Sanitary waste in a mixed bag
BENGALURU: It's been six months since Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanag ara Palike (BBMP) started collecting sanitary waste from households on a daily basis, but the drive doesn't seem to have been very effective.
Bangalore (T)
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SC concerned over vanishing wetlands in Bengaluru
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over vanishing wetlands in the country, including in Bengaluru, and asked the Centre to explain the “huge amount” of money spent on various works related
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Allowing vehicles in Cubbon Park on Sundays will increase pollution
Officials cite study during traffic diversion from Nrupathunga Road Bengaluru’s prime lung space is no green retreat for the gasping city’s residents. A recent study by the Karnataka State Pollution
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Foul air from graphite plant makes life difficult for residents
Bengaluru: With the foul, chemical air emanating from the Graphite India Limited (GIL) plant in Doddanakundi, Whitefield, becoming unbearable, residents want the National Green Triunal to intervene in
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Zika-related infection leaves Bengaluru doctors worried
BENGALURU: The threat of a Zika virus-related infection looms large over Bengaluru, say doctors, citing the increasing incidence of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), largely seen in patients with the virus.
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Dead fish, snakes in Chinnappanahalli lake raise a stink
Residents are having a harrowing time at Chinnappanahalli lake near Marathalli due to the foul smell from the dead fish floating on the lake. Sonu Goyal, a resident says, “There are around three to
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Candlelight vigil in Bengaluru for a green cause
BENGALURU: A large number of city residents held a candlelight vigil at 6.30 pm at Sarvodaya ABC Centre on Wednesday. They were protesting against the tree cutting planned at Govt Veterinary College Campus
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Bellandur lake pollution matter: Hearing continues today
The hearing on the Bellandur lake pollution matter continues on Thursday in the new National Green Tribunal. The hearing on the Bellandur lake pollution matter continues on Thursday in the new National
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You can dissolve these plastic bags in water!
From manufacturing cutlery made of betel leaves in Mangaluru and set ting up a company in Qatar to returning to India with a biodegradable solution to plastic bags, green crusader Ashwath Hegde, 24, has
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Miscreants set fire to garbage on Varthur lake
Thick smoke billowed from Varthur lake on Tuesday as a huge pile of garbage was set on fire by miscreants. Residents took pictures and videos, which went viral in no time. The person who shot the video