Forest Minister Ramanath Rai said on Wednesday that the State government would appoint an expert committee to find out reasons for the increased appearances of elephants on the outskirts of Bangalo

Processed sewage from K&C valley plant to be used for the purpose

Though the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has commissioned its last and final drawal of 500 million litres of water (mld) from the Cauvery basin, through Cauvery IV stage II phase project, the Board is still far from reaching 12 lakh consumers in 110 villages in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike jurisdiction.

Exchange plan to make forest land easily available for irrigation projects

To get additional Rs 10,000 cr through Central assistance: Ahluwalia

The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a whopping Rs 47,000-crore plan size for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up by 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal.

The High Court Circuit Bench, Dharwad upheld the State government’s ban on gutka by quashing an interim plea filed by gutka companies on Tuesday.

An interim plea had been filed by Ghodawat Pan Masala and three other gutka manufacturing companies, which challenged the State government’s order to impose a ban on the sale and manufacture of gutka in State.

Forest department helpless in checking jumbos straying out

Frequent transfer of officers posted to Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) and, increasing human habitat has made the Forest department helpless in checking the growing man-animal conflict. This has resulted in elephants straying out of the forests in the region, wildlife experts opine.

Project estimated to cost 6,500 cr; funds to be sought from World Bank

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has embarked on an ambitious plan to interlink 56 lakes in the City by connecting them to stormwater drains (SWDs).

BBMP receiving around 20 complaints a month; many buildings have extra storeys.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has found that the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited’s (KPCL) Yelahanka diesel power generation (DG) plant continues to pollute environment to

Hebbal lake, one of the prominent water bodies in the City, has remained neglected and dilapidated for the last eight months.

The deplorable condition of the lake is because of the hundreds of Ganesha idols that were immersed in the kalyani (a pond which is a portion of the lake) during the Ganesha festival last September have not been cleared yet.