Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Construction quality norms: How to ensure buildings don’t collapse

November 24, 2021

Trained resources and due diligence can ensure structurally sound buildings. Here are the key steps to ensure construction quality.

Fire safety in apartments: Residents are also accountable under law

November 22, 2021

Builders are usually blamed for fires in apartments. But as per rules, it is residents’ responsibility to renew fire NOC, ensure inspections, etc.

Bengaluru Buzz: Tenders to be called for city Master Plan | Clean city award…and more

November 20, 2021

BDA will soon invite tenders for preparing a fresh Revised Master Plan (RMP 2031) for the city. Read more of the week’s news in our roundup.

Real estate developers face few hurdles in getting environment clearance

September 6, 2021

Builders have to submit biodiversity details of the project site, to get clearance. But clearance is given even as the details are missing or copy-pasted

Lesser whistling ducks at Mallathahalli Lake

What we lose when we lose a lake — the Mallathahalli Lake experience

August 25, 2021

As plans are set in motion to ‘develop’ Mallathahalli Lake, a citizen shares stunning images of the biodiversity that is under threat here.

How the pandemic locked waste workers out of livelihoods

July 1, 2021

The economic impact on informal waste workers’ livelihood and the entire informal recycling industry due to the lockdown.

Construction quality norms: How to ensure buildings don’t collapse

November 24, 2021

Trained resources and due diligence can ensure structurally sound buildings. Here are the key steps to ensure construction quality.

Fire safety in apartments: Residents are also accountable under law

November 22, 2021

Builders are usually blamed for fires in apartments. But as per rules, it is residents’ responsibility to renew fire NOC, ensure inspections, etc.

How to build a micro forest in your backyard

November 19, 2021

It’s possible to create micro (miyawaki) forests in small spaces around your house or apartment complex. Here’s a guide.

Bengaluru’s COVID deaths: With June numbers still worse than April’s, has the second wave really subsided?

June 28, 2021

We analyse COVID death rate data from BBMP bulletins. Even accounting for the back-counting of cases, the results are far from comforting.

Filing a consumer case? Be prepared to wait two years

November 18, 2020

There is a one in two chance of winning a consumer case, data from Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions in Bengaluru shows. Most cases are to do with housing, insurance and banking disputes.

Did Bengaluru really get excess rains in 2020?

November 4, 2020

This year, some parts of Bengaluru got extremely high rainfall while some others didn’t even get the usual amounts. This also means floods and damages were disproportionate across the city.

Bengaluru Buzz: Rs 962-cr project to prevent flooding | BDA’s land scams exposed…and more

Webinar: BWSSB, residents share water metering, conservation techniques

Construction quality norms: How to ensure buildings don’t collapse

Fire safety in apartments: Residents are also accountable under law

Bengaluru Buzz: Tenders to be called for city Master Plan | Clean city award…and more

EDITORS’ PICK

Real estate developers face few hurdles in getting environment clearance

What we lose when we lose a lake — the Mallathahalli Lake experience

How the pandemic locked waste workers out of livelihoods

Citizen Journalism

Construction quality norms: How to ensure buildings don’t collapse

Fire safety in apartments: Residents are also accountable under law

How to build a micro forest in your backyard

Data Journalism

Bengaluru’s COVID deaths: With June numbers still worse than April’s, has the second wave really subsided?

Filing a consumer case? Be prepared to wait two years

Did Bengaluru really get excess rains in 2020?

Environment

How to build a micro forest in your backyard

Economy

Stories of women repair workers

Opinion

What Bengaluru’s peepul tree shrines can teach us about urban planning

Governance

Domestic workers protest lack of social security, ineffective govt scheme

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