KSPCB Shuts Down Ramky’s SWM Landfill At Mavallipura
Ramky and BBMP to clean up landfill in 3 months or face criminal prosecution 12 July 2012 Downloads: KSPCB Closure
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2 More Die, Yet Few Care For Mavallipura’s People Dumped By Bangalore’s Waste
1,000 tonnes of waste dumped daily here 30 June 2012 Downloads: ESG Release: Mavallipura people shut down Ramky Landfill Facility
Read MoreKarnataka High Court Decision Approving Sadashivnagar-Yeshwantpur Road Widening Regressive
Revisitation of this order essential given the irrereversible and deep impacts on people’s rights to life, housing and livelihood, and
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Late Nobel Laureate Prof. Elinor Ostrom Commended ESG’s Efforts To Advance Wise Use And Conservation Of Lakes In Karnataka
Ostroms said ESG’s Lakes Intiative “… is an important step towards securing public commons and could go a long way
Read MoreNBA Confirms Monsanto/Mahyco And Ors. To Be Criminally Prosecuted In B.t. Brinjal Biopiracy Case
Karnataka Chief Minister urged to revive biopiracy case 24 May 2012 Downloads: NBA confirms Monsanto to be prosecuted on biopiracy
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Environment Support Group Gets United Nations “WATER FOR LIFE” 2012 Best Practices Award
Comprehensive efforts to conserve Bangalore Lakes that bring together Judiciary, Government and wide public considered strategic to building ecological, water
Read MoreKarnataka Must Not Capitulate. Prosecute Monsanto/Mahyco And Ors. For Biopiracy
Reverse decision of Karnataka Biodiversity Board to stop investigation on ESG’s complaint of biopiracy 7 February 2012 Downloads: Petition to
Read MorePublic Consultation Must In Planning And Building Metro Or Any Infrastructure Project
Unprecedented Decision by High Court of Karnataka holds Officials directly accountable for any lapse 17 December 2010 Downloads: ESG PIL
Read MoreBangalore’s Toxic Legacy: Investigating Mavallipura’s Illegal Landfills”
A brief of a report prepared by Environment Support Group, Bangalore 4 August 2010 The illegal municipal solid waste management
Read MoreSuccessful Protest Opposing Tree Act Amendment
Campaign to Reclaim Bangalore’s Commons 21 May 2010 Enthusiastic Response to State Wide protests against Regressive Amendment to the Karnataka
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Hasiru Usiru: Campaign To Reclaim Bangalore’s Commons
Background The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed to widen 91 prime roads in Bangalore, supposedly to reduce traffic
Read MorePeople’s Manifesto For Bangalore Civic Elections
Peoples Manifesto for BBMP election demands genuine devolution and public participation 15 March 2010 People’s Manifesto for Bangalore Civic elections
Read MorePreserving India’s Biodiversity
Mr. Jairam Ramesh has confirmed that the 190 plants listed in MoEF’s Notification would be exempt from the Biodiversity Act, 2002, “provided they are traded as commodities.”
Read MoreEnvironment Minister’s Decision on Bt Brinjal Welcome, Scientifically Sound, but Sketchy and Legally Weak
10 February 2010 Downloads:10-reasons-say-no-gm-foods.pdf biodiversityact.pdf The decision of the Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C), Mr. Jairam
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SAY NO TO Bt Brinjal : SAY NO To Release Of Genetically Modified Crops In India
Participate in the Public Consultation on Bt Brinjal to be held by Shri. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State for
Read MoreJairam Ramesh Rebuts Sharad Pawar’s Stand Centre Has No Role In Reviewing GEAC Decision On Bt Brinjal Reasserts Right To Hold Public Consultations On Bt Brinjal Issue
21 January 2010 Downloads: press-release-ramesh-letter-pawar-gmo-21.pdf This morning a small report appeared in the Deccan Herald with the title: “Panel to
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Keeping Public Parks The Public Commons
On 30th November 2009, a protest was held against the Karnataka Govt’s plan to make ID Cards mandatory for Cubbon Park and Lalbagh.
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Mangalore Petrochemical SEZ
Background 29 November 2007: Mangalore Petrochemical SEZ Environmental Public Hearing Ended Abruptly In what is turning out to be another
Read MorePress Release – Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samithi – Bajpe, 28 November 2007
28 November 2009 Downloads: Kannada Version of the Press Release Krishi Bhoomi Samrakshana Samithi (Permude, Thenka Ekkaru, Kutthethooru, Delantha Bettu
Read MoreHigh Court Of Karnataka Takes Up Cases Against Privatisation Of Lakes For Final Hearing
Decade old case pending for enforcement of Lakshman Rao Committee recommendations revived 11 August 2009 Environment Support Group’s PIL (WP
Read MoreIndian Environment And Forest Ministry To Consult Fishing Communities Before Changing Coastal Regulations Controversial Draft CMZ Notification To Lapse
3 July 2009 Downloads:3rd-july-2009-press-release.pdf In a significant development, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Indian Minister for Environment and Forests, has confirmed that
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Coastal Zone Management And Regulations
Background Why oppose the proposed Coastal Zone Management Notification Over the past decade, as the world has worked to strengthen
Read MoreEnthusiastic Response to State Wide protests against Regressive Amendment to the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act Forest Department Unlikely to proceed with the amendment
21 May 2009 On the eve of the World Biodiversity Day, over a hundred individuals and representatives of a wide
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Report on the Lalbagh Protest: Public Action
The citizens’ movement opposing the current plans of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) in the Southern Reach continued on
Read MoreSupport an Appeal to Stop, Consult and Redesign Bangalore Metro: Public Action
Dear Friends, As India votes for a new Central Government, the city of Bangalore has been demonstrating democracy’s true potential
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