Scientists studying genetic traits of Kashmir pomegranates
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-14 17:06:19 -0700 | green-news
They intend to find the gene that makes it disease-resistant Scientists are examining the genetic traits of disease-resistant traditional varieties of pomegranate from the Himalayan and Kashmir region to help find a solution to the problems of the pomegranate farmers...
Soaring temperature, sand extraction leave Shimsha for dead
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-13 22:26:16 -0700 | green-news
Shimsha river, one of the biggest tributaries of the Cauvery, has completely dried up because of illegal sand extraction and lack of rain. The dried river has left farmers in distress as it is the lone source of livelihood for...
Will the monsoon boost the Cauvery catchment?
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-13 22:26:00 -0700 | green-news
It hasn't rained enough for Bangalore to breathe easy With the water levels dwindling alarmingly in the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, threatening water supply to Bangalore and other parts of Karnataka, hopes are pinned on the monsoon bringing rain to...
Yes, our chilled out city is changing for the worse, Bangaloreans say
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-05 00:00:33 -0700 | green-news
It's all downhill with climate change, improper solid waste management affecting health: poll More than half of Bangaloreans admit to a perceived change in the city's climate, and a majority feels improper solid waste management is severely impacting people's health....
UAS-Bangalore to celebrate year-long Golden Jubilee
Source: NewKerala
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-04 13:17:00 -0700 | green-news
Briefing reporters UAS Vice-Chancellor K Narayana Gowda said the varsity was set up by then Mysore state government in 1963 but its roots go back to 1913 when Dr Leslie C Coleman, a visionary researcher and then Director of Agriculture...
A solution to Bangalore's water woes
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-04 05:20:13 -0700 | green-news
The Kumudavathi River Rejuvenation Project taken up by the Volunteer for a Better India movement will restore water supply to over 275 villages and more importantly to the city's main reservoir The Tippagondanahalli reservoir, located 35 km off Bangalore has...
Monsoon active over coastal areas
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-04 00:49:39 -0700 | green-news
Three days after the monsoon's onset over south Karnataka, the system made its way northwards covering the entire coast and almost all of south interior Karnataka, including Bangalore, on Monday. Only the 10 districts of north interior Karnataka remain to...
City picks up the pieces after downpour
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-01 21:36:45 -0700 | green-news
Unmotorable roads, broken down buses lead to traffic jams the day after the deluge Friday night's nature fury had its effect felt even on Saturday morning as well in the city with the central Majestic area choked with traffic till...
How green is my city?
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-06-01 05:22:58 -0700 | green-news
Citizen-driven groups fight for green cover in concrete jungles across the country...No, this is not an over-enthusiastic billboard or sales pitch for a new-fangled instant solution to harried city-dwellers. Instead, this is a promise on an electronic tree on the...
?Namma Metro should have been underground?
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-27 23:29:46 -0700 | green-news
Infrastructure is key to tourism, says Governor South India can be the tourism corridor in the country and has enough resources to attract tourists from all over the world, Governor H.R...South India Tourism Directory 2012-13, he said: India has tremendous...
Hoody trips; east Bangalore goes ?power?less
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-27 23:29:43 -0700 | green-news
Hoody station, which caters to these areas, suffered a technical snag...The areas affected included Whitefield, Marathahalli, Hoody, K.R...The technical snag in the Hoody station resulted in a shortage of 200 MW of power. The problem assumed complex proportions as this...
France posts space counsellor in Bangalore
Source: Zee News
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-27 11:43:19 -0700 | green-news
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) president Jean-Yves Le Gall said here...C20) from Indian spaceport Sriharikota off the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 km from Chennai, to study the sea surface heights and the data generated will be shared...
BBMP contemplating debris disposal policy
Source: The Hindu
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-24 22:48:05 -0700 | green-news
The Hindu Debries dumped under the median beneath Namma Metro viaduct at CMH road in Bangalore. Photo: Harini Shibaraya The dumping could be monitored with GIS' The menace of construction debris being dumped haphazardly on footpaths and roads continues unabated...
Karnataka govt has open mind on GM crops
Source: The Economic Times
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-21 05:56:04 -0700 | green-news
He said Bt cotton, first introduced in the State some one-and-half decades ago, has definitely benefitted farmers to improve yields in an eco-friendly manner. "That's why farmers have adopted it". As much as 90 per cent of farmers in Karnataka...
India to have 5 rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013
Source: Zee News
Bangalore :: India | updated 2013-05-06 02:33:39 -0700 | green-news
India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here...According to officials, the assembling of two rockets is going on...
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