On the 12 year anniversary of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) being made mandatory in Bengaluru, S Vishwanath and Shubha Ramachandran talk about challenges and opportunities of sustainable water supply.
The combination of digital misinformation about the vaccine and its unavailability is creating vaccine hesitancy among the less privileged, say experts.
While retired professionals spoke of loneliness and anxiety, those who are still working to earn a living highlighted their livelihood challenges, vaccine hesitancy, and problems in receiving pension.
Bengaluru’s property tax targets have never been met. BBMP wants to change that in 2021 – by revising the calculation, increasing the tax net and verifying property data.
The lack of recognition for women’s work and their status as workers is probably why International Women’s Day has been reduced to free drinks and supermarket discounts.
Street vending is the last image one associates with Sadashivanagar, the locality of the rich and powerful. But it exists, albeit with unique, unsaid rules.
