The Green Warriors of Karnataka

20/11/2020

Officials wink at resort construction in eco sensitive zone of tiger reserve.

In another jolt to the environment, a resort is being constructed within the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Nagarhole-Bandipur landscape, close to Kabini backwaters.In July the Range Forest Officer (RFO) issued a notice to the landowner, K.N. Narsimhamurthy seeking explanation for the construction on survey number 142 and 144 at N Belthur village, which falls within the buffer zone and ESZ of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve.

Aksheev Ajay Thakur Bannerughatta NP Citizens for Bengaluru

https://www.thehansindia.com/bengaluru/officials-wink-at-resort-construction-in-eco-sensitive-zone-of-tiger-reserve-657328

09/11/2020

Over 20,000 trees in Karnataka to be axed for Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway
Namma Bengaluru Foundation Citizens for Bengaluru

15/09/2020

The State government has decided to take about six lakh hectares out of the total 9.5 lakh hectares of deemed forest and bring it under the Revenue Department, which will help it distribute land to bagair hukum cultivators in the State, Revenue Minister R. Ashok said on Monday.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/chunk-of-deemed-forest-land-to-be-brought-under-revenue-department/article32604219.ece

14/09/2020

In a major drive against land encroachers across Bengaluru, the Bengaluru Urban District administration on Monday morning recovered about 5 acres of government land worth Rs 100 crore off Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru South taluk limits. According to officials, the land was allegedly encroached upo...

15/04/2020

karnataka: Frothing reduces, Vrishabhavathi water crystal clear after decades

10/04/2020

The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife had its first ever video-conferencing meet on Monday where infrastructure projects in 11 States were cleared, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted.

“I chaired the meeting of standing committee of NBWL through videoconference and approved wildlife clearance for a number of developmental projects by 11 States,” it read.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/apex-wildlife-panel-holds-virtual-conference-clears-infra-projects/article31292163.ece?fbclid=IwAR3fv3IgVFWHo9TVA42KrIX-iLkXI5brvgEAaric8uv4fRV6SFB3VgiDw8s

Approved wildlife clearance for a number of developmental projects by 11 States: Javadekar

31/03/2020

In parallel world...

13/03/2020

Central notification shrinks Bannerghatta ESZ by 100 sq km

Vijay Nishanth Afforestt Citizens for Bengaluru

26/02/2020

About 300 to 400 acres of land is available near Agalagurki village and another place on top of a hillock near Nandi Hills will be given to the Ashram. Is it really required? What are your thoughts?

Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev of the Isha Yoga Centre of Coimbatore is planning to set up a global spiritual centre at the foothills of Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district.

11/02/2020

According to environmentalists, though 3,61,229.86 hectares of land had been notified as forest area in Shivamogga Circle between 1994 and 2007, 1,08,747.35 hectares of land is yet to be mutated in RTC. They are of the view that the delay in mutation work has become a boon for encroachers. There is a strong possibility that the district may lose around 2.67 lakh acres of forest area if they are not mutated in time. Social forum Jana Sangrama Parishat has urged the officials of the forest department to take initiative in completing the long-pending mutation work.
Vijay Nishanth

The long-pending mutation work (registering the name of valid owner of land in RTC) of notified area of forest in the district has given the land-grabbers a free run. s

09/02/2020

by GreenMinute Scientific studies show a WHOPPING 70-90 per cent decline across four genetic sub-populations of Indian Leopards in the last two centuries. Subsequent analyses reveal distributions that suggest recent time of declines in all four populations of leopards. The north Indian subpopulatio...

22/01/2020

KRDCL proposes to fell 8,561 trees on city's outskirts

https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/krdcl-proposes-to-fell-8561-trees-on-citys-outskirts/articleshow/73502165.cms

16/01/2020

A member of the legislative council (MLC), who claims to have got the coveted post for his contribution to preserving the environment, has been accused of destroying 280 trees in the forest land that was leased to him by the government for 30 years. At least four cases, including illegally chopping down 76 sandalwood trees, have been booked against Nataraja Gurukula, where MLC Mohan Kondajji is the trustee.

A member of the legislative council (MLC), who claims to have got the coveted post for his contribution to preserving the environment, has been accused of destroying 280 trees in the forest land that was leased to him by the government for 30 years. At least four cases, including illegally chopping....

25/11/2019

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the states of Punjab and Haryana again for continued stubble burning despite the top court’s order against it, Bar and Bench reported. Earlier this month, the court had pulled up the two states along with Uttar Pradesh for failing to reduce cases of stubble burning, which is said to be one of the primary reasons for depleting pollution levels in the national Capital and parts of North India.

In its November 6 order, the court had asked the state governments to buy the stubble that was being burnt by farmers.

24/10/2019

23/10/2019

In a big win for environmentalists in Kodagu and conservationists from all over Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the Indian Railways to seek environment related clearances before commissioning two rail projects in Kodagu.

17/10/2019

Weddings, exhibitions, concerts, film shoots and other events of a temporary nature may now be allowed inside forests without the requirement of prior permission from the Centre under the Forest Conservation Act, a decision that has opened a debate on their likely impact on the wilderness.

In a letter dated October 11 addressed to forest secretaries of states and union territories, a copy of which was seen by HT, the environment ministry said all such temporary activities can be conducted with approval of the divisional forest officer (DFO) of the range.

17/09/2019

More than 9,800 trees along the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border are to be felled for the second phase of the proposed Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) connecting Hosur in Tamil Nadu with outer Bengaluru.

More than 9,800 trees along the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border are to be felled for the second phase of the proposed Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) con

16/09/2019

plant for a rupee. The Karnataka forest department is greening Bengaluru by giving away seedlings to citizens for as less as Re 1 and Rs 3. Students, young couples and techies are among those who approach the department for saplings.

Metrolife visits the forest department’s biggest nursery in Bengaluru and finds students, techies and young couples among those picking up saplings

22/06/2019

The report, identifying specific cases of land-grab, had found that over 27,000 acres of government land, conservatively valued at Rs 40,000 crore, had been encroached by private developers.

27,000 acres encroached by land-grabbers

18/06/2019

The state government's marquee 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway will eat up over 2 lakh trees.A status report on the project, which was presented at a review meeting on June 3, said that of the 2,76,050 listed trees, 1,53,744 have already been axed.

27/05/2019

’s satellite mapping reveals that 55,02,860 hectares of our forests have turned brown. The Central Water Commission reports that 91 major reservoirs across the country currently have only 22 per cent of its storage capacity.

No party focussed on crucial environment issues this election

22/05/2019

Air pollution and its impact on trees: New study shows alarming threat

Air pollution is not just responsible for affecting human health, it can also affect the growth of trees, a recent study suggests. The study was published in th..

21/05/2019

IAS officer Chandana Dasari is on a tireless mission to transform Hyderabad through several recycling initiatives.

30/04/2019

There is huge variation in how Bengalureans source water and how much we pay for it. Older parts of the city get piped supply from BWSSB, supplemented by individual borewells, while the periphery is largely dependent on borewells and private tanker water supply. While BWSSB charges per kilolitre ran...

26/03/2019

The call for a 'Swachh Bharat' irritates me, because my city is far from being clean. Bengaluru, my charming garden city, is being destroyed every day. Of course, the burgeoning population could be the primary cause, but what is happening to the civic sense of the citizens? What role do the civic au...

21/03/2019

Hasdeo Arand is one of the largest contiguous stretches of very dense forest in central India, spanning about 170,000 hectares.

21/03/2019

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17/03/2019

Bliss........