The exit of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is set to turn the heat on mining magnates, the Reddy brothers, two of whom are Cabinet Ministers in the state.
Is diverting Yettinahole stream to bring water to dry districts the answer? At last, the State Government seems to be waking up to the hardship faced by the people of Chikkaballapur and Tumkur districts due to non-availability of drinking water.
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Bangalore: Privacy concerns abound about each citizen of this country being issued an identity number, but the State government is firmly going ahead with its plans to include every citizen in the Unique Identification plan.
Recently, the State government issued an order making it mandatory for people availing of benefits from sev
State-run KIOCL has got the lease to the 10 million tonnes Chikkanayakanahalli or CNH iron ore reserve, paving the way for supplies to its ore plant at Mangalore for at least three years, according to a senior executive.
KIOCL, formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company, was forced to give up its mines in 2005 after a Supreme Court ban, and was running its pellet plant with supplies from national miner
Ground water samples were collected from different locations in and around Tiptur town, Tumkur District, Karnataka and analyzed for their physico-chemical characteristics.
Illegal mining in Karnataka is not just brazen but also innovative. A recent decision of the Supreme Court brought this fact to light, after a mining lease owner claimed he was made to suffer by the State for being a whistleblower.
He had asked the State to take possession of 1 lakh tonne of iron ore dumped on his property.
SANJAY GUBBI, a wildlife enthusiast with a formal education in environment science, has had a significant role to play in the conservation effort in Karnataka, notably in Devarayana Durga in Tumkur district.
