The Karnataka High Court has directed the BDA and the BBMP to establish a park in Srinivasanagar in Banashankari 3rd Stage after the residents petitioned it stating that the designated park area was housing a slum.
Thirsty City: Over 1,000 units in Bommasandra Industrial Estate face water scarcity TN waters hopes as City struggles
BANGALORE: In yet another indication that the State is failing to retain industries within its boundaries, many industrial units operating in areas bordering with Tamil Nadu
Over 1,000 units in Bommasandra Industrial Estate face water scarcity
Making hey: Private water tankers are in great demand as water scarcity hits an all-time high during summer.
BANGALORE: The State government on Monday submitted anaffidavit in the High Court stating that it would construct toiletsand provide safe drinking waterin all the pre-primary, pri maryand secondary schools.
Accordingto the statistics provided government, of the40,000 primary schools in the State, 5,447 don
The govt would have to remove encroachments, stop sewage flow
Bangalore, The High Court on Thursday came out strongly in support of lake conservation and set the ball rolling with a direction to implement the recommendations on the development of Bangalore lakes, made by the Justice N K Patil committee report submitted in February.
The division bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Jus
The steep rise in the population of Bangalore district has seen it top the population growth rate in the country. The Bangalore urban district has grown three times faster than the population of the state as a whole.
The Forest Department will develop tree parks at six places on the outskirts of Bangalore in an effort to increase the green cover around the State capital, Forest Minister C H Vijayashankar said on Friday.
Tree parks are planned off Bannerghatta, Mahantalingapura off Whitefield Road, Challahalligudda near Devanahalli, Bhootanahalli off Kanakapura Road and near Hesaraghatta and Kengeri.
An evaluation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the State has found several shortcomings in the implementation including corruption, inefficiency and lack of awareness about the programme.
The draft of the evaluation, conducted by two researchers of the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) has found that while the rules stipulate that each w
Drinking borewell water can make you sick
Groundwater in Byatarayanapura, Peenya, Jayanagar, Bommanahalli and Mahadevapura areas of the City has been found to be heavily contaminated with alarming levels of industrial effluents containing heavy metals beyond permissible limits.
The State has failed in its duty to bring about groundwater regulations and set up sewage treatment facilities, which
