The permissible limit for nitrates is 40 milligrams a litre, but in most areas, the presence of nitrates ranges between 45 and 100 mg/ litre.

Farmers save on expenditure on diesel for pumps used during frequent power cuts

About 150 loads of garbage, including wet waste, enters the Mavallipura landfill every day.

Self-sufficient institutions sell excess energy to Cesc

Commute traffic is the traffic that involves travel to the workplace and back

Palike cannot enforce ban without issuing draft notification, says official

The Pollution Control Board has initiated action against 32 plastic manufacturing units in the City for their failure to comply with the notification issued by the government banning plastic use.

Any attempt to reclaim landfill for development should factor in physico-chemical characteristics of waste, says the study.

It is not only just the Ulsoor Lake which is polluted.

KR Market, Bengaluru’s largest marketplace and the biggest user of plastic, is set to ban all kinds of plastic from April 2 onwards.