Bangalore (T)

NO2 levels hover near danger mark; docs warn of respiratory ailments

BENGALURU: It's not just suspended particulate matter that is choking Bengaluru.

Publication Date:

21/11/2017

Tags:

Karnataka, Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Bangalore (T), Vehicular Pollution

Water Pollution

Drinking water contamination from peri-urban Bengaluru, India

The presence of diarrhoeagenic bacteria such as Escherichia coli in drinking water indicates faecal and sewage contamination. Testing the microbial quality of drinking water at source (n = 29) and households (n = 43) of 29 peri-urban villages of Bengaluru city, indicated that 80% and 93% of samples respectively were unfit for human consumption as per WHO standards, i.e. nil E. coli in 100 ml sample. This also indicated that water gets contaminated further at the point-of-use when compared to the source.

Publication Date:

10/11/2017

Author(s): G. Sheeba, Anjaneyulu Jalagam, Padma Venkatasubramanian

Source: Current Science

Vol:

113

Issue:

9

pp:

1702-1709

Tags:

Urban Water Supply, Drinking Water Standards, Bangalore (T), Waterborne diseases, Groundwater Pollution, Sewage Pollution, Water Quality, Health Effects

Environment

Enforce norms to make cities quieter

A study published in Current Science says that ambient noise levels in India's metropolitan cities are way above safe limits.

Publication Date:

03/11/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Noise Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Bangalore (T), Delhi, Chennai (T), Noise Rules 2000, Environment

Water Resources

Over 2,000 consumers adopt RWH structures in 3 months

Over 2,000 households have come forward to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures in the last 3 months.

Publication Date:

02/11/2017

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Water Harvesting, Bangalore (T), Water Supply, Water Resources

Energy

Initiate clean cooking movement by tapping solar energy market: PM Modi to startups

BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a call to start-ups run by the city youth to initiate a clean cooking movement by tapping the huge market potential of solar energy, saying th

Publication Date:

30/10/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Bangalore (T), LEDs, Energy Efficiency

Environment

Less noise in Bengaluru this Diwali

BENGALURU: Noise levels in seven of the 10 monitoring locations across the city dipped by 1.8% this Diwali compared to last year.

Publication Date:

25/10/2017

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Noise Pollution, Bangalore (T), Diwali, Festival, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment

Air Pollution

47% rise in Bengaluru's air pollution level this Diwali

BENGALURU: Unremitting rain and GST on crackers had little impact on festive spirit this Diwali, with the city recording a 46.8% rise in the level of air pollutants.According to data released by th

Publication Date:

24/10/2017

Source: Times Of India (Bangalore)

Tags:

Karnataka, Air Pollution, Bangalore (T), Diwali, Festival, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Air Quality Standards

Environment

No quiet in India’s silence zones, finds study

A study which analysed data on noise levels in seven big cities of the country came to the conclusion that finding a quiet place in these cities is next to impossible.

Publication Date:

23/10/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Noise Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR), Mumbai, Chennai (T), Bangalore (T), Environmental Security, Environment

Air Pollution