Bangalore will be hosting the first ever ‘World Water Summit’ from February 1 to 3, 2012, in an effort to create an interactive forum to facilitate exchange of ideas and display latest technologies in sustaining water resources.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is all set to issue notices for the second time to owners of identified houses that are yet to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems.

The draft mining Bill is spot on in proposing excise duty on ore as an instrument to keep tabs on mineral output
JAIDEEP MISHRA

The SC has allowed to clear already extracted iron ore at the mining sites in three districts of the state as per the recommendation made by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC). Around 15 million tonne (mt) may be in the category of higher grade with 60% plus Fe content and the remaining 10 mt in the lower grade, which will not be consumed by the domestic industry.

Samvidhanika Chaluvali demands distribution of unused land to the poor
The Samvidhanika Chaluvali has urged District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar to initiate measures to stop land acquisition process, which has been taken up by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) for setting up private companies in the district.

Although G Janardhan Reddy made Bellary his home, he remained linked to his home state of Andhra Pradesh.

The fresh leases were granted to OMC for captive use in the light of a very large integrated steel plant proposed to be set up in Kadapa district by Janardhan Reddy’s Bramhani Steels. However, the lease orders issued by the government mentioned no such condition, thus allowing the company third-party sales.

The unique aspect of this place is that, hardly any visitors go there, for two reasons: Not many people from City know about the place and on the other hand, for localites, there is nothing new in the place as the Kere is part and parcel of their life. Legend has it that there was a person by name Guruvayya who constructed a barrage (bund) to store water that comes from three hillocks, at a place where the Kere (tank or lake) is situated at present.

Although India grows more than 10 per cent of the world's tobacco, our value share of the $11-billion global tobacco leaf export trade is only 5 per cent, according to a Tobacco Institute of India

BANGALORE, 5 SEPT: The CBI today arrested mining baron and former minister Mr G Janardhan Reddy and managing director of Obalapuram Mining Company (OMC) Mr BV Srinivas Reddy after conducting raids