Bangalore (T)

Namma Metro chugs on a slow track

By S Praveen Dhaneshkar, DH News Service, Bangalore:

Despite Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa emphatically stating that Namma Metro is on track and would be completed by December 2010, the construction activity on Reach One (M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium/Anil Kumle circle to Byappanahalli) appears to have slowed down...

Publication Date:

12/10/2008

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Public Transport, Urban Transport, Metro, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)

Transport

Urban public transport systems: Are the taxation policies congenial for their survival and growth?

Public transport systems in cities in India are largely bus-based and operated by public agencies. The performance of these organisations on the financial front has been rather wanting. Several reasons

Publication Date:

11/10/2008

Author(s): P S Kharola, G Tiwari

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

43

Issue:

41

pp:

41

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Congestion, Urban Transport Institutions, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), India, Delhi, Bangalore (T), Mumbai, Chennai (T), Calcutta (T)

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Precipitation chemistry at an urban area of Karnataka, India (2005-2007)

Bulk percipitation displays the combined effects of all water soluble components of precipitation. Dust from the earth's surface is commonly assumed to be alkaline; it is commonly reported in the literature as a constituent of the atmosphere and of precipitation.

Publication Date:

01/10/2008

Author(s): B. C. Nagendra Prasad, G. S. Munawar Pasha, G. P. Shivashankara

Source: Pollution Research

Vol:

27

Issue:

4

pp:

747

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Water Quality, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Atmosphere, Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Mandya (T), Mysore (T), Rainfall

Transport

Policy paper for parking in the Bangalore metropolitan region

The parking issues of Bangalore are intricately related to the city structure, infrastructure, traffic and management. The one way system proposed for speedy movement within the city and streamlining the traffic had facilitated clear carriageways with removal of parking from the roads.

Publication Date:

01/10/2008

Tags:

Transport, Public Transport, Urban Planning, Parking Policy, Parking Pricing, India, Bangalore (T), Vehicles

Energy

Grid-interactive solar power gains ground

Proposals for over 2,000 MW projects have been received

The Union Ministry

Publication Date:

29/09/2008

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Solar Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Bangalore (T)

Climate Change

The Green Trade

John Doerr spoke in a quiet, deliberate voice.

Publication Date:

22/09/2008

Author(s): Pierre Mario Fitter; Alexis Ringwald

Source: Business World (Kolkata)

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Hybrid Electric, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Global Warming, Emissions Trading, Mahindra & Mahindra, China, United States Of America (US), India, Bangalore (T), Reva Electric Car Co

Environment

HC seeks details on green belt

Bangalore, DHNS:

The High Court has directed the State government to furnish details related to the green belt declaration in Bangalore, its preservation and protection.

Hearing a plea by Ex-servicemen and Economically Weaker Sections of the Society, Justice D V Shailendra Kumar has directed the State to provide the details within two weeks.

Publication Date:

21/09/2008

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Urban Environment, High Court, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Going green

Biodiversity Conservation India Limited (bcil), which was set up in Bangalore in 1995 by Chandrashekar Hariharan, is known for its eco-friendly sustainable homes like tzed and TownsEnd. The company has its roots in the ngo background of its promoters who, for many years, worked on basic resources of water and energy with the Academy for Mountain Environics.

Publication Date:

21/09/2008

Source: Business India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Water Harvesting, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Wastewater Recycling, Solar Energy, Green Buildings, Bangalore (T)

Habitat And Urbanisation

Metro land acquisition: Status quo ordered

DH News Service, Bangalore:

The High Court has ordered maintenance of status quo in the land acquisition from a petitioner for the Metro Rail project at Jayanagar South End Circle.

Publication Date:

20/09/2008

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Land Acquisition, Urban Development, Urban Transport, Metro, High Court, Karnataka, Bangalore (T)

Wildlife