With civic bodies doing nothing, volunteers' group gets serious on saving lakes

A group of volunteers under the banner ‘Save Bangalore Lakes’ has taken upon itself the task of reviving the City’s lakes, a task that should ideally have been undertaken by the local bodies.

After encroachment of land by illegal settlers, unabated erosion is now posing a great threat to the 500–year–old Jania Xatra in Barpeta district.

Officials from the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) and the Department of Geology and Mining have completed the physical survey of 17 major mineral quarries and five granite quarries,

The holy city Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district is sitting on an ecological time bomb.

The High Court has banned constructions near Sheikhsar and Khurwansar in district Bandipore besides directing authorities to implement recommendations of an apex committee constituted to recommend

Tribunal directs district authorities to put an end to illegal activities in the estuary near Kovalam.

Mumbai has 97 illegal buildings constructed by registered developers in non-slum areas, according to a recent internal report of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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.