of the city had a singular mission: to help people make hay while
View Article13 South Indian cities have toxic air; at least 26 more are unsafe: Study
The Centre's list includes three cities from Telangana, five from Andhra Pradesh, one from Tamil Nadu and four from Karnataka As the Centre plans to clean the air in 13 south Indian cities, 26 more
View ArticleBy 2030, India will need 2 m doctors, 6 m nurses
Healthcare sector, which will drive the economy, will generate 40 million jobs by 2020, says Devi Shetty at CII meet In the World Health Organisation’s ranking of health systems of countries, India
View ArticleApple’s Bengaluru supplier achieves zero waste in record time
BENGALURU: Apple supplier Wistron’s facility in Bengaluru has achieved zero waste to landfill certification in a little over a year, much faster than its assembly units in China, says Apple’s latest...
View ArticlePoor quality work alleged in drinking water unit
Accusing that the work of the drinking water unit at Gurusiddarameshwara Circle is marred by technical problems, the public said that the malfunctioning of the unit is due to low-quality equipment.
View Article36 sandalwood trees go missing from Bangalore University campus in 1 year
BENGALURU: The bio-park of Bangalore University’s Jnanabharathi campus lost 36 sandalwood trees in slightly more than a year, a reply to an RTI query has revealed. Twenty-six of these were chopped and
View ArticleCauvery water entering Tamil Nadu from Karnataka polluted: CPCB to Supreme Court
CHENNAI: For long, Tamil Nadu has been waging a war with Karnataka to secure its due share of Cauvery water. Now the fight, if the state goes by the report of the Central Pollution Control Board, may not
View ArticleAround the landfill sites: a groundtruthing of solid waste management law...
Around the landfill sites: A groundtruthing of solid waste management law across landfill sites in coastal areas of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, highlights a community-led groundtruthing exercise
View ArticleKarnataka receives 120 courses of life-saving Tuberculosis drugs
BENGALURU: Even as Tuberculosis (TB) activists are protesting for access to life-saving drugs Bedaquiline and Delaminid, in the national capital, in the backdrop of the End-TB Summit in Delhi to be held
View ArticleNGT slaps Rs 5L cost on Mantri Techzone for lake buffer zone violation
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday slapped a cost of Rs 5 lakh on real estate developer Mantri Techzone Pvt Ltd for failing to file a compliance report on its orders for maintaining a buffer
View ArticleEnvironmentalists trying to extend Ecologically Sensitive Zone'
Under the pretext of environment conservation, some environmental organisations have been trying to extend the ecologically sensitive zone to Kodagu, alleged office-bearers of Save Kodagu Forum....
View ArticleMantri told to pay Rs. 5 lakh environmental compensation
This is for not complying with previous orders of the National Green Tribunal The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday imposed an environmental compensation of Rs. 5 lakh on Mantri Techzone Private
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