Noise pollution rises in two areas marked as ‘Silence Zones’ in BengaluruIndira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (Nimhans) and RVCE, Mysuru Road have been reported as sensitive areas.
20 Jun, 2019, 11.52 AM IST
Graphite India slips 3% as KSPCB orders shutdown of Bengaluru plantIn order to comply with KSPCB's order, the company has commenced stoppage of graphite furnaces in a phased manner.
19 Feb, 2019, 03.46 PM IST
- KSPCB gets cracking as apartments pollute Chikkabanavara lake
The inspection carried out by the Board officials has revealed that all these apartments discharge untreated sewage to the storm water drai...
04 Feb, 2019, 11.03 AM IST
NGT restores Graphite India closure orderGraphite India had received clearances to resume operations in its Bengaluru plant from December 2018 after the company paid Rs 50 lakh to ...
01 Feb, 2019, 11.49 AM IST
Sudhakar to take over as KSPCB Chairman in next few daysSudhakar denied reports that he was unhappy at being offered a board position instead of ministership, and he considered the KSPCB role as ...
23 Dec, 2018, 09.51 PM IST
Very soon Bengaluru may need an 'Air' liftBengaluru’s air quality has improved in the last two years, says Karnataka State Pollution Board (KSPCB)
07 Dec, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
Report raises stink over Ex-KSPCB chairman’s waste-processing unitThe consent for operation period for the unit expired on June 30, following which the proprietors applied for a fresh consent for a period ...
08 Oct, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
Should we go by air pollution data from state or private agencies?Climate Trends and Co Media Lab, one such city-based organisation, recently came up with its independent study that showed that breathable ...
22 Feb, 2018, 10.33 AM IST
99 apartments letting sewage into two lakesThe KSPCB is yet to make public the list of 99 apartments that have neither their own STP nor underground drainage connection.
13 Feb, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Ace realtor polluting lake in DevarabeesanahalliAdarsh Palm Retreat, a gated community, releasing waste water into lake for past seven years despite notices from the Karnataka State Pollu...
21 Dec, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
Bosch shuts Bengaluru plant as pollution board serves noticeThe approximate loss of turnover per day is Rs 393 lakh per day, in case supplies to the customers are affected, it said.
06 May, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
BBMP to pave the way for recycling through plasticThis is one way that plastic, on a large scale, can be recycled, and the blanket ban on plastics enforced last March be made more meaningfu...
05 Jan, 2017, 11.36 AM IST
Mobile emission checking units to smoke out polluters in BengaluruThe move is to ensure IT capital does not go the New Delhi way.
10 Nov, 2016, 02.11 PM IST
Blast disturbs residents: PCB, cops wake up to loud music on church streetThe KSPCB has issued notices to pubs and bars located on Church Street following complaints of loud music by residents in the area.
06 Apr, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
- 7,324 schools race for green tag
times news network Going green is the mantra for 7,324 schools (government and private) in the state.
10 Jan, 2013, 03.31 AM IST
- 9,000 Karnataka schools take green turn
Karnataka can boast of 9,000 ‘environment-friendly schools’ by the end of this financial year.
07 Apr, 2012, 03.46 AM IST
- Bellary forests, water bodies ravaged
The most awaited scam report of the state will be released anytime now, but one of its worst environmental disasters - linked to the scam -...
27 Jul, 2011, 05.17 AM IST