New Delhi The report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Karnataka’s mining sector, expected to be submitted to the Supreme Court this week, has the state steel industry on the tenterhooks.

Steel companies in the state, including Kirloskar Ferrous Industries and BMM Ispat, are a worried

NTPC Ltd's first ultra-mega power project (UMPP) of 4,000 MW, coming up at Kudgi in Bijapur district of Karnataka, is all set to award contracts for the first phase of 3 by 800 MW once it secures n

The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC), headed by PV Jayakrishnan, today visited the mining areas in Tumuti in the district to monitor the ongoing survey and demarcation of mining leases in the area as directed by the apex court.

The survey and demarcation was conducted by personnel from revenue, forest, mining and geological departments, along with Bellary Deputy Commissioner Aditya Amlan Biswas, official sources said.

Experts have made several recommendations to the government including long distance translocation of jumbos to resolve the man-animal conflict in Sakaleshpur taluk of Hassan district.

After a daylong workshop on Saturday organised by the Forest Department, Forest Minister C P Yogeeshwara said, that the experts have suggested that the area which holds small population of elephants is not viable for conservation.

25 acres for Amritanandamayi Trust to set up hospital, medical college

The State Cabinet on Thursday went on a land allotment spree sanctioning prime real estate in different parts of the State to private players and government agencies for commercial, industrial and residential purposes.

Hundreds of farmers staged a protest in front of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) office on Thursday night, as there was no breakthrough in talks between farmers demanding compensation for

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has written to the State government to abide by a July 2011 High Court order to release 50 per cent of the funds set aside for the rejuvenation of lake

Forest dept fears the Western Ghats Ecology Authority infringes on its powers

The recommendation of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) for setting up the Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA) has not gone down well with the State Forest department.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to submit an undertaking that it would abide by the recommendations of the expert panel set up by the Lak

Dandeli, Mookambika, Cauvery, Someshwara, BBP to be merged with forests
The State government has extended the boundaries of a national park and four wildlife sanctuaries.

The government on December 27, 2011, notified around 1,255.64 sq km of reserve forest land as national park and wildlife sanctuaries. As per the notification, the areas of four wildlife sanctuaries – Dandeli, Mookambika, Cauvery and Someshwara, and one national park – Bannerghatta, have been extended by amalgamating them with reserve forests, thereby bringing a larger area under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.