The High Court of Karnataka on Monday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Bangalore Development Authority and other departments to file an affidavit on the plans to restore Sarakki Lak

A steady drizzle on Sunday morning did little to discourage a group of volunteers from doing their bit to save Alahalli lake near JP Nagar in the City.

The National Green Tribunal (South Zone) on Wednesday ordered status quo on all project activities proposed in the Amrit Mahal Kaval grassland ecosystems of Challakere taluk, Chitradurga, with imme

In what may scuttle efforts in wildlife conservation, a black granite factory is being built illegally in the K Gudi eco-sensitive zone of the Biligiriranganatha-swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve.

Despite receiving several warnings from different government agencies on how Uttarakhand was prone to natural disaster, the state government and the Centre sat on these reports only to witness the

Govt plans to build three small hydel reservoirs

The State government is looking into the possibility of taking up the controversial drinking water-cum-power generation project across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu with the twin objective to quenching the thirst of people in Bangalore and surrounding places and generate power.

Celebrating the 67th year of Independence, India is slowly losing her seed sovereignty, even as environmentalists and farmers’ organisations fight in vain.

“Dependence on foreign seeds is as good as selling our land. The government is blind while framing new laws,” Rajesh Krishnan, co-convenor, Coalition for Genetically Modified (GM) Free India told Deccan Herald.

With civic bodies doing nothing, volunteers' group gets serious on saving lakes

A group of volunteers under the banner ‘Save Bangalore Lakes’ has taken upon itself the task of reviving the City’s lakes, a task that should ideally have been undertaken by the local bodies.

State Pollution Control Board report finds more takers for treatment plants

Plan to deny fuel to vehicles sans emission test gathers dust

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has sent a proposal to the State government to stop fuel supply to those vehicles which do not undergo regular emission tests.