Karnataka

Karnataka promulgates anti-cow slaughter ordinance

10:00 pm January 5, 2021

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Tuesday promulgated the anti-cow slaughter ordinance that provides for punishment for killing of cattle and offers protection to those ”acting in good faith” to save them, as the bill to this effect is yet to be cleared by the Legislative Council. The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the Karnataka Prevention […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

Schools reopen in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam amid strict COVID-19 regulations

10:59 pm January 1, 2021

Bengaluru: Corridors rang out with the chatter of students meeting up with their friends and teachers after long, anxious months on Friday as schools in Kerala, Karnataka and Assam reopened with strict COVID-19 regulations, including masks, thermal screening, hand hygiene and social distancing. Though many students attended school with letters of consent from their parents, […]

Air, water pollution disputes kept NGT busy in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic

2:22 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: Apex environment adjudication body NGT handled disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues relating to air and water pollution through a smooth digital workflow despite the novel coronavirus pandemic this year resulting in a nationwide lockdown. The National Green Tribunal, though working with handful of Judicial and Expert Members, that too via video conferencing, made its presence […]

Javadekar hoists international blue flags at 8 beaches

11:49 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday virtually hoisted international blue flags in eight beaches across the country. These beaches are Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands). The Flags were also simultaneously hoisted on these beaches physically by […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

La Nina influences 2020 as India records above normal rains, harsher winter, reduced heatwave

4:04 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: La Nina seemed to have played a critical role in influencing the country’s weather in 2020 which was a second consecutive year of above normal rainfall with below normal temperatures in the winter and less occurrence of heatwaves. The year also saw formation of five cyclones in the seas along eastern and western […]