Kaggadasapura Lake froths; residents fume
BENGALURU: Kaggadasapura Lake, near CV Raman Nagar in east Bengaluru, on Wednesday began frothing, sending foam flying into the neighbourhood. Residents from areas abutting the water body were forced to
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40% killed on Bengaluru roads last year were pedestrians
BENGALURU: Pedestrians accounted for nearly 40% of all road accident fatalities in Bengaluru in 2018, according to traffic police data. Some 276 pedestrians were killed in 2018, second only to two-wheeler
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27 water bodies to get a makeover by March
BENGALURU: Rejuvenation of 27 lakes managed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to be completed by March, taking the total number of revived water bodies under the Palike’s ambit
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Nurseries set to go plastic-free from next year’s planting season
BENGALURU: The Karnataka forest department has decided to root out plastic from its nurseries. With over 6 crore plastic bags set to be out of use, the department’s research wing is busy looking for the
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"We Breathe Black Soot": Bengaluru's War Against Graphite Plant
Residents of Bengaluru's Whitefield have been complaining against the Graphite India factory since 1980. Imagine living in a home in which everything is covered in black dust - the floor, walls, plants,
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding use of BS-II and III compliant public transport vehicles, Bangalore, Karnataka, 26/09/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinay Shivanand Nayak Vs. State of Karnataka & Others dated 26/09/2018. The principal question requiring determination in this case is as to
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Govt plans more monitoring stns, emission centres for cleaner air
Bengaluru: A month after Wipro chairman Azim Premji met chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and offered to work towards fighting air pollution in the state, the government is chalking out a plan with specific
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Air quality monitoring in Bengaluru completes 35 years
The worsening air pollution at Anand Rao Circle following increase in high-rise buildings, prompted the board to install the first air quality monitoring station there in 1983. BENGALURU: A systematic
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Spike in chronic cough cases among kids due to air pollution: Study
BENGALURU: A recent study by a senior pulmonologist has revealed that the city’s air pollution is resulting in rising incidence of chronic cough among children. Dr H Paramesh, a senior paediatric pulmonologist,
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Bengaluru among 14 global cities to clean toxic air
India's tech hub Bengaluru on Tuesday joined 13 other cities, including London, to clean up toxic air and check pollution in urban areas the world over. Hosting the first meeting of the C40 Air Quality