Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 02/05/2025. Pursuant to the tribunal order dated April 24, 2025, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) informed the court that as per …
BENGALURU: The spread of dengue in the city (BBMP limits) has sharply spiralled upwards as the number of cases has crossed 3,000 as per official figures.What is more worrying is that officials admit that as not all cases come to light, the number might just be ‘the tip of the …
BENGALURU: Successive droughts and depletion of groundwater table in Karnataka has destroyed a whopping 2.28 crore arecanut and coconut trees. "The state has witnessed low rainfall this year too and farmers are finding it difficult to source water even after drilling borewells up to 1,200 feet, the situation is getting …
BENGALURU: It's been six months since Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanag ara Palike (BBMP) started collecting sanitary waste from households on a daily basis, but the drive doesn't seem to have been very effective. Less than 25% of the estimated waste generated is being collected from households, a BBMP official admitted. The …
With tax benefits drying up, tariffs plunging to new lows after the introduction of competitive bidding, and demand from states remaining bleak, a number of wind power producers are putting up their assets for sale. Wind power projects — with total capacity of nearly 3,000 megawatts (Mw) and worth Rs …
PORVORIM: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday termed Karnataka's Kalsa-Bhandura river diversion project an 'ecological bomb'. Taking a jibe at the neighbhouring state, he said Karnataka has been fighting with every one of its neighbours over waterGoa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtraexcept with the Arabian Sea. "Karnataka is planting …
Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said on Thursday that the district administration had identified five acres of land at Senapura village in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district for setting up a Permanent Rehabilitation Centre for those affected by endosulfan. She was chairing a meeting of the District Endosulfan Affected Persons …
The eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Nagarahole National Park, on which a draft notification was issued by the government recently, covers 92 villages on a geographical area of 299.02 sq. km. The ESZ also includes notified reserve forest areas spread over 269.86 sq. km, which takes the total ESZ area to …
Although the number of H1N1 positive cases is on the rise this year and two deaths have been reported in Dakshina Kannada district so far, DHO Dr Ramakrishna Rao said that the patients need not panic. Briefing mediapersons here on Tuesday, he said that throat swab samples have been collected …
Govt. wants ESZ to be limited to 312.5 sq. km. instead of 1,201 sq. km proposed in draft notification The protective cover around the Kali Tiger Reserve has been severely reduced as the State government has bowed to “public pressure” to limit the extent of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around …
This document outlines the key challenges being faced by states to meet their Renewable energy targets for 2022. It draws out key recommendations emerging from the state action plans. In November 2013, NITI Aayog (at the time, known as the Planning Commission of India) initiated a stakeholder-driven analysis of the …
Environment scientist and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru professor T V Ramachandra has said that Bengaluru has turned into a ‘dead city’ and Mysuru should not go the Bengaluru way. Ramachandra delivered a lecture on ‘Unplanned Urbanisation with Fragmented Governance and Poor Environment Health-Nexus’ as part of an international conference …
Bengaluru: Eleven districts of Karnataka recorded 837 fresh tuberculosis cases in a week starting July 17 this year, data from the state government's ongoing Active Case Finding initiative, part of the move to make India TB free by 2025, has revealed. "This is worrying as these are confirmed cases. We …
As in previous years, monsoon season this year has been accompanied by a surge in cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. While reports of new cases of dengue are pouring in from across the country, it is Kerala and the other southern states that are bearing the brunt. …
The Karnataka government had violated all norms while granting permission to Yettinahole drinking water project near Sakleshpur in Hassan district, petitioner opposing the project charged before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday. The principal bench of the NGT, chaired by Abdul Raheem, started the final hearing of a batch …
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to consider a plea by former chief minister N Dharam Singh against a High Court order that allowed recovery of over Rs 23 crore from him for the losses caused to the exchequer in the transportation of illegally extracted iron ore. A bench of …
NEW DELHI: Strongly contesting the charge of the Congress and a report of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) that private insurance companies have made huge profits from the PM Crop Insurance Scheme, top government officials told ET that crop insurance claims depended on whether there was a good …
It aims to supply BS VI quality fuel by 2020; gets environmental clearance for upgrading facility In the run-up to produce Bharat Stage VI compliant fuel, the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), is preparing to upgrade its existing production facilities as well as set up a new unit. Catering …
Tunga dam reaches full reservoir level A flood-like situation prevails in some parts of the state as rains continued on Thursday. Heavy showers continued to lash most parts of Belagavi district for the third consecutive day, while rains provided some respite in Belagavi taluk with occasional mild showers. Water inflow …
At least 349 people across the state have been diagnosed with dengue in three days. According to the health department, the cases were registered in just 72 hours. Dengue is characterised by headache and high fever, and can be fatal. It has claimed five lives in Karnataka this year. Since …
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over vanishing wetlands in the country, including in Bengaluru, and asked the Centre to explain the “huge amount” of money spent on various works related to preservation of waterbodies. A wetland is a land area that has water, either permanently or seasonally, and …
