Never a moment too monsoonThe early arrival of the southwest monsoon brings a bittersweet forecast for India, marking its weakest rainfall projection in 20 years. En...
17 May, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Bengaluru's civic body BBMP invites proposals from corporates for reviving 185 lakes over next four yearsBBMP plans to rejuvenate 185 lakes in Bengaluru within 4 years, facing challenges like encroachment and sewage inflow. The comprehensive pl...
13 May, 2024, 07.58 PM IST
Coimbatore's seven historic lakes revived under Smart City projectThe gigantic Periyakulam Lake spread of 300 acres in the heart of Coimbatore was polluted, encroached upon and reeked of filth till a few y...
05 Aug, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Longer wait for clean Bellandur, Varthur lakesThe Justice Santosh Hegde committee which is monitoring the rejuvenation of the lakes has directed the state govt to take up desilting work...
04 Jun, 2019, 11.51 AM IST
CII to frame norms for lake revival by companiesThe procedural guidelines are being prepared in consultation with lake experts and the state government.
25 Mar, 2019, 10.59 AM IST
Lake revival: Bengaluru's Sarakki may welcome ‘thousand birds’ soonWhile the work on fencing, laying a 3.5-km-long underground drain, diversion of sewage, installing silt traps and setting up a pump house i...
23 Jan, 2019, 11.33 AM IST
Justice Santosh Hegde Committee to monitor Bellandur lake rejuvenationThe NGT has newly constituted a committee headed by Justice Hegde to oversee the implementation of the directions related to lake rejuvenat...
06 Dec, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Can revive the Bengaluru's Bellandur lake within a year: German firmThe government has asked the firm to submit a detailed proposal in three days.
05 Dec, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
Devarabeesanahalli lake revival hit as sewage flows uninterruptedAdarsh Palm Retreat, a plush gated community located adjacent to the lake, is believed to be the main culprit. had earlier reported on how ...
25 Jun, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Long, strenuous way ahead for Bellandur lake revivalState government says revival cannot happen before 2020, and even the short-term measures will take more than a year.
07 Feb, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
After judiciary, Bellandur lake fire reaches ParliamentAn unstarred question was recently raised in Parliament seeking answers to the Bellandur lake fires in specific and the condition of lakes ...
06 Feb, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Mining firm to breathe life into Varthur LakeThe CSR for Varthur lake will be coming when several other companies, including foreign ones, have reportedly offered to rejuvenate the Bel...
04 Apr, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Wipro to help rejuvenate Electronics City lakeWipro is not adopting the lake but signing up to facilitate and work with the various stakeholders involved -government agencies and the lo...
30 Jan, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
Bengaluru's Jakkur lake turns wasteland; redesign beginsRaw sewage from Yelahanka, Allalasandra and Kogilu is entering the lake through the wetlands. On top of this, researchers said the wetland ...
18 Jul, 2016, 09.54 AM IST
BWSSB responsible for the mess the city's lakes have slipped into: ResearchWipro chairman Azim Premji told Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that rejuvenating 190 lakes could supple ment water supply as 40% of Cauvery wa...
06 Jul, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
40 bird species return to lakes in Bengaluru after Rajesh Rao's revival effortsRao had a citizen volunteer group in place and a fairly autonomous committee for each lake.
16 May, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
- Govt continues to neglect Nagpur's water bodies
It seems the seriousness of the Central and State government about conservation of environment and water bodies lie only on papers.
14 Dec, 2012, 02.25 AM IST