Bangalore: To ensure the poor have easier access to power, the US Consulate General (Chennai) has granted $ 200,000 to SELCO Foundation, a social enterprise working towards providing sustainable en

M Chockalingam (Judicial Member) and R.

CAG Report Unearths Horrors Of Govt Residential Institutions And Gross Under-Utilization Of Public Funds

Thousands of students in 250 residential schools bathe in cold water throughout the year. Neither do they have warm water to drink. Worse, 54 schools don’t have separate toilets for girls and boys. In all, 43% of the schools have no playgrounds.

They Fear Such A Deal Could Help The Centre For Wildlife Studies Take Over Karnataka Forests

Bangalore: A draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Karnataka forest department and the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) has not gone down well with environmentalists. They say the move will result in CWS chief Ullas Karanth taking complete control of forests in Karnataka.

Bangalore: Who will be affected seriously by air and sound pollution? It is police officers, a division bench headed by Chief Justice D H Waghela observed on Monday.

“The air/sound pollution hurts police officers most. They develop psychological problems leading to suicide in some instances. So, they are in fact the first victims. It is a serious issue,” the bench observed while hearing a PIL alleging misuse of a civic amenity site on 10th Cross, Malleswaram.

Bangalore: Over 1.6 lakh acres of forest land in Karnataka have been encroached upon by private individuals until mid-2013, according to official figures.

Union oil minister M Veerappa Moily appears to have influenced the decisions of the Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday.

These farmers have lost their land twice

It’s a double whammy for these farmers. First, their fertile land was taken away by the BDA to form Arkavathy Layout. They fought a protracted legal battle to get compensation in the form of sites. The farmers are landless again because the BDA has denotified the land where their plots stood.

Bangalore: The Upalokayukta has directed the government to take measures to ensure that no sewage, solid waste or effluents are di charged into Puttenahalli Lake.

New Delhi: Allaying apprehensions of environmentalists over Karnataka’s ambitious water supply project, the Centre on Tuesday said the scheme was meant for providing drinking water to many water-st