The ambitious three package solid waste management scheme in the MCC limits will be realised soon with the Corporation opening the technical bid for the scheme.
The size of the State's 12th five year plan (2012-17) is expected to touch Rs two lakh crore - double that of the previous plan - with a thrust on agriculture, education, health and infrastructure.
Bangalore The mining ban in Karnataka has prompted Chinese buyers to identify new overseas markets for iron ore, trade sources said.
The ban in Karnataka is likely to drag down the country’s overall iron ore exports to abysmal levels this year, while it would be an opportunity for other iron ore producing countries waiting to tap the Chinese market.
The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw a 2006-notification which disallowed
conversion of agricultural land for residential and commercial activities in the towns of Sathanur in Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagara, Solur in Magadi taluk and Nandagudi in Hoskote taluk.
Project to be completed before March 2012
Following the Karnataka High Court order to the State government to make arrangements to provide potable water to all government schools , Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has chalked out a plan to provide water connection to187 schools in the district.
As many as 40 fresh water fish species in Karnataka are under 'threat' and urgent conservation measures are needed to ensure their survival, says a study by Environment Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI).
Mangalore : Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily has informed that in order to curb the illegal mining, the Central government will come up with a new mining policy soon.
M Veerappa MoilyA new regulatory authority is being formed by the government which will act upon the mining policy, he said.
The Karnataka government, which is in the thick of controversy over acquisition of land for several big-ticket investors, is in no mood to accept certain changes proposed in the new Land Acquisitio
Exports of iron ore declined by about 22 per cent to 25.2 million tonnes in April-July due to the ban on its shipments from Karnataka, industry body FIMI today said.
