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(Search results - 7)IndiaMar 26, 2024, 3:32 PM IST
Bengaluru water crisis: BWSSB using AI to prevent exploitation of borewells
BWSSB has started using AI and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies to monitor and manage water in borewells. Around 6,900 borewells in Bengaluru are dried out of 14,000 which is an alarming situation exposing the effects of over-urbanisation of the city.
IndiaApr 20, 2021, 12:32 PM IST
Bengaluru: This is how you grow a mini forest on the terrace
With rapid urbansation, the number of green spaces in Bengaluru is fast shrinking. One man, a retired IT professional, decided to take matters into his own hands
IndiaDec 4, 2020, 4:40 PM IST
Putting his own life at risk, Uttarakhand man rescues hundreds of snakes
Mukhtar Ali, from Uttarakhand is a painter by profession. But his passion is to rescue snakes. In the last year alone, he has rescued not fewer than thousand snakes
IndiaJun 29, 2019, 4:57 PM IST
Here’s why Chennai, Kolkata sit on brink of disaster
As per a WWF study, Chennai and Kolkata rank first and second respectively in a list of 20 megacities facing a water crisis while financial capital Mumbai ranks 11 and national capital Delhi, 15.
IndiaJun 28, 2019, 4:13 PM IST
Bengaluru water expert gives 35 suggestions to PM Modi on how to overcome water crisis
Water is an invaluable resource. As days wear on, it is becoming more and more scanty. So Capt S Raja Rao, former secretary, environment and minor irrigation has submitted a comprehensive paper, giving as many as 35 suggestions for water management
IndiaMar 17, 2019, 1:40 PM IST
Western Ghats in trouble as govt builds roads in dense forests
The government is paving a four-lane road in the middle of the western ghats. Though it is not necessary, the government is insistent on the project. In the name of development and modernisation, the forests are being demolished
NewsAug 1, 2018, 12:29 PM IST