The last survey had identified 100 tigers in the 1,200-sq km Bandipur Tiger Reserve

As many as 700 people have volunteered for the most-awaited tiger census to be conducted across all tiger reserves and protected forest areas in south India.

The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to adhere to the guidelines suggested by the Supreme Court that iron ore henceforth mined from 51 ‘C’ category mines, would be used domestically and only for c

Treated water to rejuvenate lakes, slake City's thirst

The Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) of the Indian Institute of Science and Invicus Engineering Company, a Bangalore-based firm, are conducting a study on a pilot project to draw water from Bellandur and Agara lakes to quench the thirst of Bangaloreans.

BBMP yet to constitute Appellate Authority as ordered by court

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) axed 3,000 trees last year and many of them have been reduced to stumps overnight. This, when the civic body did not have the legal backing to do so.

The State government will ban stone quarrying in a five-km radius of dams and reservoirs in Karnataka.

Garbage generated in Gonikoppa ends up on the banks of river Keere, causing irreversible damage to the environment.

K'taka allowed to raise Almatti dam height, but cannot use excess water

The State government is neither under illusion that it has got justice from the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal II nor is it in victory celebration mode, the Assembly was told on Monday. On the contrary, it is planning to file a petition before the Supreme Court to review the clarificatory order of the tribunal issued last Friday.

Trucks transporting waste to Mandur, choose to dump it midway, into Rampura lake.

The garbage crisis is taking its toll on Rampura lake in East Bangalore with waste being dumped there. The lake is gradually being converted into a landfill, with garbage transporters conveniently dumping garbage midway instead of taking it to the landfill site located in Mandur.

Minister for Forest and Environment Ramanath Rai has said it has come to the notice of the government that water and air pollution levels are steadily increasing in Bangalore.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is collecting samples of 55 lakes to assess the water quality, Rai said in a written reply to Eshwar Khandre (Cong) in the Legislative Assembly.

KSPCB Chairman Dr Ayi Vaman N Acharya speaks with CII Karnataka State Council Chairman Soumitra Bhattachara in Bangalore on Thursday. DH Photo

Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman Vaman Acharya on Thursday said the KSPCB is mulling over filing criminal cases against those municipalities that are unable to manage their waste properly.