Bengaluru water crisis: Using drinking water for these activities will cost you Rs 5,000; Rs 500 daily for repeated offenceBengaluru has banned the use of potable water for non-essential activities like gardening and vehicle washing. Violators will be fined. The...
19 Feb, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
Bengaluru water board imposes restrictions on usage of drinking water for non-essential purposesThe Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has restricted the use of drinking water for non-essential activities in Bengaluru du...
18 Feb, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
2024 exposed the underbelly of India's Silicon ValleyBengaluru, India's tech hub, faced a severe water crisis this summer due to a poor monsoon season and depleted groundwater. Residents relie...
23 Dec, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
Dirty cars now becoming cool in Bengaluru? Car wash business takes a hit amid water crisisBengaluru's water scarcity crisis has severely impacted car wash businesses relying on borewell water. Some have shut down while others suf...
27 Mar, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Bengaluru govt fines 22 families Rs 5000 for over-using Cauvery water amid water crisisBengaluru has fined 22 families ₹5,000 each for using Cauvery water for non-essential activities during the water crisis. The Bangalore Wat...
25 Mar, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
DryLuru: India’s Silicon Valley either looking up at the skies or awaiting tankers for waterIndia’s technology city is either looking up at the skies or awaiting tankers for water. Since Cauvery alone cannot fulfill Bengaluru’s wat...
21 Mar, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
Worst drought in four decades, says D K Shivakumar on Karnataka's water crisisBengaluru is facing its worst drought in 30-40 years, leading to an acute water shortage. Many taluks have been declared drought-affected. ...
11 Mar, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
Water crisis: Legal action against drilling unauthorised borewells in Bengaluru, says BWSSBBWSSB said in an order that before drilling borewells for personal or other use in Bengaluru city, it is mandatory to obtain permission fro...
11 Mar, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: You will be fined Rs 5,000 if drinking water is used for washing car, gardeningAmidst a severe water crisis, the Karnataka Water Supply and Sewerage Board has banned using drinking water for non-essential activities, i...
08 Mar, 2024, 01.50 PM IST
Bengaluru: A cure for monsoon maladyET held a discussion with two experts on the finer aspects of Bengaluru’s ecology and ways to ensure rains leave only happy memories.
07 Jun, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
In Mahadevapura, hope streams on RWH successFrom 2016, the BWSSB has been collecting higher tariffs for water from properties that have not installed an RWH system.
26 Apr, 2019, 12.06 PM IST
How these companies are using tech to solve Bengaluru’s deep water crisisThen came a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment that the city was facing the same grim prospects as Cape Town in South ...
08 Apr, 2018, 01.47 AM IST
Despite 70 civic workers' death in 10 years, manual scavenging continues unabated in KarnatakaThe inhuman practice has been legally abolished long ago but greedy contractors and an inefficient police and judicial system make sure man...
20 Feb, 2018, 12.17 PM IST
Bengaluru Budget: CM must ensure state delivers on its promisesInterestingly they were all provisions that not only impact the quality of life in Bengaluru but also provide leeway for Bengalureans to ac...
14 Mar, 2015, 11.47 AM IST