The State government on Monday kicked off the ambitious Belaku programme, which intends to introduce compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in all the households in the State.
Power Centre: Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa discuss a point at the launch of the
Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India's booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation, with Mumbai, India's financial capital, trailing in 21st place.
Asia's third-largest economy is home to one-quarter of the world's 20 most densely populated cities but the slow pace of urban development has been a drag on economic growth.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister Jagadish Shettar said the State Government has taken strict measures for effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The department suspended 337 officers on charges of dereliction of duty while implementing the scheme and also seized about 12 lakh fake job cards.
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the six-member committee headed by Justice N K Patil, the Chairman of High Court Legal Service Authority, to submit its report by February 28, 2011.
The Authority had been earlier told to chalk out a plan for preservation of lakes in the City.
The commissioners of Bangalore Development Authority and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, secretaries of
Karantaka HC has accepted this report on preservation of lakes in Bangalore prepared by the committee headed by Justice N K Patil. It provides an overview of status of the existing lakes & indicates the extent to which they have been encroached and polluted.
A special session of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on greening the City ended in a deadlock on Wednesday after a heated debate on how to green the City - by cosmetic landscaping with exotic grasses, gazebos and pergolas, or by growing trees in parks.
The Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage system (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to make it mandatory for all new buildings in Bangalore to adopt rain water harvesting technique. Besides, all old buildings with above built-up area of more than 2,400 sq ft should adopt the technique within the specified time.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests B K Singh has said a proposal has been submitted to the State Government to hike the compensation being paid for death due to elephant attack from the current Rs two lakhs to ` five lakhs.
