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Clean Air Summit discusses health impacts of air pollution

August 24, 2019 News Desk

Air pollution can contribute to premature death from cardiovascular and other diseases. But how these health impacts can be communicated effectively to the public, and how pollution can be studied better, were among the topics discussed at the Clean Air Summit

Bengaluru Buzz: Residents around Bellahalli landfill protest | Slump in Ganesha idol sales | Flooding in Panathur

August 24, 2019 News Desk

Around Thursday, garbage started piling up in Bengaluru, as the residents around Bellahalli landfill prevented the city’s waste from being dumped there. Read more on this, and other news from the city, in our weekly roundup

Clean Air Summit to discuss solutions to air pollution

August 22, 2019 News Desk

At ICAS 2019, scientists and policymakers from across the country will deliberate on strategies to reduce air pollution. You can attend panel discussions and trainings at the event

2 km drive takes more than an hour – why Bellandur citizens are protesting

August 19, 2019 News Desk

Bellandur residents are staging a peaceful protest and forming a human chain on August 20th to highlight traffic congestion and pollution in and around their community.

Bengaluru Buzz: Over 500 new dengue cases in four days | HC order to restore 19 lakes | Suicide rates spiking…and more

August 17, 2019 News Desk

Huge spike in dengue cases, High Court orders state government to create artificial lakes if it can’t restore encroached ones, BBMP to map vulnerable structures – read more on what happened in the city this week

Bengaluru Buzz: Flood alert in city | RWAs to prevent idol immersion in lakes | Toilets near Metro stations

August 11, 2019 News Desk

Flood warning issued in 80 localities in Bengaluru, RWA members asked to guard lakes during Ganesha Chaturthi, lack of state ministers delay Metro land acquisition – catch up on news from the city last week

Bengaluru marches to promote scientific temper

August 10, 2019 News Desk

Around 200 scientists, teachers and citizens participated in a march in the city today, to promote scientific temper. Taking science to common citizens, solutions to Bengaluru’s water crisis were among the topics discussed at the event

Bengaluru Buzz: Garbage crisis in city | Complaints system for bad roads | Milk bank in Vani Vilas Hospital

August 3, 2019 News Desk

The city slips into a garbage crisis as Bellahalli dumpsite fills up, High Court orders BBMP to set up a complaints system on road conditions within six weeks, the first government-run milk bank in south India will start in Vani Vilas Hospital soon. Read more on what’s happened in Bengaluru this week

Bengaluru Buzz: BBMP opposes plan to allow hoardings in city | Bellandur lake restoration progresses | Forest land to go for Metro…and more

July 27, 2019 News Desk

BBMP to push for implementation of its hoarding ban, BDA starts works to prevent sewage entry to Bellandur lake, a 1.75-acre forest patch to be acquired for Metro line, spurt in dengue cases – read more on what happened in the city this week

Bengaluru Buzz: HC order to regulate rallies | BBMP’s dengue data insufficient, says Health Dept | Streetlight survey in Vasanthnagar

July 20, 2019 News Desk

High Court orders state government to regulate rallies in Bengaluru, Health Department blames BBMP for not submitting timely data on dengue, Vasanthnagar residents demand streetlights to make their neighbourhood safe – read more on what happened in the city this week

Bengaluru Buzz: Water crisis likely by September | Jayadeva flyover demolition | Schools insist on Aadhaar…and more

July 13, 2019 News Desk

Water levels in KRS dam plummeting, Jayadeva flyover demolition to begin on July 15th, BBMP counts on its new draft by-laws to check building violations – read more on what happened in the city over this week

Bengaluru Buzz: Fine on garbage rule violators? | Plans to identify school dropouts | Varsity focus on green education…and more

July 6, 2019 News Desk

What’s likely to come up in the state-level SWM Policy being prepared by the Urban Development Department? How can we ascertain the level of school dropouts in the city more accurately? What do street vendors want from the BBMP? This and more in our weekly news round-up