Bird migration to South Karnataka down by half as lakes disappear
The number of birds migrating to South Karnataka from Siberia and Mongolia before the onset of winter has dwindled by more than half over the last two decades, the tentative figures for 2015 show. Loss
View ArticleUrban health mission launch next month
The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), on the lines of the National Rural Health Mission, a flagship programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is all set for launch in the city in...
View ArticleAbandoned mines to be turned into landfills
In a bid to address the growing concerns over solid waste management in the city, the district administration has identified two sites, which would serve as landfills. The combined area of the two sites
View ArticleAir pollution soars in Mysuru city
One of the prime reasons for this is unrestrained emission from vehicles Alarm bells have started ringing over the increasing levels of air pollution in Mysuru, which was considered one of the least
View ArticleAfter Maggi, Ching’s fails quality test
INDORE: Several popular packaged instant food items are failing the quality test, besides Maggi noodles by Nestle. Three samples of Ching's Secret, another leading packed food manufacturer, were found
View ArticleTN must move NHRC on Cauvery pollution: PMK
PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the State government to move the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the issue of industrial effluent discharge into river Cauvery. At a press meet here on
View ArticleYouths launch campaign against honking in Mysuru
MYSURU: The Mysuru chapter of Young Indians (YI), a wing of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), on Saturday launched a campaign against honking. Members of YI distributed stickers and stuck some
View ArticleKSRTC, city buses are adding to noise pollution in Mysuru
The KSRTC and city buses are contributing to noise pollution in the city by using air horns that do not conform to the standards prescribed for ambient air quality in respect of noise. Not a single
View ArticleSugar cane on 11,900 hectares damaged in Mandya dist: DC
Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad said officials should have complete information about the district while attending a meeting to discuss drought. The meeting is scheduled to he held in Mysuru on August
View ArticleMysuru gears up to implement solar city plans
A 8kv solar power generating plant, established at a cost of Rs 15.20 lakh, is already functional at Kuppanna Park in the city. It produces nearly 14,400 units of power per annum. The power is intended
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding acquiring of land located...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of K. B. Ramachandra Raje Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 16/12/2015 regarding proposal for acquiring an area of 94 acres 28 gunthas of
View Article‘MCC to make solar units must for all households’
We also have plans to make Mysuru a ‘Green City’: Mayor Byrappa The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) would soon make it a prerequisite for all new and already existing houses in the city to install solar
View ArticleCity’s noise pollution level monitored
The Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) has carried out an exercise to monitor noise pollution in Mysuru. Mahesh Kashyap, who worked with KSCST as an environmental consultant,
View ArticleMysuru cleanest, Dhanbad, Varanasi among worst 10
Mysuru in Karnataka has retained its position of the cleanest city in India, followed by Chandigarh, whereas Dhanbad in Jharkhand and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, are among the
View ArticleImpose total ban on plastic, DC tells local bodies
ULBs, TPs, GPs asked to follow MCC; plastic-free drives on April 23, 24 Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, on Tuesday, directed the local bodies in the district to impose a total ban on plastic, complying
View Article'Cleanest City’ has highest incidence of dengue in state
Mysuru may have been adjudged as the “cleanest city” in the country as per Government of India’s Swachch Bharat ranking. But, the state’s Health Department is sceptical. For, Mysuru, ironically, also has
View ArticleCleanest city sees 91 dengue cases in six months
Even as Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials bask in the glory of retaining Swachh Bharat ranking, spiralling mosquito population is sure to bite them hard, especially with an alarming rise in dengue
View ArticleMysuru to have India's first public bicycle sharing service
A path for bicycle movement constructed in Mysuru. The City of Palaces will soon have another feather in its cap. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to introduce public bicycle sharing service
View ArticleCSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The
View ArticleCSE’s Clean City Awards conferred on three Indian cities
Alappuzha, Panaji and Mysuru are three of the cleanest cities in India, with municipal waste management systems that actually work – says a latest rating by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The
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