Disempowering NGT: Money Bill deception
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was constituted under the NGT Act, 2010, to provide effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other
Karnataka
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Loudspeakers allowed till midnight on patriotic days
Bengaluru: Playing songs and delivering speeches on loudspeakers till midnight on patriotic days will no longer amount to infringement of the right to sleep. According to the Noise Pollution (Regulation
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Elephant Census: With more than 6000 jumbos, Karnataka tops the list
Karnataka houses the maximum number of wild elephants in India, says the latest elephant census report of the union environment ministry. With 6,049 jumbos in the wild, the state tops India's elephant
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What ban, PoP idols still sold across city
Idols made from plaster of Paris continue to be sold across Bengaluru despite a ban in place. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) says it’s helpless and cannot fully enforce the ban.
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SC seeks information on Karnataka’s plea for EC
Panaji: The Supreme Court (SC) has recently directed the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change to file an affidavit indicating whether any application has been filed by Karantaka for
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KSPCB felicitates APD Foundation with Excellence Award
MANGALURU: City based Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has been recognized with excellence award by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPBC) in the category 'NGO for Contribution towards Environmental
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Diversion of 258 ha of forest land for Kalsa serious: SC
PANJIM: Taking into the account that about 258 hectares of forest land will be diverted for the Kalsa-Bhandura project in Kankumbi, the Supreme Court said that the matter requires serious consideration
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Karnataka at 3rd spot in renewable energy production
BENGALURU: Karnataka has overtaken Gujarat to become the third highest producer of renewable energy after Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The state, which occupied the fourth position last year, has outranked
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Suresh Heblikar seeks National Environment Policy
Environmentalist Suresh Heblikar on Tuesday said that there is an imminent need to formulate a National Environment Policy to protect and conserve environment in the country. He was delivering a special
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Mining: SC refuses to keep alive Dharam's plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to keep alive a plea that was made by former Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh against a High Court of Karnataka order for recovery of over Rs 23 crore from