An NGO in Kengeri is rescuing snakes species that are experiencing danger in the city By S.A.GAYATRI Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. Bengaluru has been seeing a rise in snake bite cases over the past few months. These snakes, that were once freely roaming in the city are now scared because of the rapid growing urbanization […]
Continue ReadingBMRCL’s actions towards compensatory plantation of metro corridors is largely responsible for such decrease By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. According to a report published in the Journal of Environmental Management by scientists from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, the green cover of the city […]
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The Karnataka Forest Department has banned the usage of plastic bags in nurseries. Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Virendra Singh Recently implemented, the drive is yet to be enforced. Bengaluru has some areas known for nurseries and horticulture practices, such as Siddapura and Lalbagh. Some nursery owners are saying that they have not been informed […]
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Most of the trees that are selected for transplantation by the authorities do not survive Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Riya Sethi The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with the help of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) had transplanted over 1,000 trees, but most of them failed to revive. The trees were cut for […]
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PM will inaugurate projects all over India on Thursday Bangalore, Nov.21, 2018 Six districts in Karnataka will soon get piped natural gas (PNG), Ajay Kumar Jindal, General Manager of Gail Gas said. The PNG’s will be installed in Davangere, Haveri, Koppal, Ramanagar, Raichur and Bagalkot. He said that of the one lakh connections in Bangalore […]
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Pourakarmikas who keep the city clean are prone to dangerous exposures by not wearing hand gloves. Bengaluru, Nov. 21, 2018. Latha, a pourakarmika who has been working for five years now said, “Though they have gloves, they do not wear them as they find them very uncomfortable”. M. Saritha, another pourakarmika said, “I was not […]
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The BBMP will conduct drives in the upcoming weeks to raise awareness about the new initiative called Loo Review. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has made efforts to Geo-tag its public toilets. Now, citizens of Bengaluru can locate public toilets by just typing ‘toilet’ in Google Maps. This will help them find the nearest public toilet. An official at BBMP says, “The process […]
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Mandatory rainwater harvesting is still not installed everywhere it should to save water in Bangalore. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) surveyed over 50,000 buildings for lacking to install rainwater harvesting system (RWH), -the installation of which was made mandatory in 2009. It was stated that ‘it is a mandatory requirement for adoption […]
Continue ReadingIndia fairly has around five percent of bamboo market in the world The National Bamboo Mission (NBM), approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), launched on April 25, 2018, focused on promoting the conservation of bamboo and increasing its growth by adopting area-based, regionally differentiated strategy to increase its cultivation in India. It […]
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Open defecation, undrinkable water and river pollution among the problems Banahatti, Nov. 2, 2018: People of Rabakavi Banahatti face water related issues on a daily basis. One of the most prominent problems is the lack of drinking water in the taluk. Not only is there an insufficiency in potable water, but also people are prone […]
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