The Karnataka government, on December 13, 2018, said not even a penny would be spent on the proposed upgradation of the Brindavan Gardens adjoining the Krishnarajasagara Dam (KRS), or the installation of a mammoth … READ FULL STORY
Karnataka’s minister for urban development and housing, UT Khader, on December 12, 2018, said that Rs 91.34 crores have so far been spent on seven cities in the state that have been selected under … READ FULL STORY
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a USD 75 million (around Rs 532 crores) loan, for a water supply project in four coastal towns of Karnataka. The project would ensure round-the-clock water supply … READ FULL STORY
Over 200 affordable housing projects have been planned under the Smart City Mission in Karnataka, with over 130 of these smart city projects planned in Belagavi, Mangaluru and Tumkur, with a cost of less … READ FULL STORY
A three-day international conference on the Ecological Festival of Western Ghats, beginning November 30, 2018, in Coimbatore, will discuss steps to protect and preserve the ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The conference would … READ FULL STORY
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has given the go-ahead to the Karnataka government for using defence land for infrastructure projects in Bengaluru, with the condition that the city’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike … READ FULL STORY
A Supreme Court bench, comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on July 20, 2018, observed that if the funds of Rs 77,000 crores, meant for the protection of the environment, were used … READ FULL STORY
Karnataka’s deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, on June 18, 2018, said that the government would take effective and strict measures, to make Bengaluru free from plastic. Parameshwara, who is the minister-in-charge for Bengaluru city … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal-mandated committee, on June 14, 2018, said that the biggest lake in Bengaluru, Bellandur lake, had become the largest septic tank of the city due to the ‘sheer callousness and indifference’ … READ FULL STORY
As the new government assumed office in Karnataka, a senior IT industry figure expressed hope that it would focus on governance issues and work towards transforming Bengaluru into a true global city. The former … READ FULL STORY
Nearly 12,066 acres of surplus land of the Railways, are now up for grabs. The national transporter has written to 13 states, asking them to either buy or exchange these land parcels, for developmental … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by acting chairperson justice Jawad Rahim, pulled up the Karnataka government, saying that the report submitted by the state government on the Bellandur lake in Bengaluru was … READ FULL STORY
The Telangana government has constituted a panel that will study the administrative set up and procedural aspects being followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, vis-à-vis the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA). Principal secretary, … READ FULL STORY
