Bengaluru citizens seek audit to debunk government’s claims on saving lakeThe state government presented its detailed consolidated action plan to rejuvenate Bellandur lake to the National Green Tribunal last week.
- Bengaluru citizens seek audit to debunk govt’s claims on saving lake
The Karnataka government, as a part of its immediate and short-term measure to clean up the Bellandur lake, has claimed to have taken steps...
- Varthur Lake: After heavy rain, chemical 'snowfall' in Bengaluru
Varthur Lake: After heavy rain, chemical 'snowfall' in BengaluruThe unbearable stench emanating from the lake has only added to the woes of commuters and residents. "The froth has also reached a hospital...
NGT orders immediate closure of industries near Bengaluru's Bellandur lakeThe National Green Tribunal today directed an immediate and complete shutdown of all industries around Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake where a m...
A 'snowfall' everyone wants to avoid in BengaluruWith pollution levels rising due to the inflow of sewage and harmful effluents, froth in the lake has gone up adding to the worries of resi...
Three firms working on solutions to revive Bengaluru's largest lake near IT corridorThe lake, which is also Bengaluru’s largest, is located close to the information technology corridor, and draws a lot of attention every ti...
Bengaluru: Bellandur residents petition MLA to act against dumping, burning of garbageAccording to residents, the problem started last year against which they filed a complaint at the local HAL police station.
Breach seen in Bellandur lake panelOne committee member's nephew takes up engineering contracts for lake restoration while two others are known to have real estate holdings.
Bengaluru 's changing relationship with ecologyThe professor of sustainability at Azim Premji University looks at how the importance of nature has changed in people's practices over time.
With a rebel yell, Whitefield rises from spot fixes to CSR fundingA new form of civic activism is taking shape in Whitefield, Bengaluru’s software nerve centre that has suffered neglect for years in the fa...
Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake turns into fish graveyard: Is pollution plaguing water bodies?If untreated water keeps getting pumped into the lakes, it would soon contaminate groundwater resources, as is evident from the higher nitr...
Vanishing wetlands: Indiscriminate development & poor regulation are wrecking a critical piece of India's ecologyRather than the large wetlands, it is a complete absence of regulation for smaller ones that is playing havoc with this ecosystem, says PA ...
ET Focus: Hagadur hurdle, uneven roads, footpathsAlthough it lies in the bustling Whitefield area, it continues to function like it did in its bygone city municipal council (CMC) days.
'Blast in AC compressor may have led to Mumbai highrise fire'The massive blaze in a high rise here that killed seven people and injured 18 others was caused apparently by a blast in an air-conditioner.
- Government to issue directives on frothing lakes in Bengaluru
The surreal sight of toxic foam frothing from Varthur Lake, and the foam catching fire in Yemlur Lake in Bengaluru have caught the attentio...
- MoeF to issue directives to Karnataka government, BBMP on frothing lakes in Bengaluru
Surreal sight of toxic foam frothing from Varthur Lake, and the foam catching fire in Yemlur Lake in Bengaluru has caught the attention of ...