October 8, 2024, 03:12 PM - 2 min read
The city once had around 400 lakes, some dating back 200 to 300 years, but unchecked urban growth has led to their disappearance, increasing reliance on external water sources.
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July 7, 2024, 04:50 PM - 2 min read
According to a new IIT Gandhinagar study, about 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater has been lost in northern India during 2002-2021. It's about 37 times the quantity of water the Indira Sagar dam -- India's largest reservoir -- can hold at full capacity
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May 15, 2024, 09:45 PM - 2 min read
Promoting reuse of greywater is important as water demand in Bengaluru is projected to cross 5,340 million litres per day by 2030.
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April 8, 2024, 06:04 PM - 2 min read
Both the Congress and BJP are involved in blaming each other on the drought-relief funds, giving more prominence to the ‘issue’ than finding out a ‘solution’.
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April 6, 2024, 07:30 PM - 2 min read
The Silicon Valley of India has a glitch that no amount of software update can fix. Driven to the edge are also millions of tech wizards for whom potable water is a luxury and daily bath, history.
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April 5, 2024, 06:40 PM - 2 min read
Apart from the state cricket association, NGT has also asked the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to submit the particulars about the quantity and source of the water by May 2.
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March 28, 2024, 04:44 PM - 2 min read
The Karnataka Health Minister has asked District Health Officers to ensure hospitals have optimum amount of medicines to treat heat-related issues. Taking to social media, the minister highlighted the various health concerns such as sunstroke, migraines, and skin ailments that trouble people owing to extreme temperature.
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March 18, 2024, 10:49 AM - 2 min read
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh’s attack on the government came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public meeting in Shivamogga. “The prime minister is in Shivamogga, Karnataka today. We hope he addresses some of the key issues in the state in his address,” he said.
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March 13, 2024, 05:03 PM - 2 min read
In a recent development, most schools and colleges in Bengaluru have shifted to online mode. Work from home until the monsoon hits the state is a call echoing from several parts of the city.
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March 11, 2024, 01:22 PM - 2 min read
Amidst the acute water shortage gripping Bengaluru, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, D K Shivakumar, made alarming statements on Monday, highlighting that the state is currently facing one of its most severe droughts in the past three to four decades.
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March 10, 2024, 11:43 AM - 2 min read
The initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), are expected to inject an additional 20–30 million litres per day (MLD) of water into the system.
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March 9, 2024, 12:29 PM - 2 min read
This exploitation coincides with a concerning decline in tanker frequency, attributed by apartment dwellers to the government's mandate for registration of private suppliers.
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