Solan MC to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation for air pollution

Giving a clear message to polluters, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal directed the Municipal Council, Solan, to pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation for the callous and irresponsible attitude of the council for causing air pollution.

Residents of KR Puram village remember the lake in their vicinity as a brimming water body at one point in time. But the once-abundant K R Puram lake is now being lost to unabated encroachment and increasing constructional activities in its surroundings.

The lake, which was located on either side of a narrow road in the KR Puram village was developed by the Lake Development Authority (LDA) and a private firm on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model in the year 2006.

Bangalore: The Karnataka high court on Monday directed the state to file an affidavit with regard to how much time it needs to clear encroachments in the Sarakki lakebed.

After a contempt notice was shot off to Delhi Development Authority vice-chairman and Delhi chief secretary over encroachments on two water bodies, DDA and Delhi government are trying desperately t

13 tanks declared abandoned are puddles of stagnant water where garbage is dumped daily

Parliament on Sunday passed ‘National River Protection Commission Bill -- 2013’ aimed at protecting the country’s rivers from encroachers and pollution.

The mushrooming growth of private tourist resorts in the water belt areas of Karapuzha Reservoir in Kerala is posing a serious threat to the existence of the multipurpose reservoir.

District administration looks the other way as land sharks usurp tanks

If a large number of lakes in the Bangalore South region are in a pathetic condition, then blame the district administration, which never surveyed the lakes and fixed the boundaries, eventually aiding the land sharks.

Move intend to regularise unauthorised constructions of dwelling houses on government lands in urban areas