BANGALORE: Few days after Karnataka cancelled 51 iron ore mining leases under category C, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government soon would decide on auctioning these leases.

Bangalore: The IT City tag has come with a heavy price tag, thanks to negligence in electronic waste disposal and recycling by public and private sectors.

A recent international study by scientists of Ehime University, Japan in association with local experts, revealed that there are many informal backyards and scrap units here where ewaste is not recycled as per norms and this poses serious health risks to people working there and those around them.

Reclaimed Water Underused, Slurry Ends In Lakes: KSPCB Panel

There are 626 sewage treatment plants in Bangalore, the highest in any city in the country. Together, these STPs can treat 834 million litres per day (MLD) of wastewater. But truth is, much of the treated water goes down the drain, according to a report by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).

Bangalore: Call it an irony or simply the absurd ways of our political system.

Bangalore Urban ZP To Build 25,000 Loos This Year

Bangalore: Owning a mobile is more important for many people in Bangalore Urban district, rather than having a toilet in the backyard.
A survey conducted by Bangalore Urban zilla panchayat (ZP) recently threw up a nasty surprise: 34,656 households in the district don’t have toilets. Which means the families defecate in the open.

Bangalore: India’s IT capital has a dark side – it has 2,122 malnourished children, most of them in slums. The BBMP discovered this in three of its zones where it conducted health camps.

Says Total Lethargy In Solving Garbage Problem

The high court on Monday pulled up both the government and BBMP for their casual approach towards implementing its directions in solving the garbage mess. The court gave them time till August 30 to show compliance.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah’s promise of a garbage-free Bangalore has hit a roadblock.

Karnataka is facing a strange phenomenon: it's in the grip of a drought and floods at the same time. The floods have followed two successive years of drought.

The warning bells for the Ganesha festival has started ringing for the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).