Bengaluru lakes are frothing and a household item may be the cause
Scientists say excessive phosphorus from detergent, which enters the lakes along with sewage, is creating the foam
Bengaluru moves towards plastic-free weddings
City municipal authorities have banned plastic during marriage ceremonies as per a September 7 order
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 4, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts and National Green Tribunal
Four test negative for Coronavirus, confirms health ministry
Ten persons in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad under surveillance
Making of Bengaluru floods
Bengaluru experienced its heaviest rainfall in 127 years and subsequent flooding on August 15. While the rain lasted only 3 hours, the urban …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 21, 2022)
Simply Put: 10, Drowning Street
Indian study may help better manage Alzheimer’s
A team of researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a GPU-based machine learning algorithm that …
At least 200 cities are fast running out of water
Cities across the world have grown, thrived and expanded along rich, perennial sources of water, be it lakes, rivers, springs or even seas. So, …
Peripheral ring road project: Karnataka HC bars action on virtual hearing
HC issues notices to state authority; asks whether virtual hearings were sufficient and valid under procedure established under EIA, 2006
Water-stressed in India: Experts unfazed over Bengaluru’s dismal JSA ranking
Bengaluru’s water woes and rapidly-depleting groundwater reserves led to it getting an abysmal 200th rank
Energy demand can be lowered with efficient appliances, behavioural change: Study
If old fans are exchanged for efficient 5-star ones, it can help households in saving money and reduce the load on the power grid, the study said
How cities can cope with climate change-induced floods
Restoring wetlands, mapping flooded areas, reducing emissions from cities will help
Bengaluru leads India’s march into fastest-growing cities list
Country to occupy 17 of 20 top spots between 2019 and 2035, says recent report
Decoding dengue: India’s first prospective DNA vaccine against disease is promising; but challenges lie ahead
Developing an effective vaccine against dengue is tricky because it is caused by four closely related viruses called serotypes; an ideal vaccine …
Chance of revival for Bengaluru’s dying lakes
Karnataka pollution control board initiates project to divert sewage that fall into city lakes
Value your local water system
Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2022)
Clean impression: Ironers in Bengaluru ditch coal irons for LPG alternatives to beat harmful fumes
Ironers on average save 133 minutes a day with LPG irons and are able to press 9-12 clothes more; they also save around Rs 850 on fuel a month, …
Demystifying the 15-minute city: Its applicability in Indian context
15-minute city is hailed as a spatial development model to help foster a more local, healthy, equitable and sustainable way of life
Forest fires in India: Alerts since April 1 nearly double that of 2020
The country reported 82,170 VIIRS alerts in the fortnight till April 14; Uttarakhand sees significant jump in number
12 yrs on, yet to recover from the ordeal: Woman kept captive at Bengaluru brick kiln
12 people were trafficked to Bengaluru in 2005 and held captive at a brick kiln till 2008. The owner was convicted in August 2020
Delhi is India’s most polluted megacity, but others are catching up: CSE report
CSE analyses winter pollution data from Delhi, Kolkata-Howrah, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai; only the national capital has shown …
Why this downpour now in Bengaluru?
City not expected to see clear skies in the coming days
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