Dams/ Irrigation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding compensation for land acquisition for Malprabha Reservoir Project, Belgaum, Karnataka, 04/01/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Mahantesh Vs Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd. & Others dated 04/01/2021. The matter related to delay in payment of compensation to agriculturalists, awarded by the Karnataka High Court for the acquisition of their lands under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for Malprabha Reservoir Project. The SC directed issuance of notice on the applications for condonation of delay in filing the Special Leave Petitions.

Judgement Date: 
04/01/2021
Tags:
Reservoirs, Land Acquisition, Krishna, Belgaum (D), Karnataka, High Court, Supreme Court, Farmers, Compensation
Industry

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding existence of 2 sugarcane factories within the radius of 15 km, village Yadrav, Raibagh Taluk, Belgaum District, Karnataka, 09/05/2017

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shivashakti Sugars Limited Vs Shree Renuka Sugar Limited & Others dated 09/05/2017 regarding existence of 2 sugarcane factories within the radius of 15 km (village Yadrav, Raibagh Taluk, Belgaum District, Karnataka) which is in violation of clause 6A of the Sugarcane (Control) Amendment Order, 2006. The clause was important as they provided that the basic criteria would be the availability of the cane and the potential for development of sugarcane.

Judgement Date: 
09/05/2017
Tags:
Sugar Industry, Karnataka, Belgaum (D), Supreme Court, Sugarcane
Transport

Official government statistics of road traffic deaths in India under-represent pedestrians and motorised two wheeler riders

Reliable data on traffic deaths are important for planning road safety programmes and evaluating progress. Although pedestrians comprise approximately 40% of traffic deaths in low-income and middle-income countries, official government statistics in India suggest that pedestrians comprise less than 10% of deaths.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
25/07/2016
Kavi Bhalla, Nidhi Khurana, Dipan Bose & et al
Injury Prevention
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Tags:
Traffic Accidents, India, Statistics, Pedestrians, Two Wheelers, Belgaum (D), Karnataka, Cycles
Health

13 dengue cases reported in Belagavi district

Belagavi: With the commencement of monsoon, there is a spurt in dengue cases in the district. In a span of just one week as many as 13 suspected cases of dengue have been reported .

Publication Date: 
13/06/2016
Times Of India (Hubli)
Tags:
Karnataka, Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Belgaum (D), Health
Air Pollution

Air pollution: residents ransack milk union office in Belagavi

‘Black ash from the chimney of the unit entering houses’

Publication Date: 
03/03/2015
Vijaykumar Patil
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Air Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Ash, Belgaum (D), Health Effects, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Land

Belgaum farmers oppose land acquisition for Army firing range

Farmers said, the 368 acres sees three crops per annum

Publication Date: 
19/08/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Belgaum (D), Land Acquisition, Farmers, Agriculture, Land
Health

Chikungunya Cases More in Adjacent Dists

The number of Chikungunya cases in Ramanagaram and Chikballapur districts seems to be increasing.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2014
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Chikmagalur (D), Chikungunya, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Belgaum (D), Health Effects, Health
Water Supply

State has Rs 800 cr to handle drinking water crisis: minister

The Karnataka government on Monday said it had asked state officials to utilize the nearly Rs 800 crore available for drinking water schemes to initiate measures and ensure that no village in the s

Publication Date: 
29/04/2014
New Indian Express (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Supply, Rural Water Supply, Tumkur (D), Belgaum (D), Chitradurga (D), Koppal (D), Davanagere (D), Haveri (D)
Water Supply

Govt gears up for summer water crisis

The State government will release Rs 250 crore in two instalments to mitigate drinking water shortage during summer, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil has said.

Publication Date: 
23/04/2014
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Drinking Water Scarcity, Water Supply, Rural Water Supply, Kolar, Mysore (D), Bangalore (D), Belgaum (D), Bidar (D)
Agriculture

Karnataka bans sale of 2 Bt cotton varieties by Mahyco

The Karnataka government has banned Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) from selling two popular Bt cotton seed varieties in the forthcoming 2014-15 crop year (July-June), following reports of

Publication Date: 
11/04/2014
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bt Cotton, Mahyco, Seeds, Haveri (D), Belgaum (D), Bellary (D), Farmers, Crops, Agriculture

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