Environment

Sound pollution: Report on categorisation of areas

Bengaluru: The high court on Wednesday directed the government to submit a status report on categorisation of areas on the basis of permitted sound levels for effective implementation of the Noise

Publication Date: 
27/06/2019
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Noise Pollution, Noise Rules 2000, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment
Water Resources

India is drying up, fast

Congratulations to all... we have achieved 50 degree temperature this year. Let’s cut more trees to achieve 60 degrees the next year,’ a sarcastic tweet the other day came as a jolt.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2019
Devinder Sharma
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Traditional Water Harvesting, Rajasthan, Churu (D), Drought, Maharashtra, Ahmedabad (D), Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environment norms in buffer zone of Kaikondarahalli lake, Bangalore, 09/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahadevpura Parisara Samrakshane Mattu Abhivrudhi Samiti Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/05/2019 regarding violation of environment norms in the fragile buffer zone of Kaikondarahalli Lake at Banglore.

Judgement Date: 
09/05/2019
Tags:
Water Resources, Lakes, Urban Encroachments, Bangalore (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Municipal Corporations, Karnataka
Air Pollution

Citizen project will tell what you are breathing

Bengaluru: How bad is the air we breathe? What impact does the city’s toxic air have on our health?

Publication Date: 
24/04/2019
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Air Pollution, Health Effects, Nitrogen Dioxide
Water Pollution

Bangalore’s Bellandur lake spews high toxic foam again after rain

Bangalore Live News Today: Get the latest updates on Bangalore traffic, Bangalore weather, the events in Bangalore today and much more in our daily LIVE blog

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Lake Pollution, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Water Pollution
Air Pollution

Pollution control board doesn’t think Bengaluru breathes unhealthy air

Recently, the BBMP Additional Commissioner for public health, D Randeep, launched a network of 40 air quality monitoring devices that have been installed across the city.

Publication Date: 
16/04/2019
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Air Quality Monitoring, Bangalore (T), PM 2.5, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), WHO
Air Pollution

Magneto launches product to tackle air pollution

Deteriorating air quality being a major concern in India, Magneto CleanTech has come up with a product that traps bacteria and germs.

Publication Date: 
29/03/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, PM 2.5, Mumbai, Bangalore (T), Air Quality Standards
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal construction and parking, Ashwath Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, 27/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sharath RK Vs State of Karnataka dated 27/03/2019 regarding illegal construction of houses and shops under the high power transmission lines without safety distance as per the laid down norms.

Judgement Date: 
27/03/2019
Tags:
Urban Encroachments, Bangalore (T), Drainage, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Lake Pollution, Waste Disposal, Karnataka
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environment norms by an industry, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 14/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of B. Raghupathy Vs Union of India & Others dated 14/03/2019. The issue raised for consideration is the violation of the environment norms by K.S. Satish and M/s New Ark Project.

Judgement Date: 
14/03/2019
Tags:
Industrial Pollution, Bangalore (T), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporations, Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Karnataka
Water Resources

Bellandur borewells dry up, tanker water costly

BENGALURU: Bellandur is reeling under severe water crisis as borewells in the area are drying up, while water tankers have jacked up prices in view of increasing demand.

Publication Date: 
11/03/2019
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Groundwater, Cauvery, Water Supply, Water Resources

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