The government plans to go ahead with the construction of dam-cum-power generation station near Mekedatu, along the River Cauvery.

In keeping with a 1996 Supreme Court judgement, the State government will now include private lands as deemed forests if they meet the criteria it has laid down.The Forest department, in a meeting on May 24, had stated that those lands, which had 50 naturally grown trees per hectare, over and above the height of 30 cm, will be considered as deemed forest.

'Restriction of activities has resulted in formation of fresh coral reefs in Netrani'

The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has begun clearing fresh mining projects in Karnataka.

It will override legislations such as KIADB Act, BDA Act, KHB Act and others

The State government is likely to finalise rules and regulations under the new Central legislation - Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, - in the next three to four days. A notification in this regard will be issued shortly, calling for public objections before gazetting the rules.

Members of Paschima Ghatta Samrakshana Horata Vedike (Western Ghats Protection Forum) will hold talks with people residing in the vicinity of the Ghats to raise their voice against the government’s

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has undertaken a study to assess the air quality at bus stands in and around Bangalore.

The Board is conducting the study to assess the levels of pollutants, especially carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are present in closed buildings of the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stations.

The exercise set to begin in June will be conducted in phases

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), the Bangalore Traffic Police and the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI) will conduct a study across the City to determine the level of lead in the blood of traffic police personnel.

The BDA formed a layout on Venkataraya lake at Gubbalala near Uttarahalli.

Just 3.5 per cent of citizens in Bangalore are “environmentally literate”, a door-to-door survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in upmarket areas like Malleswaram and Rajajinag