Sridhar Pabbisetty from Namma Bengaluru Foundation claimed that only people with political connections were members of the lake watchdog committee and that the board had omitted those working relen
Forest officials suspect miscreants behind fire
Up in smoke: Forest fire broke out in the Bandipur National Park in Chamarajanagar district on Tuesday.
80% success rate in plantation; funds may be cut for some projects
The Forest Department spends around Rs 300 crore on plantation and about Rs 80 crore on wildlife projects.
Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni has said that 38 sand blocks have been identified, spread across an area of 506.56 acres, in the non-CRZ area of Dakshina Kannada.