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🦐 NGT orders closure of shrimp farms

Chennai October 6, 2022

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked shrimp farms to close for operating in prohibited zones.

🏞️ Mini Lalbagh in Jarakabande Kaval soon

Bengaluru September 29, 2022

The state government has decided to go ahead with its plan to develop the Jarakabande Kaval, which is deemed a forest area, into a park.

🚧 City bracing for Northeast monsoon

Chennai September 28, 2022

City officials are racing against the clock to prepare for rains from the Northeast monsoon.

🌲 One tree for every seven people

Bengaluru September 28, 2022

Environment expert TV Ramachandra said that the Karnataka government must shift its focus to regrowing the city’s vegetation in the wake of severe inundation following rains.

🚰 Drinking water projects threaten wildlife habitat

Bengaluru September 26, 2022

The two drinking water projects, Ettinahole and Mekedatu projects, will be a death knell for the last remaining wildlife habitats in the Western Ghats and the Cauvery Sanctuary in Karnataka.

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