Bangalore: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said the commercial operations of Namma Metro’s Reach-1 (Byappanahalli-MG Road) would begin before September 25 and that the safety certificate, the last hurdle before commissioning, is expected before September 15.
Bangalore : Have you been scrambling to meet the December 31 rainwater harvesting deadline set by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, fearing that your water supply and sanitary connections may be cut?
A three-judge forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia accepted the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) setting the modalities for selling and keeping the accounts of sale proceeds of the existing stock of about 25 million metric tonnes from the mining leases of the three districts.
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the auction of 25 million tonnes iron ore that was excavated from the Karnataka mines earlier to ensure that steel mills can operate smoothly till a final decision is taken on environmental issues.
Mining was stopped in as many as 133 mines in Karnataka, including 93 in Bellary, on directions of courts on account of environmental hazards, Mines Minister Dinsha Patel told the Lok Sabha today.
Bangalore : Promises by State authorities notwithstanding, citizens’ complaints about adulterated food products will be left unattended until the government frames rules and regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006.
The government has zeroed in on an island in the Hebbal lake - which is already mired in controversies - for installing the Bhuvaneshwari statue at a cost of Rs 25 crore.
The statue, a brainchild of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, was initially proposed to be erected on the monolith in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Public outcry against the proposal had the government spiking the location, putting the project in the cold storage for some time.
In a major step to end commercialisation of wildlife tourism, the State Forest Department has banned the movement of private vehicles in the Bandipur tiger reserve with effect from September 1.
Funds to be used for remodelling of stormwater drains in four valleys of the City
Bangalore, The fund-starved Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has something to cheer about. It has succeeded in availing an additional grant of about Rs 309 crore for remodelling of stormwater drains in the four valleys of the City under the Centre-sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).
Bangalore The team appointed by the Supreme Court (SC) to study the impact of mining on the environment in Karnataka’s Bellary district has found violation of rules by some companies engaged in mining there.
